I've been traveling in northern Scandinavia for the past few months.
One thing that sticks out is that Norway has very low speed limits. They also have strict enforcement compared to the UK and super high fines.
In the northern part of the country you really need it because the weather varies a lot and the highways are basically mountain passes. At the moment around where I am close to Lofoten the roads are pretty much ice rinks as it's been constant rain and wind for a few days whilst the lower surface of the road was compacted snow/ice.
Plus there are animals.
But even in town 30, 40, 50 limits are common in places that would be way higher in the UK.
Speed limits in towns in the UK are either 20mph or 30mph, which is 30 km/h to 50 km/h. So speed limits look very similar to me.
The weather is an interesting point though, UK doesn't get any harsh winters - e.g. it almost never snows and doesn't go below 0 degrees celsius, however Norway seems to fluctuate between -5 and +15 degrees celsius.
The difference is that tiny little villages/hamlets of the sort that I drove though in Northern Norway would definitely not be 20 or 30 zones in the UK.
You might see a 40 or 50 limit. 30 zones are generally reserved for places that are fairly built up.
One thing that sticks out is that Norway has very low speed limits. They also have strict enforcement compared to the UK and super high fines.
In the northern part of the country you really need it because the weather varies a lot and the highways are basically mountain passes. At the moment around where I am close to Lofoten the roads are pretty much ice rinks as it's been constant rain and wind for a few days whilst the lower surface of the road was compacted snow/ice.
Plus there are animals.
But even in town 30, 40, 50 limits are common in places that would be way higher in the UK.