ON SCENE TAKES A TRIP TO SKÅNE COUNTY IN THE SOUTHERNMOST REGION OF SWEDEN TO MEET LEADING ROADSIDE RECOVERY AND ASSISTANCE SPECIALIST DONALDS BILBÄRGNING.
Skåne County in southern Sweden overlooks Denmark across the Öresund Strait, which runs for 73 miles and varies in width between 1.7 and 2.5 miles. The two countries are connected by a spectacular combination of tunnels and, of course, the Öresund Bridge – a familiar sight to fans of Scandinavian crime dramas. Further along the coast, meanwhile, a considerable amount of traffic still uses the short ferry crossing between the two.
Several major routes pass through this region, carrying traffic from Sweden and Norway, as well as vehicles heading north from elsewhere in Europe and beyond. But many of the trucks passing through from southern and eastern Europe are less than properly prepared for the winter conditions they encounter. Many are running quite old and sometime poorly maintained vehicles, for one thing, thanks to downward pressure on haulage rates. And the long distances covered by drivers across Europe can make for high levels of fatigue, too, leaving some prone to veering off the road or into other road users.
