American Reacts to Norwegian Police Chase 

"In America you can get shot for getting out of your car". We'll let that one sink in for a minute.

As a Norwegian, those were the most horrible subtitles in history, they made no sense 😂 I feel your confusion!

Remember one thing. We dont have any policemen killed by drivers in Norway in last 40 years. Last time a cop was killed was in a robbery, and we talking 20 years pluss years ago. To be police in Norway is very safe.

He had been speeding, but since the police offisers didn't register the speed he got off with a warning. In Norway you have to have a technical/mechanical check on your car every 2 years. This secures safe and secure cars on the road. If you don't follow up and get the car approved, the police get the information and will stop you and remove your plates. (Which is why they did that in the video)

Many years ago i bought a used car. On the way back from Ski to Oslo one of the wheels fell off. In the middle of the night. A police patrol stopped to find out what was going on. I had been to a birthday celebration so i was wearing nice clothes. The police offered to drive me and my brother to the nearest train station. One of the officers said " we can see you are good taxpayers so just jump in". While driving they got a call about some situation, turned on the blue lights and sirens and was speeding up. That was very cool. Later they drove us to the nearest train station and even apologized for not driving us all the way home. 👍

The training period for a police officer in Norway is 3 years. The police are there to serve the public not at war, with them because most Norwegians are not armed. There is an element of trust in Norwegian society unlike in America

The first story: The police officer says it's a young guy driving his fathers car and how he can't prove the high speed because he's driving behind him with the lights on. He just wanted to stop the crazy driving. Then he discovers the car has an outstanding bill and is required to be reposessed, is that the word. They are suppose to take the license plate on the car for outstanding bills on permits etc.

First pair of cops you've actually reacted to, they're the guys that took in the drunk that kicked one of them

06:00 Norway is safe enough that the police are required to leave their firearms secured inside the trunk of their car, because there's very few situations a cop in Norway will encounter where using a firearm would be required to do their job. I do think they are allowed to carry tasers now, though, and a foldable baton thing, if I'm not mistaken, but even the taser isn't permitted to be used willy nilly.

13:36 they cancel the chase because the suspect almost ran over a person

Norwegian police officers in general don't have to be afraid to get shot during routine work, hence the more relaxed attitude

I have to say you make America look really good by being as humble and open minded as you are. Respect. I can say you would feel very much at home in Norway - except for the food prices, off course.

Norwegian police do not carry guns in general. They do have guns in their car - but it is locked up in the car and they need to call in and get permission to get the guns out. Even tho gun density is relatively high in Norway - most guns are hunting related - and there is no culture (or legality) of carrying guns around in public. This means it is relatively rare that the police encounter armed criminals...and they do not have the same fear as US police, when encountering or stopping a criminal. Ever see the video of the US police officer unloading his gun at his own car after an acorn falls on his car and he thinks the criminal locked up inside has started firing at him....? Looking from the outside US police seems mostly interested in protecting their own lives instead of the population..at any cost.

Steeping out of the car like that is a red flag to police officers in Norway too. Not necessarily a sign of danger, but a sign that he may be trying to hide something and dont want the police to look inside the car.

Police dont carry guns here unless there is something highly specual, and people in general dont have guns or weapons here. So that's probably why things are more "slack" in Norway.

A short summary of the car chase is that the car was caught speeding by another team. The reason the police isn't as alert that is because of the reason for the chase. The driver was a youngester with his dad's car. The car had also not been yearly checked up so the license plate had become invalid (if i interpreted it right). They drove to the gas station and the police looked at his driving and commenting the high speed and the smell from it. The license plate got taken of because it was expired/invalid and the driver got a warning called a dots (prikker) of 3 dots and have now 6 out of 8 warnings. If he get 8/8 dots during 3 years he will get his driverlicense suspended for 6 months. He probably got a fine too. Video 2: speeding and bad driving through a dense and populated area where the driver's behavior can give serious consequences. The driver doesn't stop while being chased and the police got a tip that the driver are probably very drunk. They see the car is driving to the town center so they decide to force stop the car. They are more "agressive" due to the higher risk he/she poses and because they didn't pull over = higher risk in resisting. Those videoes is simply about two dumb people driving stupidly, not criminals that want to terrorise the country. They will pull over in the end. And the police doesn't need to esculate the problem by being overly paranoid. I believe they are trained to be alert without having to hold a taser in the hand. Guns are also not used unless absolutely necessary. Besides, you can find out who the owner of the car is with the license plate, so even if you out run the police, the will just wait near your home or track the car in other ways.

the difference between norway and the usa is that in norway is that norway has stricter control of weapons, so we don't have the same problems that you in the usa have

Once me and my sister in law was sitting in my car late night. Talking about the party (non alcohol party) we had been in. We talked for 30 min turning 1 hour😂 The police passed us twice and 3th time they stoped and askd if we were nurses. No we was not. Then they asked if everything was ok. We just told the truth that we had been to a ladies party and was full of gossip. They laugth and drowe on😂

The second town is Arendal, which has a lot of old, preserved buildings in a hilly terrain. The streets are therefore very narrow in many places. This is the same town that received the most snow during the heavy snowfall this winter. You can only imagine how difficult it is to remove so much snow in a short time when the roads are so narrow and there is nowhere to tip the snow. Everything has to be driven away by truck if it doesn't melt away in the meantime.

That must be the most horrible translator LOL

Murica, fuck yeah! What a lovely place to live. I would never set my foot there, i would feel more safe in the middle-east

As a Norwegian I can tell you that usually the police doesn't have a gun with them... And usually Norwegian people doesn't have guns either. Only those who hunt has weapons and those are locked away when not in use for hunting moose or something.

Police training in Norway is a three-year vocational training offered at the Norwegian Police Academy. You go to school for a year before doing a year of practice in a police or sheriff's district. In the last year you are back at school. The study gives you a bachelor's degree

the end of the second video "get out of the car, remember the handbrake!" xD '

Explanation for the first chase: He pulled over right when they caught up with him, so the didn't get a measurement of the speed. They tell him that the car's registration is expired. They tell him he was speeding a lot but they didn't get a measure. They took his plates but let him go. He will need to get his car towed to technical control.

Why would they assume everybody has a gun? It's not the US! 😂

12:04 I lived there when they drove past hah. Arendal is the city.

In Norway, traffic offenses gives you "marks" on your license, and if you have eight or more marks over a period of three years, your license gets revoked. Serious offenses give a lot of marks and some of those will immediately result in a revoked license, whilst minor offenses give fewer marks. Marks can also accumulate however, so if you are a repeat offender on minor traffic things, you collect more and more points each time and can end up losing your license that way. Since they didn't have a speeding camera that measured HOW fast he had been going earlier there's no direct evidence as such when it comes to his speeding, but other signs like the smell of the engine and the reports kind of gave it away that he had been lead-footed on the gas pedal at some point. He didn't deny it either. The police let him off with a stern warning as a result, as the kid had managed to accumulate six marks already, and told him "you're as close as you can get to becoming a pedestrian", in hopes that he'd wake up and smell the coffee.

In Norway, it’s illegal for civilians to even carry a Swiss Army Knife unless you have a very obvious reason for it (like if on your way to the forest or if you’re on site working in construction). If you’re a gun owner, the gun has to be stored and locked in your house, and the police has to know exactly where you store it. This being said, there’s a lot less threat in general for police officers; a drunk person won’t suddenly pull out a gun or knife, because they (typically) don’t have any on their person. There’s always the black market, though, and Norway is not excluded. You can get illegal weapons if you know who to ask.

Automatic CC on RU-vid is not going to work for Norwegian. It would have to be manually translated and added to the video.

Only eye-opening to an American.

10:27 They found nothing. They didn't really search the car. They were reported in for driving to fast, but they couldn't get a speed reading?, speed measurement or something. They know that he was driving too fast, but without a reading they can't convict him. He was moments away from getting his drivers license revoked, and being fined. The reasons they take of the license plates is because he has failed to present the car for control. Every two years the cars are called in to control at a licensed mechanic shop and checked to see if it's safe to drive. They will check the brakes, airbags, lights, steering and other things and if they find something that's wrong, then it would be marked, and the owners would have to get it fixed before they are allowed to drive it on the road. If they fail to present it for control or if they don't get it fixed to the correct standard within a certain time limit, then it will get reported and the car marked as not safe to drive. If the police come across one of those cars then the license plates will be removed like it was here. It's important that you are up too date on the control or you might get in trouble with your insurance company. If he had been in an accident then the insurance company might not have paid for the all of the damages. EU-Mandatory roadworthiness test (“EU test”)

VERY few people here have guns (including the police which keep them in their cars), and the few criminals that do seldom use them against the police.

Quick summery. He was observed by an unmarked unit, the unmarked unit called a marked unit so they could take care of business. There was no confirmed speed so they did't get any ticket for the speeding. He got of with a warning. His licence plates was taken cause the car did not have a valid M.O.T . The way this traffic stop was a totally normal one. No action , nothing special . Norwegian police have a 3 year education and completing it will be a batchelors degree. The cut for getting into the police academy is very high, you need very good overall grades, there is also a very strickt screening on both psycologicly and physical ability. the second chase , the police decide to relax the chase as they deem it not safe continue . So they hold back and wait for a stop to be initiated as safe as possible. The driver was intoxicated, They pulled him out of the car , cuffed him and that was it. Weapons are not that common over here. Police are highly trained in not using firearms. But they are also as skilled in using firearms if they have to. Norwegian police are as a baseline not armed. They have firearms in the car , but will not use them unless its absolutly last resort to keep safe. Basicly they will not fire untill fired upon.

In Norway becoming a police officer equals a three year bachelor degree, and then there are courses you can or sometimes must take afterwards depending on where you end up or what you want to do. In short, another patrol radioed them about a car because of "grisekjøring" which translates to "pig driving", which means driving like a fool, typically at high speed and attempting drifting and burnouts and things like that. The police then used the words "koste på" about going after this car, and this translates to "sweeping on", which means to hurry on, or going fast.

I am German, but I learned some Norwegian, so I understood most parts of it. They got the info via radio that a car was driving at a high rate of speed on E6 and catched up with this car to stop it. They were not able to measure the vehicles actual speed, so they had not enough evidence to write him a ticket for the speed. But they were able to run the plates through their systems and it came back that the registration expired due to the fact that the car didn´t pass the last safety inspection which is required every two years in Norway. So they decided to let the driver go to the next gas station in order to avoid having the car stranded by the road and being a hazard to other drivers in the middle of the night. Once they arrived at the gas station, they seized the plates and gave the driver a verbal warning that he would face more serious consequences if he decided to drive the vehicle again before it has a valid registration.

yes, perhaps mentioned of others here. The first situation, they police car did not drive behind the car long enough to measure that they did drive too fast, they got called for car driving reclesly, so they just wanted to stop the dangerous situation. In the secound situation, the driver is driving while beeing drunk, so he drives a bit from side to side and speeds up and slows down. Perhaps he panics when seeing the police behind him, and the roads therer are narrow as they can be in some of our older smaller villages. That driver almost hits a guy that delivers newspapers or something. So the police asses the situation as to dangerous for the sivilians and dont want to take unesesary risk, They dont want the driver to drive into the senter of the town so they slow down a bit to try make the car in front to not take to much risk. So they stay in distance for a little time until they see a chance to hit the throthles and get close up to it. You are completely right that most people in norway dont carry guns, some have linces for it as ofc we have hunters and others that are allowed, but they are not allowd to carry guns in public just like that. We have strict rules around it and people with psyciatric background will not be allowed guns normaly. Its just crazy that in the US so many peoples carry guns for "security" creating a totaly unsecure sosiety. All those guns ofc has the oppostite effect, the poice in norway are allowed to have guns in the back trunk, but they need specialy permit from the sentral station to acctualy take them out.. that will be done if they face dangerous criminals that might carry guns.

in norway there is hatred and respectful relations with the police, we respect them and the police respect the people, i think it is very nice to have such a relationship with them😂

The driver in the second video was reported to be drunk, which is probably why he gave up after the first hit. One thing Norwegian Police will do, that I'm not sure the American Police will, is break off a chase if it gets too dangerous for innocent bystanders, which actually happened for a brief period in this chase. Just look for the moment the siren is turned off. It's a shame that the subtitles were dragged through Google Translate 200 times more than necessary though.

The first case: The car was driving too fast, that's why they got pulled over. But, they run the plates on the car and find that the car owner hasn't paid his registration fee. Thus the car is flagged to have it's plates removed. The police tell the driver that they were lucky that the police didn't have a chance to actually measure how fast they were driving, so the police will not charge them on that. They didn't find anything. The guy was honestly super lucky just to get his car unregistered.

Norwegians usually never on a regular basis exit their vehicle when Police conduct a Traffic Stop. But you have some people that thinks its a good idea. But there are also some harmless people that get nervous, which make them do weird decisions when police conduct a stop. Its very simple. Stop at the side of the road, wait until the cop arrives to your window and have information about your vehicle and drivers license ready. Then you mostly get away without a hitch. Just like most other countries. If you feel like you are going to stop in a hazzardous place, or if traffic can get obstructed, you can slow down a lot and flash your hazzards to try and tell them that you will stop once safe to do so. (Both a Police Officer and My Semi-Truck Driver Instructor told me this was the right thing to do when i asked them if it was okay to do so) If you already stopped you can ask them if you can move to a safer location. This is to ensure your, their and others safety. Cooperating with police in Norway often leads to good scenarioes. Either drive away, warning or a small ticket. But obviously we have some police officers in Norway that are way in over their head. But thank god they are few. And i guess any country with law enforcers has that lol. To keep it short: Be calm, be polite and be honest, even if you did something wrong. Then police over here most of the time will let you off easily.

Im from Austria and got no clue of Norwegen police, but its safe to say that there are 6 years more of edication and profession in this car than in an US one... 2 Cops together in Europe have the hours of education compareable to a American lawyer & pschologist & millitary guy. For example, the one guy in the car backs up the 'nice cop' and wont mess around in case. Secondly the officer has the right hand casually over the teaser and also ready to defend or Punch and his left hand says "hi, nothing to fear" if he cooperates, but wanders to the back of his belt if the suspect shows aggressive behavior. Like this the suspect cant get any tell, if he just moves his arm a little or grabs his peper spray or takes out his gun when his arm comes forward or simply pulls out his pen or something. The main goak has to be deescalation of course, but this cops are sharp af.

I actually owned an apartment nearby the place where the second driver almost hit that person. The city is called Arendal and the street where the driver almost hit the person is called Hylleveien. It's probably one of the narrowest streets in the city and it's complete madness to drive through that street at such a high speed. I completely understand why the policemen chose to slow down at that point. No need to provoke the driver to drive any faster and possibly endangering more people. Great that they were able to stop him in the end. The perpetrator was a driving under the influence, and I've heard that he was an "acquaintance" of the police with several prior convictions.

They stopped him because his car was no longer registered (the license plates were no longer valid). He had missed some checks to see if his car was still road safe. (You have to check your car every 4 years to see if it is safe, etc) Also, he was doing some reckless driving. (driving faster than the speed limit)

most people over here in Norway aren't allowed to get a weapon, me included. our police are trained to prevent damages to people. as a citizen in Norway, we also know that it's pretty much impossible to get away from the police when being chased, so most of us would rather stop as soon as possible, than risking insane fines for attepting to escape

I must say, I have had a really nice experience with police in America. Friendly and helpful . This was in Park City Utah, not big city, but still, so very friendly. We even dropped off a Norwegian chocolate at the police station to say thank you.

So, the guy had driven by a couple of civilian police cars at high speed. Those two civilian cars weren't equipped for measuring speed, so they reported the car for speeding and a regular car went after them. By the time they caught up the suspects were driving at a normal speed, but they pulled them over regardless. They discovered the car was listed as not having been fully paid for, so the car was listed for having its plates confiscated. The driver was also told he had 6 out of 7 possible black marks on his license already and basically one point away from becoming a pedestrian. And yup, we don't have guns on average. Basically robbery has a much shorter prison term than armed robbery. And what do you need a gun for anyway? Shoot at the police? Heck no! They'll just shoot back! And if you should happen to kill a police officer? Then you're stuck in prison for murdering a police officer, probably with a "possible hazard to society" label and don't get out even after your sentence is done, unless the board deems you safe. Basically.. we don't get why American crooks shoot at the police, as being alive is generally better than being dead, yeah?

Those subtitles are horrible xD

Since the subtitles were unhelpful: the first driver was caught speeding, then when the police looked up the registration number they found that the car had not passed a required checkup and had to have its licence plates removed. The driver also already had six marks on his driver's licence, so they were nice enough to only give him a warning and not another mark, which would have meant him losing his driver's licence.

Love this 😅😍 and I’m a Norwegian living in Norway 🇳🇴, to become a police officer you have to be a calm and collected person, empathetic, to mention a few things, just to become student at the Police Acadamy and its three or four years of study and practice.

The last clip. I was surprised to see a carchase from my hometown. I didn't know about that clip.

The driver had not payed some tax or something on his car, and thats why they took his plates off. He was also speeding however no one had measuered the speed, so they could not take him for that. The policemen said he was lucky that no one had measuerd their speed.

When it comes to weapons, in Norway there are very strict rules for buying a weapon. You MUST be a member of a shooting club, where you must have completed a safety course in the handling of weapons, the storage of weapons, where you are allowed to have weapons in front of you, and how to transport them between the shooting range and your home. And as of today, I think Norway is the only country where a civilian can carry weapons on board a scheduled flight, with a carry permit only. Everyone else must register the journey in advance and which must then cover from where, to where, with permission from the Police, carry permit, club card with photo++++++. And also think the weapon must be locked in a bag or box.

here in Finland police school, training period for a police officer in 2 or 3 years. And its same like Norway, police are here to serve the public, not war.

I live in Norway and i was in florida in the usa in the summer im just gona say i am happy i live in Norway and if You do something wrong in Norway You have to see the prison cell it is a own room whit a frigh or a cooler I’m not sure what it’s called I don’t live there but it’s a own room in Norway whit a bed bookshelf and microwave and if you ask you can get a recess outside the prison for a day or two to visit family or other friends.

In Norway, it's a bachelor degree to become a police, and there is 2 regular police schools and 1 for trafic police.. 😊 And we mostly have respect for the police...

I am Norwegian and this is often normal, but they can be more intense. They were pulling him over becouse he had been driving too fast :) this was for the first guy. For the second guy: he was drunk If they knew he had a gun, maybe they would pull out a gun, but if not, they don't need to.

Police chace is from the tv show... (i'm pretty sure) it was called politijagten and i dont know where it originated, but i think it had a few different spin-offs, we had it here in denmark as well... it was called the same...

All Norwegian Cities are closed, they are interlinked by Live cameras! So the guy in the first video was speeding, probably got caught by the videos in the Tunnel, the police got calls about his speeding and erratic driving… as the Public don’t have Guns they are allowed to get out of your car although most don’t! He asked for his driving licence and took it from him as it was high and long over the speed limit! They take your plates off the car for no insurance or high speed and 20 over the limit! A huge fine, the car can be taken away if you are 20 or more over the limit! They asked him to drive to the gas station so that they can call a Uber to come and get them! So you lose your licence get a fine and sometimes Jail time depending how much you were going over the limit! There is no point in trying to get away as they would also call ahead and have you blocked off! The guy also had 6 points on his driving licence already! So he lost his licence and the car! He would probably be going to jail as soon as they have room for him as the Jails don’t have much room, so he can go to jail on the weekend and be let out every Monday! Most countries let you get out of the vehicle, In England for example the Police often drive past you and turn on his electric lights in the back window which can say STOP! Or Follow me…. Americans don’t do that because of the risk of the guns! The UK don’t have Guns! Although we do have armed response!

In Norway it takes 4 years to become and 1 grup officer and takes around 6 years to be a police officer or a politi betjent as we call in in my country

Not norweigan but swedish so didn't understand everything perfectly, but sounded like he was driving over the speed limit which was the main reason they chased him down. And then they also found he was driving an "unregistered" car, as in not allowed in traffic for some reason. He also had several previous warnings. Stopped watching at that point. Mostly the same vibe I get from swedish police and wouldn't be surprised of the same scene happening here.

The primary differance between us and Norwegian police(and society) is trust. People generally trust each other here, and there is a form of respect, not fear. Police is an University level degree. But more importantly. given criminal corrections/punishment levels being what they are. If you've fucked up, you're more likely to take the consiquenses. But another thing to remember is that getting a car lisence is much harder/more expensive than in the us, and Speeding is fined hard, and you can loose your lisence for a pretty long time or even get sentanced to prison for speeding. but you'd never FEAR the police. even tough most officers have been armed the last few years. the policing is primarily done, "Unarmed"

I had an american friend visiting in the 70’s. Told her to meet me at the harbourside. She was hysterical when I met her, because police had talked to her. Just checking if she was ok. It took me decades to understand she was actually afraid of police. I have been travelling a lot since then and learned .

No one in Norway has a gun realy. Police are going to use force if they need to, but when you folow instructions they are realy polite and try to help you do better 😂

I believe that one of the fundamental cultural differences between Norway and the USA is that Norwegians, even in such situations, almost never feel deep down in their soul that "today I am going to die." On the whole planet, the valuation of life is strongest in the Nordic countries. We'll see how it evolves after many years with armed police.

Police has a very good education in Norway.

11:01 Basically the first guy was speeding, and driving a car no longer street legal that belongs to his dad. He had already broken the driving laws 6 times before, one more time and he'll lose his drivers license. He's not allowed to keep driving the car, he's going to get a *serious* fine, and if he isn't on his best behaviour from now on he might end up as a pedestrian permanently, or at least for many, many years. By the way, getting a new drivers license in Norway is *expensive*... Think 3 000 dollars... 18:37 Alright, so the second guy was drunk driving. At first they aborted the chase because he was acting dangerously and almost drove over a pedestrian. Then they caught up with him again on slightly bigger roads and decided to bump into his car, he made a left turn, then they speed up and drove ahead of him, forcing him to stop, I don't think he was thinking fast enough to deal with the situation. And no, being armed when not out hunting is extremely rare. And no, the police does not have weapons as a rule, except for in a safe in the car that can only be accessed with the consent of the police chief.

In Norway we don’t need to be afraid for our life if we meet the police. We don’t use guns. And people don’t own guns unless you’re really into hunting (with a very few exceptions). So that’s why there’s no problem for them to pull over and get out of the car. These are not criminals either. The first one was just speeding that’s why they needed to pull him over and then they found out the car wasn’t up to date. The other one was a drunk driver. I think if people would stop assuming the worst of people and in all situations I’m pretty sure things would be calmer and so on. Threatening people doesn’t help any situation! It’s deescalating. There will probably r very hard to get this going in the states because there is so much bad history so people don’t trust the police. Here in Norway we do. There’s very few that don’t.

the car is not registered and at 10:00 the police say that they have not measured their speed, but they know that he has been driving too fast. an unmarked police car saw them before the first stop.

By the way. As a norwegian, guns aren't allowed and cops are insanely good drivers incase if a police chase. Norwegian cops also are calm and very quick reactors if the criminal uses force :)

I think maybe it is a part of American culture that you "can do anything", even get away in a police chase, while in other parts of the world people are still capable of realizing when they are in over their head.

i live acctually 3 minutes from where the second chase started the town name is Arendal in the south of Norway

There is absolutely no reason for any police officer to think a person they're pulling over for a traffic violation is going to be violent. The fact that US police makes that assumption is crazy, and it has led to innocent lives being lost.

Chase 2: At first they let him go to avoid accident. After being hit once he seems to give up. If someone is on a run after an armed robbery the police will take their guns out, but in any other situation there's no chance of them meeting a person with a gun.

Hey Tyler. Im porbl the Norwegian that seen most of your Videos, and commented on most, and it makes me laugh that FINALLY you get to the Town i live in., in the last Police Chase. Its a town called Arendal ( Arendelle in the disney movie Frozen, True story) Just sad to see its a police chase thats the first video you see of this Beautiful southern town in Norway . Hope you can look up Arendal and make a Video on that some day. ps. the Police Officer in the car on the left is a real Steven Seagal cop ( in his mind) hahaha

USA = You are allowed to carry weapon as a citizen and a police officer Norway = You are not allowed to carry weapons. Norwegian Police is highly trained as well as they have to pass some test before even getting into the school. In the last video clip, they did cancel the chase as it was too dangerous to let the drunk driver run from them on that small road, the police is making sure no one gets hurts. And later they got a chance to interrupt him. As USA is allowed to carry weapon, it makes everyone a danger, but in Norway it's much less threat. The only way you can carry weapon is if they are unloaded, in a bag or box and with a reason (Going hunting is usually the case, or shooting range, also to even own firearm, you have to pass some test. As a citizen.) Fun fact: Most Norwegians is scared to even visit USA as it is so absurd world.

its not normal to get out of the car when being stopped by police in Norway, but they will not throw a fit and be afraid like in USA or draw guns. But its more normal to be sitting in the car and turning it off Greetings from Norway

This is how it is in Norway - and the police normally don't carry weapons, only in special cases 😉 The police education is a three-year study at the Norwegian Police Academy. You can then build on that with continuing education in various specialist areas. A bachelor's degree takes 3 years, a master's takes 5 years.

He was speeding near a prison transport and got reported and then stopped by the police. The car should have been to mandatory technical control (that all vehicles needs to do) and that is the reason they take the plate of the car.

one of the reasons people stop instead of trying to escape is that the fines for everything trafical is CRAZY. and you loose your license for almost nothing, from 3 months to 5 years/life. And if a driver gets away from a chase, they punish the owner of the car, they dont need proof of who was driing the car at the time. Us in norway is very aware of the risk/reward about police

Norwegian police are very good at their job, and generally great people. The first one with the silver Lexus was a speeding offence on the motorway, where the car was not road legal for some reason so they took off the plates. As they had no actual measurement of the speeding the driver got off wit a warning. The one in town who tried to escape was suspected of driving under the influence. In general traffic offenders are not expected to be carrying guns in Norway, as that is illegal and only proper criminals would have guns on them.

The difference between Norway and the US is the gun laws. More common and you can expect that all criminals have weapons in us. In Norway, it is never or very rarely that there is a shooting between the police and criminals. The police must also have special permits from the chief of police for exactly each situation to open the box where their firearms are stored, they do not have firearms on them. In Norway, police education is a bachelor's degree.

It's worth noting that they did say that the second guy was probably drunk or under the influence of something, thats at least what they talked about.

first vid: they got reports of that car speeding. when they got to the car it was not speeding, so they didn't have proof. however, the car is considered not legal, as it's not been checked for safety (a 5/2 year thing everyone must do in addition to the insurance) or they didn't pay the insurance. then they moved to a safer location so the police could remove the plates. second vid: the car they are chasing were stopped by those two earlier that night. they decide to abort the chase, as there is a danger for other people. they also believe he is heavily intoxicated. after this he heads to the city center, which they really don't want to happen, which is when they start bumping the car.

To translate the first video: Basically, the idiot driver was passing a non-marked Police vehicle doing prisoner transport. That vehicle could not start the chase as they were on another mission. The cops you see can't really fine them for anything, as they haven't seen it themselves, and the prisoner transport cant be held as a witness, they only got a secondhand report from them. Always keep in mind that Norwegian police is trained in de-escalation, as opposed to the US equivalent. Second video, the Police is cancelling their chase after driving past the first vehicle.

The big difference is we don't carry guns over here, so the Police officers don't face much risk when the driver steps out of the vehicle.

First video: He just drove to fast it seems (drove past a civil police car transporting prisoners), he also has failed to present his car for control and as such a petition for removal of the car signs was in effect, so the police dealt with that and gave him a real talking to. Seems he also had prior run ins with the police about traffic related incidents, and was very close to losing his license. Don't think it's ok to jump out of the car when stopped in Norway either (?), but police USUALLY isn't super jumpy here, so most times you'll get through doing so just fine, though I would prefer awaiting further instructions inside the car if I were pulled over... Second video: they dropped the chase temporarily due to it almost hitting a person in the tight streets. They suspected he's drunk. Norwegian police never carries guns unless there's either a decision by the Storting (legislative branch) to temporarily arm police, or they receive approval (and unlock codes) from dispatch after requesting so with justification (citation needed, just explaining a commoners understanding of the process). Also, getting a gun for a civilian, while not impossible, is a hassle and a half, so rather rare for civilians to have guns.

"Aren't they afraid?" Spoken like a true American. Afraid of everyone and everything. No they aren't afraid, because we don't go around in Norway being afraid. You really should try it, it's quite nice not being afraid of everything and everyone.

If I am remembering correctly, Police in Norway can't just walk around with guns. They only bring them if they know/suspect that the suspect is violent, or has weapons. ... though as you might have seen, they do have sticks.

It's not that Norwegian police don't have guns, but they don't carry them unless there's good reason. The Norwegian police is not at war with the public, and the public is not at war with the police. Also, we have gun laws that prevent certain kinds of weapons from being in everybody's hands. In that second chase, they were dealing with a drunk driver. They turned off the sirens and pulled back for a while to prevent it becoming a high speed chase through narrow streets, which would be extremely dangerous to pedestrians. A drunk driver in Norway has no reason to fear the police is going to kill him, nor mistreat him. My guess is that ramming the car was enough to make the driver wake up to reality a little bit.

This is not a police chase. This driver was observed driving fast, but the patrol observing him couldn't follow up. They called it in on the radio and this patrol were a few kilometers away. They catched up and stopped him. And yes; becomming a police officer in Norway is "a little" different than in USA. In Norway you educate over 3 years. 1st year: in school/theory 2dn year: practise in a given district 3rd year: in school/theory

2:48 They are trying to catch up with the car that reportedly is driving way too fast. BTW, Norwegian Police Officers have gone to the Police Academy which is college level and a Bachelor’s Degree (3 years schooling), so you are right in that they are very different from most American POs!!! 🤗

Here in Norway, the police normally do not carry guns. Only in special situations. Also the public knows this. So the possibility of it becoming a gun fight is very low.

Usually the police do not carry weapons here in Norway! They also have to go to police academy for 3 years

In Norway. We are not afraid of our Police... They are there to keep us safe.

lol. We rarely have police chases in Norway, and the first one wasn't one of them either. Norwegian police also learn the fishtail maneuver. I just don't think they actually need to use it very often.

1. They had feedback on reckless driving but got no measurements of the speed. It was a request for removal of licence plates due to lack of control. 2. They turned off the siren because the driver became reckless and dangerous. Driver was considered to be drunk and dangerous to others, so they wanted to stop him.

To become a police officer, you need a 3 year bachelors degree in policing before you are allowed to work. America should take notes

Tyler, I hope you read all the comments by Norwegians. It is obvious that the mutual trust between the population and the police in Norway is something you're not used to seeing. This is part of the reason that most civilised countries don't allow their citizens to carry firearms. America is a very dangerous place for drivers and civilians alike and I for one would never even contemplate living there.

A lot of old Norwegian roads tend to follow the terrain, and often are very narrow.