I fairly recently discussed this on another site and it appears that US law has the opposite approach to the issue.

Locally, I guess the issue is twofold: Young clueless guys who think foglights are cool (haven’t figured out why*) - and the old, who once turned them on when there was actual fog, and never realized they’re still on. Tell them about it and they have to actually look for the button.

The law exists, but it is rarely enacted. Norway has almost abandoned all police due to low crime, and as such, road laws are hardly enforced.

Indeed, but if you’re travelling at dusk/dawn and there are no water particles clouding the air, no street lights helping your eyes, meeting such a wall of light makes it very hard to see your side of the street. No need to focus on the wall of light; physiological and optical restraints will blind you.

Scandinavia has mandatory day light laws. With EU laws making it easier to import vehicles whose lights don’t come on with the engine, a lot of people forget them. A real issue in dark winters with lots of mountain tunnels...

Interesting. Even with pretty clear testing standards, there are still cars that fall through. The 2015 Lancia Ypsilon totally embarrassed its proud name with two stars and a little fire in Euro NCAP recently:

Beautiful to look at, especially the rear, but...hands up, how many Jalopnik readers are actually looking to buy any of the luxury cars that were “buyer’s guided” over the last couple of days? This one’s also a bit (!) short on attention to issues that should be avoided.

Mazda can do gorgeous like no other right now. This is hotter than whatever super-, hyper and ultracarmakers throw out.

Development costs covered by the rest of the world who still wants sticks?

Never knew there were two successful bands called “Alter Ego”.

A Toyota and Volvo dealer screaming “we need your trade-ins” - now, who’s surprised?

It seems a lifetime ago, but the best car I ever had was a 1971 Volvo 145. It was shabby, some rust, brake issues, the burgundy paint turned pinkish-tired after a botched polish. Small electrical gremlins followed it around. When water started to intrude through the rusting windscreen frame, and we became pregnant for…

Quite reminiscient of the Trabant, the 601 model also had 23-26hp out of 600cc:

When Volvo presented its 850 in 1991 the inline five excited a lot of people. It sounded raw, with a deep burble, yet civilised. Over time, it has become a highly respected, versatile and robust engine. But the sound is the most distinguishing feature of it: Just cool. Many didn’t expect that from a square Volvo.

Isn’t that all the sensible family needs? I’d love to see it parked right next to one of these:

I really don’t like these posts. Come here, see it, try to forget, and end up losing faith in humanity. You have to outbalance this with a flowery image and some sort of uplifting story quote like depressed girls post on FB. Come to think of it...no.

I couldn’t agree more. And when you actually need to arrive somewhere, take the Swedish milk van:

I’m not sure how much sense it makes. I travel a lot with Norwegian’s regional 737-800’s. They tend to be at the gate for just 30-40 minutes, at the airport about an hour.

This just looks like a standard Soviet milk van...?

I had a 1996 Nissan Primera a couple of years ago - a terrible tinshed that didn’t pass tech inspection due to rust. But I’d never expected Kia to have such issues. Of any up and coming brand, I’d put a lot of trust into Kia’s choices and quality.