{"id":2278,"date":"2016-10-19T10:32:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T10:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2016-10-19T10:32:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T10:32:17","slug":"driving-with-no-licence-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/driving-with-no-licence-in-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving with no Licence in Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whenever somebody is doing \u00f8velseskj\u00f8ring, there\u2019s a sign with a red L<\/strong> in the rear window. (Image manipulated by me, using a photo kindly provided by Norsk Elbilforening at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Have you ever been driving behind a really slow car with a red L<\/b> in the rear window? If it was in Norway, it meant that the driver in front of you was doing \u00f8velseskj\u00f8ring<\/b>! The word means \u201dpractice driving\u201d, and as far as I\u2019m aware, the thing only exists in Norway\u2026<\/p>\n

Det er veldig dyrt \u00e5 ta lappen i Norge.<\/b> (It\u2019s very expensive to get a driving licence in Norway.) In fact, i gjennomsnitt<\/b> (on average) people spend 30.000 Kroner<\/a> to obtain a f\u00f8rerkort<\/b> (licence \u2013 also called \u201dlappen\u201d<\/b>, \u201dthe slip\u201d). That\u2019s about 3600 US dollars! And if you\u2019re one of those Norwegians who happen to live in grisgrendte str\u00f8k<\/b> (sparsely populated areas), where the nearest shopping mall or hospital may be hours away, you\u2019ll have a hard time getting around uten bil<\/b> (without a car).<\/p>\n

So, to make people a little less dependent on expensive kj\u00f8retimer<\/b> (driving lessons) with a kj\u00f8rel\u00e6rer<\/b> (driving instructor), the Norwegian government, way back, made it possible to practice driving with somebody who\u2019s not an official instructor (like a parent or a friend). If you want to \u00f8velseskj\u00f8re<\/b> (\u201dpractice drive\u201d), you must<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 take a theoretical test about trafikk<\/b> (currently it\u2019s called\u00a0trafikalt grunnkurs<\/b>)<\/p>\n

\u2022 v\u00e6re minst 16 \u00e5r gammel<\/b> (be at least 16 years of age)<\/p>\n

The person sitting in passasjersetet<\/b> (the passenger\u2019s seat) next to you in f\u00f8rersetet<\/b> (the driver\u2019s seat), must<\/p>\n

\u2022 ha f\u00f8rerkort<\/b> (have a driver\u2019s licence)<\/p>\n

\u2022 v\u00e6re minst 25 \u00e5r gammel<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 havde at least 5 years of erfaring<\/b> (experience) as a driver (of that particular kind of kj\u00f8ret\u00f8y, <\/b>vehicle. There are different groups \u2013 I don\u2019t really know the details here\u2026)<\/p>\n

So, the next time you find yourself trapped behind that red L, be a little patient before you tuter med bilhornet<\/b> (honk your horn)! The Norwegian landskap<\/b> is too beautiful for road rage, anyway. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Have you ever been driving behind a really slow car with a red L in the rear window? If it was in Norway, it meant that the driver in front of you was doing \u00f8velseskj\u00f8ring! The word means \u201dpractice driving\u201d, and as far as I\u2019m aware, the thing only exists in Norway\u2026 Det er veldig…<\/p>\n

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