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Sniff Glue, Dodge Jail, Try Not To Die
A rookie’s guide to driving around Iceland The introduction of the automobile changed Iceland forever: from a near-untraversable wilderness into a land of asphalt terror. There are no trains, barely any buses, and almost no cycle lanes. So if you want to…
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Winter Driving For Dummies
The Útlendingur’s ongoing guide to getting shit done This winter is wintering hard. In fact, I’m typing this article as an orange weather warning morphs into a red weather warning and the Icelandic Met Office promises violent storms will stretch across the…
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Iceland Sees Highest Traffic Fatalities Since 2018
Drivers travelling over Hellisheiði are being reminded of the growing number of traffic-related deaths in Iceland this year, reports RÚV. The fatality count was updated this morning after the 13th fatal accident occurred over the weekend. A woman in her forties was…
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The Icelandic Roundup: The Volcano Is Dead!
She dead! On this week’s episode of the podcast, culture editor Josie Anne and writer Emma Ledbetter discuss the sad demise of the short-lived Meradalir volcano, as well as Culture Night and how to drive in Iceland! Before travelling in Iceland please…
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Man Hit By Car On Pedestrian Street
Downtown Reykjavík resident Elías Þórsson was hit by a car last night, whilst walking along a pedestrian street on Laugavegur, Vísir reports. Þórsson told Vísir, “I was looking down at my phone, chatting with a friend and, of course, I did not…
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Police Want To Ban Small Cars From Some Parts of the Icelandic Highlands
The Chief Superintendent of the Police believes that small cars should be forbidden from crossing some glacial rivers and mountain passes, RÚV reports. He also believes this necessitates more obvious signage in more languages warning travelers not to travel into certain areas…
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How Not To Die In Iceland, Part 2: On The Road
When we last spoke with Dr. Kunz, he discussed with us many of the various and sundry ways that people can die while visiting in Iceland. This time around, he wants to talk about one of the more common ways a tourist…
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Chinese Couple Stuck In A Storm Gets Rescued By Icelandic Farmer
For a Chinese couple driving through the snow-flooded Westfjörds, the weekend could have easily turned into a nightmare when their car got stuck off road. Instead, thanks to local farmer Viðar Guðmundsson, they’ll always remember their trip to Iceland as the most…
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Phone-Driving On The Rise
The percentage of Icelanders who never use the phone while driving has stayed the same, while the percentage of Icelanders who use their phones to call, text or browse online while driving has increased. According to a new poll from Market and…
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Middle-Aged High Income Men Most Likely To Phone-Drive
It is unclear just how much damage those who text or talk on the phone while driving do, but we do know a number of things about the people most likely to engage in this dangerous practice. Vísir reports that neither the…
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Followed Google Maps, Ended Up In A River
No one was injured in an accident that sent four tourists into a river in West Iceland last Friday, but following the instructions of Google Maps may have played a role. Vísir reports that the four were driving in Snæfellsnes, west Iceland,…
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Last Words: Driving Miss Crazy
I’m considered a pleasant person by most of the people I know and have worked with. Some would even go so far as to say I’m friendly. I’m relatively polite, I don’t argue with strangers and I’m nice to my neighbors. By…
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10-Year-Old Driver Busted For Doing Donuts In Parking Lot
Police were called out twice last night to stop drivers who were under the legal age for operating a motor vehicle. RÚV reports that capital area police received a call at about 18:00 last night, informed that a car was doing donuts…
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Sheep Death By Car On The Rise
There has been a sharp increase in incidences of sheep struck and killed by cars in northwest Iceland, brought about by a number of factors. RÚV reports that there have been about 50 reported sheep impacts in the Westfjords this year alone.…
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Teaching Tourists How To Drive In Iceland
A new video from Iceland Academy hopes to teach visitors how to drive in Iceland. The driving habits of tourists have become a source of worry for both police and tourism industry workers alike. RÚV reports that 150 people were pulled over…
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New Campaign Warns Against Phone Driving
Numerous Icelandic organisations have joined forces for a campaign encouraging people to stop phone driving. Nútíminn has posted another video of Icelandic drivers texting and talking on the phone while driving. As can be seen, in some cases these drivers were aware…
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Fines For “Phone Driving” Expected To Increase Soon
The real data behind accidents caused by phone driving is still largely unknown, but a legislative response is expected soon. Capital area police, in response to an inquiry from Vísir, report that police know of six traffic accidents since the beginning of…
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Off-Road Driving Permitted – On One Condition
The Environment Agency of Iceland will now let you drive off-road in Iceland, provided you are filming a motion picture or a commercial here. RÚV reports that the decision was made based on a request made to the Agency last January from…
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Many Icelanders Text While Driving
Almost all Icelanders believe texting while driving is wrong, but about a third of them do it anyway. RÚV reports that, according to a new Gallup poll conducted for the Icelandic Transport Authority, 77% of drivers between the ages of 25 and…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Driving
Dear Nanna, Why are Icelandic drivers so fucking insane? Best, You Dear Me, I don’t know! No one indicates, no one parks well, it’s chaos bleeding into daily life, moving from one moment of terror to the next. YOU KNOW, WE’RE LIVING…
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Information Campaign About Off-Road Driving To Begin
To stem an increase of off-road driving, the Environmental Agency of Iceland is encouraging people to inform those renting cars that the practice is illegal. RÚV reports that there has been an increase in off-road driving, often from rented vehicles. While sometimes…
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Turn Signal Use Woefully Low
The vast majority of drivers complain other drivers do not use turn signals, while most drivers do not use turn signals. RÚV reports that the insurance company VÍS has conducted another survey of driver behaviour, with results that will come as little…
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3 Minutes: The Longest You Will Ever Walk From A Parking Garage To Laugavegur
It has been mathematically proven that car drivers would have little to worry about if Laugavegur were closed year-round. Kjarninn reports that PR specialist Björn Teitsson and architect Andri Gunnar Lyngberg calculated just how long it would take to walk from any…