THE NEW TRAFFIC LEGISLATION

New regulations which came into effect on 1st may 1974 are: all cars must carry one warning triangle; the 5-minute parking concession is abolished in no-parking areas; maximum speed for buses is 90 kph; loads projecting sideways must be marked by light and reflector; trailers must be marked by light and reflector; snow scooters must be registered; cycles must carry lamps even in daytime; there are new rules for turns by cycles, two kinds of turn being specified depending on junction layout and traffic conditions. Regulations which were introduced during 1973 include: zig-zagging between lanes as a means of overtaking is not allowed; slow-moving vehicles must leave a space to allow overtaking vehicles to get back into lane; restrictions on heavy lorries in the two left-hand lanes on motorways; rules regarding overtaking; prohibition on overtaking near pedestrian crossings; buses have precedence when pulling out from stops; pedestrian crossing road into which vehicle is turning has priority; double parking prohibited; no stopping and parking on left-hand side, along continuous lines, in slow lane or at bus stop; rules on reporting accidents; prohibition on extra lights when headlamps are dipped; loads projecting behind vehicle must be marked. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish Road Safety Office

  Fack S-17120
  Solna 1,   Sweden 
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Bicycles; Bus priority; Buses; Crosswalks; Headlamps; Heavy vehicles; Laws; Legislation; Loads; Mechanical failure; Parking; Passing; Pedestrians; Safety; Speed; Traffic control; Traffic regulations; Traffic signal preemption; Trailers; Turning traffic; Warning signs
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Old TRIS Terms: Break-down; Reflector (Vehicle)
• ITRD Terms: 1058: Air space; 1211: Bicycle; 1684: Breakdown (veh); 1272: Bus; 1243: Car; 1342: Headlamp; 1556: Legislation; 5567: Load; 1078: Lock (waterway); 1822: Overtaking; 955: Parking; 1659: Pedestrian crossing; 648: Priority (traffic); 1343: Reflector (veh); 1665: Safety; 5408: Speed; 8109: Sweden; 654: Traffic control; 1544: Traffic regulations; 1836: Turning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125155
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Standard
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM