According to Mbl.is the Hvolsvöllur police department, South Iceland, has ticketed no less than 1.375 speeding motorists since the beginning of this year. 75 per cent of those who were pulled over were of foreign nationalities.
On the department’s Facebook page it says they “advise those travelling around the area to do so according to the legal speed llimit. The also urge car rental staff to better inform tourists on how to drive in Iceland.
The general speed limit is 30 to 50 kilometres per hour when driving in residential areas and 90 kilometres per hour on the highway. On good gravel roads, the maximum speed is 80 kilometres per hour. Accidents regularly happen when drivers lose control of their vehicle while driving too fast when tarmac changes to gravel.
According to Mbl.is the Hvolsvöllur police department, South Iceland, has ticketed no less than 1.375 speeding motorists since the beginning of this year. 75 per cent of those who were pulled over were of foreign nationalities.
On the department’s Facebook page it says they “advise those travelling around the area to do so according to the legal speed llimit. The also urge car rental staff to better inform tourists on how to drive in Iceland.
The general speed limit is 30 to 50 kilometres per hour when driving in residential areas and 90 kilometres per hour on the highway. On good gravel roads, the maximum speed is 80 kilometres per hour. Accidents regularly happen when drivers lose control of their vehicle while driving too fast when tarmac changes to gravel.
