Driving in Norway is easy because the speed limits are so low! Insurance must be cheap! Roads are a bit narrow but not a big problem if you're paying attention. There are some good things - many places where you'd expect a STOP sign in N. America you have a sensible YIELD sign in Norway.
However, the main bugbear, in a country that claims a low tolerance on speeding offences, is the continual and apparently random changing of the speed limit as you drive. It's tough to remember which speed limit your in. You'll be driving along and the limit will be 80..then 70...then 60...70...60...80...60...80 and there's no obvious reason for it! Harumph!
One noticeable difference from N. America is the number of station wagons (much higher) to the number of SUVs (much lower)! Another is the number of diesels - much higher and it all seems to work pretty well. Our rental vehicle was a VW Passat wagon with a diesel which averaged ~5 litres/100kms over 2.5 weeks of driving in towns, mountains and highways. Impressive.
Car rental costs are high, but we found booking through the airline when we booked our flights gave us the best deal we could find.
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