The Swedish Transport Administration would like to see it become impossible to drive too fast on the country's roads. First, the number of company cars must be limited.
The Swedish Transport Administration has ambitious plans to put an end to anyone breaking the law on Swedish roads. The goal is to make it impossible to drive too fast in both private and company cars.
The technology to limit speed already exists and is currently used in trucks. The Swedish Transport Administration now wants to extend its use to all cars on the road.
For the Swedish Transport Administration, speed is a matter of life and death. Last year, 210 people lost their lives in traffic in Sweden. Although this number is low compared to previous years, the Swedish Transport Administration has a goal of reducing the number to 130 deaths by 2030.
"To succeed in this, we need to reduce our speed. If everyone were to drive at the speed limit, we would save 50 lives a year," says Maria Krafft, Target Director for Traffic Safety at the Swedish Transport Administration, to Carup .
She emphasizes that high speeds increase the risk for employees who drive in connection with their work.
– There is a working environment responsibility that is regulated by law, and it is about preventing major risks and having a system around this, says Maria Krafft.
Krafft believes that well-formulated documents are not enough. Employers must actively implement measures that reduce the number of serious traffic accidents.
"It's not enough to have a policy, it has to be a system. Speeding is not just a matter between the driver and the police, there is a third party and that is the employer."
But what technology should be used to prevent speeding?
Maria Krafft points out that new cars are already equipped with a system that can read speed signs and prevent the driver from driving faster than allowed. This system, called ISA, could be a solution. It has been in all new passenger cars since July 2024. Read more about it here .
At the same time, it is important that there is the possibility of driving faster in emergency situations, the Swedish authority believes. However, the authority will not address how and what constitutes an emergency situation.
The Swedish Transport Administration's proposal is still in an early stage, and it is unclear when and how it will be implemented.
But one thing is certain: Sweden takes road safety seriously and is willing to go to great lengths to protect road users.
