As tourism increases in Iceland so does the number of accidents involving visitors to rural areas. Now members of parliament want to assess the risk in local tourism in a bid to prevent further accidents, reports Fréttablaðið newspaper. The evaluation is to determine whether stricter rules and regulations are needed regarding travel in rural tourist areas in Iceland.
Stricter rules regarding travel in remote areas are especially crucial now that the tourist season stretches into winter when weather conditions can be severe, the MPs claim.
As tourism increases in Iceland so does the number of accidents involving visitors to rural areas. Now members of parliament want to assess the risk in local tourism in a bid to prevent further accidents, reports Fréttablaðið newspaper. The evaluation is to determine whether stricter rules and regulations are needed regarding travel in rural tourist areas in Iceland.
Stricter rules regarding travel in remote areas are especially crucial now that the tourist season stretches into winter when weather conditions can be severe, the MPs claim.
