Don’t know the traffic rules? You’re not alone. To avoid going there for unnecessary traffic violations, you will want to know these.
According to an investigation by Kantar Sifo, presented here by Kvdbil, there are many obscure and perhaps less obscure traffic rules that can result in fines if broken.
Did you know you can be fined if you rev ​​your engine? Or run out of washer fluid? See examples of the questions in the survey below, and see which ones you can and can’t!
Here are some examples of the questions that a total of 1,316 Swedes, of which 1,055 were motorists, answered in the survey. You can see the motorists’ answers in parentheses.
| To rev the engine | |
| Yes: 15% (14%) | |
| No: 56% (61%) | |
| Don’t know: 29% (25%) | |
| Correct answer: Yes | |
| Fine amount: SEK 1,000 | |
| Not using turn signals when changing direction | |
| Yes: 60% (62%) | |
| No: 19% (20%) | |
| Don’t know: 21% (18%) | |
| Correct answer: Yes | |
| Fine amount: SEK 500 | |
| Out of washer fluid | |
| Yes: 17% (19%) | |
| No: 52% (54%) | |
| Don’t know: 30% (27%) | |
| Correct answer: Yes | |
| Fine amount: SEK 500 | |
| Not giving priority to traffic from the right at intersections where no other turning rules apply | |
| Yes: 75% (77%) | |
| No: 10% (10%) | |
| Don’t know: 16% (13%) | |
| Correct answer: Yes | |
| Fine amount: SEK 2,000 | |
| Having pets loose in the car | |
| Yes: 50% (54%) | |
| No: 23% (22%) | |
| Don’t know: 28% (25%) | |
| Correct answer: Yes | |
| Fine amount: SEK 1,500 | |
| Driving too slowly | |
| Yes: 54% (54%) | |
| No: 27% (28%) | |
| Don’t know: 19% (17%) | |
| Correct answer: Yes | |
| Fine amount: SEK 1,000 |
