Driving in Sweden

[milly143]

When I was visiting my ex in Sweden I noticed that everyone seems to drive around with headlights on regardless of viisbility and I never got round to asking him why. I know that Volvo lights come on automatically but do they produce all other makes in Sweden to do the same or is it just the way they are taught to drive?

[kempie]

Laws in Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden require vehicles to operate with lights on during the daytime. There are two types of laws. Canada's requires vehicles to be equipped with daytime running lights (DRLs). The other type of law (in effect in Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) requires motorists to turn on their headlights if their vehicles do not have automatic DRLs.

In 1972, Finland mandated daytime running lights in winter on rural roads and a decade later made DRLs mandatory year-round. Sweden's law took effect in 1977, Norway's in 1986, Iceland's in 1988, and Denmark's in 1990. Hungary has required drivers on rural roads to operate with vehicle lights on since 1993.

[Toureman]

I know it is the law in Norway that all vehicles must use dipped headlights all the time during the day so I presume the same applies next door in Sweden.

[milly143]

Wow, that answers my question then. Thanks very much.

[ugly_bob]

and I believe SAABs also have lights like Volvos - they're Swedish too

[Grunty]

And there is talk of it being made compulsory in the rest of the EU!

[chris7cc]

also if your car battery is low or you need jump starting after you have done that if you drive the car with the lights on it charges the battery up quicker