Comment by expressadmin
8 hours ago
I recently visited a friend that lives in Sweden (couple hours south of Stockholm). Something he said while I visited stuck with me:
"Sweden hates cars."
There must be a happy medium somewhere in between.
8 hours ago
I recently visited a friend that lives in Sweden (couple hours south of Stockholm). Something he said while I visited stuck with me:
"Sweden hates cars."
There must be a happy medium somewhere in between.
I would say it depend on where you are. City driving is generally not a great experience and its not that uncommon to see a speed bump before almost every crossing, to the point where you get surprised if there isn't one. That said, as long you don't leave the designated main roads that goes through the city areas it is not that bad. They do demand a lot of attention.
Street parking has mostly been turned into exclusive residential parking, so parking houses are often the only choice. As a result they are quite expensive, and you got to walk to the destination.
Parking and access is much better in the country side, and the highways are fairly good and similar to those found in the west Europe. It not as straight or wide as authobahn, but not as much traffic either.
It's true, Sweden isn't quite bike and pedestrian friendly enough yet, but they'll get that balance someday!