This document contains 34 statements related to traffic laws and safety tips in Sweden. Some key points include: the legal requirements for winter tires from December to March; cargo fastenings must withstand half the cargo weight; a warning triangle must be used if stopped on a carriageway with speeds over 50 km/h or poor visibility; reaction times in traffic situations are usually 0.5-1 seconds; and notification of a change of vehicle ownership must be received within 10 days.
This document contains 34 statements related to traffic laws and safety tips in Sweden. Some key points include: the legal requirements for winter tires from December to March; cargo fastenings must withstand half the cargo weight; a warning triangle must be used if stopped on a carriageway with speeds over 50 km/h or poor visibility; reaction times in traffic situations are usually 0.5-1 seconds; and notification of a change of vehicle ownership must be received within 10 days.
This document contains 34 statements related to traffic laws and safety tips in Sweden. Some key points include: the legal requirements for winter tires from December to March; cargo fastenings must withstand half the cargo weight; a warning triangle must be used if stopped on a carriageway with speeds over 50 km/h or poor visibility; reaction times in traffic situations are usually 0.5-1 seconds; and notification of a change of vehicle ownership must be received within 10 days.
This document contains 34 statements related to traffic laws and safety tips in Sweden. Some key points include: the legal requirements for winter tires from December to March; cargo fastenings must withstand half the cargo weight; a warning triangle must be used if stopped on a carriageway with speeds over 50 km/h or poor visibility; reaction times in traffic situations are usually 0.5-1 seconds; and notification of a change of vehicle ownership must be received within 10 days.
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1) A vehicle load can protude by 20 cm from one side .
2) Minimum permitted Tread Depth on winter tyres 3mm . 3) Minimum permitted Tread Depth on summer tyres 1.6mm . 4) The legal requirement for winter tyres in winter road conditions: 1 December–31 March. 5) It is prohibited to have studded tyres 16 April–30 September unless the prevailing or expected road conditions are wintry. The legal requirement for winter tyres in winter road conditions: 1 December–31 March 6) When changing the tyres on your car, you should put the best ones on the rear axle. 7) A walking child cannot navigate safely through traffic until they are around 9– 12 years old. 8) The catalytic converter “does not work at all in cold starts”. 9) Cargo fastenings must be able to withstand [50%] i.e half the cargo weight in the back and to the sides. 10) Cycles,Vehicles or trams may not be overtaken immediately before or on an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing, an uncontrolled bicycle passage or a bicycle crossing. 11) Heavy Lorry max speed is 90 kmph on motorways/clearways & 80 kmph on all other roads. 12) If the car has studded tyres, a trailer connected to the car must also have studded tyres when driving in winter conditions. 13) In case of snow, you will get worse visibility with the full beam headlights on.The full beam headlights are so bright that most often you will only see a “white wall” in front of you (you dazzle yourself). Driving with the daytime lights on will usually give you better visibility. 14) Checking the brakes […] Push down on the brake pedal with as much force as possible.” 15) you should not have more than 10–15 per cent above the recommended pressure. […] If you increase the pressure an extreme amount, you reach a point there the tyre starts to bulge out, and the surface touching the road is reduced. The traction is reduced and the wear increases heavily. 16) A “warning triangle is to be put out [...] when the maximum permitted speed is higher than 50 kilometres an hour and where the vehicle may not be stopped or parked [...] A warning triangle is also to be put out when the vehicle for some other reason is parked on a carriageway and the weather conditions or other circumstances make it difficult for other drivers to see the vehicle in time. 17) If everyone kept to the speed limits, 100–150 lives would be spared each year.” 18) The damaged car’s lights must be used. If this is not possible, the car should be marked in the same way as a protruding load. 19) A solid line may be crossed over if “this is required for the vehicle to pass an obstruction on the road” 20) Vehicles may not be driven at speeds exceeding walking pace in home zone. 21) Vehicles may not be driven in pedestraén street without a specific reason i,e load /unload etc,but in homezone it can be driven at walking speed. 22) Aggravated drunk driving: “The driver has a blood alcohol concentration of at least 1.0 per mille. 23) An air bag triggers at a speed of 20–30 km/h for it to be activated. 24) Train crossing signs do not necessarily have to be posted on private roads with limited traffic. 25) If the animal has died in the collision, you are to move it from the carriageway.” 26) Begin by surveying the scene of the accident and prioritising what should be done first. 27) In normal circumstances, you are not permitted to cross a solid, continuous line. This is, however, permitted if you exercise caution and if, “in the vehicle's direction of travel, there is a broken line immediately to the right of the continuous line. 28) Stopping is prohibited in tunnels. A bridge can be very wide and visibility may be as good as on a normal road. For this reason, there is no general prohibition against stopping on a bridge. 29)the visual field is made up of central vision is 1-2 % only.he remaining 98–99% of your visual field is your peripheral vision. 30)The cyclist is travelling on a public road, and a bicycle is a vehicle. This means that the bicycle in this example must be treated in the same way as you would treat a car. 31)Reaction times vary, but is usually around 0.5–1 seconds, if you are somewhat focused.” 32)Gross negligence manslaughter in connection with aggravated drunk driving can lead to more than two years’ imprisonment. 33)Notification of change of ownership must be received by Swedish Transport Agency within ten days of the transfer. 34)Store your tyres in a cool, dry and dark place.” (Swedish Transport Agency)