Norway is full of beautiful scenery, like that above. And visitors like to stop along the road and take picturePs of it. Unfortunately, too many of them stop in places where they are easy to miss, or rather, easy to hit.
So, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration has ordered 800 reflective vests issued to car rental companies in the Lofoten area. That’s because, according to NPRAdirector Jørn Simonsen “They often stop in places that are not easy to see, and when everyone in the car gets out to take photographs, dangerous situations for traffic can result.”
Previous rules required one vest in each car, mainly in case of tire-changing, etc. “That is not enough when a whole travel group wants to get out of the car to take photographs. So we have now bought vests so that all passengers will have access to them,” Simonsen told local broadcasters. And, he said, NPRA is working on a safety booklet for all concerned.
