Snow

[Teho]

Not a problem here. But I think the legal limit to how bright the lights can be is also very low here compared to other places. Also the lights are capped below eyelevel so they don't shine directly into other people's faces. On the other hand, all cars are also equipped with high beams here. But these can only be used when there are no other cars in line of sight and there are no roadlights.

[Harrison]

It's the same here with dipped and high beams. However there seem to be a lot of cars with badly adjusted dipped beams, or you get idiots driving along the motorways with their full beams on and not seeming to realise (or care). How can you tell them to dip them? Or rear fog lights on when it's daylight! That really annoys me too.

What is the maximum brightness of headlights in Norway? In the UK factory standards are 55W for dipped, and 60W for full beams. However you can get non legal uprated aftermarket bulbs. I have Philips X-Treme Power bulbs in mine and they do create a much whiter light which is clearer at night and much brighter.

[Buleste]

It's the same here with dipped and high beams. However there seem to be a lot of cars with badly adjusted dipped beams, or you get idiots driving along the motorways with their full beams on and not seeming to realise (or care). How can you tell them to dip them? Or rear fog lights on when it's daylight! That really annoys me too.

What is the maximum brightness of headlights in Norway? In the UK factory standards are 55W for dipped, and 60W for full beams. However you can get non legal uprated aftermarket bulbs. I have Philips X-Treme Power bulbs in mine and they do create a much whiter light which is clearer at night and much brighter.

And great for targeting bunnies!!!!

[Teho]

How can you tell them to dip them?

Common method here is to flash your own high beams at them. Everybody does this, also at people who have no lights on at all. It's so common that if you meet someone who is flashing his lights, your gut reaction is to check your own. And the level of the dipped lights is one of the many things that are checked at the vehicle safety inspection or whatever you called it every two years. The car won't pass if that isn't fixed.

The limit of the light's brightness is determined by the amount of lux it gives off. Had to look this up, for the highbeams it's no more than 360 lux. And it actually doesn't say for the dipped ones. That's surprising, it's the official inspection guidelines I'm looking at and there doesn't appear to be a limit? Can't be right. There is a point there about "illegal bulbs" but it doesn't specify anything. Odd.

[Harrison]

You only have inspections every two years? In the UK we have something similar called the MOT and you have to have it done when your car reaches 3 years old, and then every year after that.

As for flashing your headlights at the other car. Yes, I try it, but most often it is ignored. It only works if an on coming car has his lights up and you flash them to turn them down. But flashing your headlights can also mean you are letting the on coming car through in the UK. Something which can get messy if UK drivers visit France where flashing an on coming car means you are coming through, and they should get out of your way! So you could be sat there all day if you flashed a Frenchman to let them by.

[svebbe]

A webcam over the "city" where I live....
http://www.storuman.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=229

Its been more snow here but its still some snow tho..

[Harrison]

So you are in Lapland, Sweden? Nice

You definitely get quite a bit more snow that the UK! And I think you could teach our government and local authorities a thing or two about how to deal with snow! In the UK everything turns to chaos at the sight of 1 cm of snow! It's mad. All the trains get delayed or stopped, the public transport (buses) all stop running, motorists have no idea how to drive in adverse weather conditions and still try to drive the same way, skidding and slipping on ice and crashing into other cars and barriers on the motorways. Is just stupid.

[TiredOfLife]

Some very good pictures Steve.
Good quality camera or just general expertise on your part?
Bit worried that you took one of a house with a red light on in the room upstairs though.

First bit of decent snow here in a long time.
The local kids actually got the chance to make a snowman for a change.
Only one night and the following day but still.

[Puni/Void]

A webcam over the "city" where I live....
http://www.storuman.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=229

Its been more snow here but its still some snow tho..

Nice to see another Scandinavian here. Tjenare! Hur er läget?

We've got tons of snow as well. Have spent quite a bit of time shoveling lately, that's for sure. It doesn't help that the big tractors they have here sprays all of the snow from the road into our parking space either.