Van Drivers do Stand Out

On the exit and ring roads of Helsinki traffic is more aggressive and fast paced than elsewhere in Finland.

In the Helsinki traffic there is one group of vehicles that especially stands out; vans. If there is a vehicle 2 meters behind you at 100 km/h, it is a van. If a vehicle passes you from the right using an entry lane, it is a van. If a vehicle catches you up in a row, and won't slow down until it is 2 meters behind you, it is a van. If your asking for space with your brake lights is replied with flashing head lights, it is a van. If an empty space is filled by a vehicle with notable speeding and a sudden braking, it is a van.

If it is not a van, it is a delivery truck or a garbage truck:

1: Speed limit 80 km/h; speed 90 km/h; traffic warning for exceptionally icy roads.

2: Speeding to pass: Garbage truck # 85 of the SOL company.

At 100 khm/h a vehicle travels 27.8 meters per second; it takes 0.072 seconds to travel the 2 meter distance between you and the van.

In normal traffic the mean reaction time is 1 second. It takes another 1 second to achieve action. At 100 km/h the vehicle moves 55.6 meters in those 2 seconds. 53.6 meters more than the 2 meters the van drivers allow for themselves.

The van and truck drivers have not watched this video.