Speed limits and speed monitoring

The documents do not address speed surveillance or owner liability. The most relevant principle is that society should be able to act collectively and effectively to prevent people from being harmed, with good resources for police. Based on that principle, the plan speaks for tools that measurably save lives in traffic, although the plan's privacy protection calls for caution regarding camera surveillance.

• society should prevent harmdecisive»Ingen människa ska behöva utsättas för brott. Samhället behöver« (party programme ↗)“No one should have to be subjected to crime. Society needs”
• good resources to police»och ge den som utsatts stöd och upprättelse. Goda resurser till polis,« (party programme ↗)“and provide those subjected to it with support and redress. Good resources to police,”
• protection for personal integrity»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal integrity.”
• traffic planning for reduced car dependence»Vi vill se en samhällsplanering som så långt som möjligt undviker« (party programme ↗)“We want to see social planning that as far as possible avoids”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address speed monitoring or owner responsibility for traffic violations. The closest principle is the requirement for criminal policy based on evidence and efficiency and for the justice system to have the authority and tools that are required, which supports advanced automated controls when the effect on the number of deaths is documented. Municipalities being given their own tools also aligns with the plan's view of municipal self-governance.

• evidence and efficiencydecisive»Kriminalpolitik byggd på evidens, effektivitet och rättssäkerhet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal policy based on evidence, efficiency and legal certainty.”
• necessary tools for the police»Poliskår med god förmåga som återspeglar hela befolkningen, med stark lokal närvaro, och med de befogenheter och verktyg som krävs.« (party programme ↗)“A police force with good capacity that reflects the entire population, with strong local presence, and with the authority and tools that are required.”
• municipal self-governance»Det kommunala och regionala självstyret skapar närhet och flexibilitet i beslutsfattandet.« (party programme ↗)“Municipal and regional self-governance create proximity and flexibility in decision-making.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that high traffic standards and traffic safety are maintained in the transport system and wants to reduce car driving in favour of walking, cycling and public transport. Extended stretch monitoring and municipal tools to ensure that local speed limits are followed are consistent with this and the plan's decentralistic view of increased municipal responsibility. However, the privacy protection means that the support is not unconditional.

• maintained traffic safetydecisive»De transporter som ändå behöver utföras ska ske med trafikslag, fordon och drivmedel som har liten miljöpåverkan samtidigt som en hög trafikstandard och trafiksäkerhet upprätthålls.« (party programme ↗)“The transports that still need to be carried out should be done with transport modes, vehicles and fuels that have low environmental impact while maintaining high traffic standards and traffic safety.”
• increased municipal responsibility»Miljöpartiet har en decentralistisk grundsyn som bland annat tar sig uttryck i att vi vill att regioner och kommuner ges ett ökat ansvar och inflytande över de politiska beslut som berör regionen och kommunen.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party has a decentralistic view which among other things is expressed in that we want regions and municipalities to be given increased responsibility and influence over the political decisions that affect the region and municipality.”
• reduced and calmer car traffic»minska bilåkandet i storstäderna och främja gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce car driving in cities and promote walking, cycling and public transport.”
• protected privacy»Vi vill värna människors rätt till integritet och privatliv.« (party programme ↗)“We want to protect people's right to privacy and personal life.”

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The election manifesto explicitly says no to reversed burden of proof and to surveillance measures against individuals without individual grounds, and the party programme requires that all legislation is tested against its impact on privacy. The counter-proposal's stretch surveillance and transition from driver to owner responsibility for speeding violate both these commitments. The plan's own route to traffic safety is instead upgraded and safer roads.

• no to reversed burden of proofdecisive»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore say no to search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive tapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
• proportionality requirement»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' privacy and the laws' purpose.”
• strong privacy protection»Ett starkt integritetsskydd är därför en omistlig del av ett öppet och demokratiskt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Strong privacy protection is therefore an indispensable part of an open and democratic society.”
• traffic safety through road upgrade»Vi vill rusta upp vägarna, göra dem mer trafiksäkra för alla trafikanter, förbättra belysningen, vägunderhållet året runt och bygga fler laddstolpar och snabbladdare i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to upgrade roads, make them more traffic-safe for all road users, improve lighting, road maintenance year-round and build more charging stations and fast chargers throughout the country.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to explicitly simplify the possibility of camera surveillance and accepts privacy intrusions when a competing interest clearly outweighs it and the measure is effective – which argues for developed distance measurement and municipal cameras linked to the police system. The plan says nothing about owner responsibility for speed violations, and its strong privacy provisions point partly in another direction. The support is thus derived and uncertain.

• simplified camera surveillancedecisive»Möjligheten till kamerabevakning på offentlig plats ska förenklas.« (party programme ↗)“The possibility of camera surveillance in public places should be simplified.”
• effectiveness requirement for privacy intrusions»negativt är endast berättigade om ett motstående intresse väger uppenbart tyngre och åtgärden är« (party programme ↗)“negative is only justified if a competing interest clearly outweighs it and the measure is”
• strengthened privacy protection»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection for the individual's integrity should be strengthened.”
• functioning road network»Vägnätet ska fungera och statliga myndigheter ska finnas närvarande i alla delar av Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The road network should function and state authorities should be present in all parts of Sweden.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes a zero vision for fatal crashes and serious injuries in traffic and that speed limits shall be adapted to safety aspects, which supports the requirement for section-based speed enforcement. That municipalities get their own tools aligns with the plan already allowing municipalities to decide on congestion charges. The requirement for owner responsibility instead of driver responsibility, however, goes against the plan's principle that every person has personal responsibility for their conscious actions, which makes the position uncertain.

• zero vision in trafficdecisive»Det är viktigt med en nollvision för dödsfall och svåra« (party programme ↗)“It is important to have a zero vision for fatal crashes and serious”
• speeds based on safety»Hastighetsbestämmelser ska anpassas till miljö- och säkerhetsaspekter.« (party programme ↗)“Speed limits shall be adapted to environmental and safety aspects.”
• municipal traffic tools»trängsel ska kommunerna kunna besluta om införande« (party programme ↗)“congestion charges, municipalities can decide on introduction”
• personal responsibility for actions»Alla människor har ett personligt ansvar för sina« (party programme ↗)“All people have personal responsibility for their”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wants to expand automatic speed monitoring, allow municipalities to install their own cameras and replace driver responsibility with owner responsibility for speeding. The plan's traffic policy is based on accessibility for drivers and that lowered speeds shall be restored when roads are repaired, not on expanded monitoring of drivers. The plan's commitment to significantly more surveillance cameras concerns crime prevention, which makes the assessment uncertain.

• restored speed limitsdecisive»Hastigheten på alla statliga vägar där hastigheten sänkts på grund av bristande underhåll bör på sikt återställas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The speed limit on all state roads where the speed has been lowered due to poor maintenance should in time be restored.”
• road maintenance before restrictions»Laga Sveriges vägar så att du kan komma fram säkert och i tid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Repair Sweden's roads so you can get there safely and on time”
• more cameras in crime prevention»Kraftigt öka antalet övervakningskameror« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase the number of surveillance cameras”

The plan wants to make it easier and cheaper to get around by car, stop speed reductions and upgrade the road network so that you can travel safely and quickly throughout the country. Expanded traffic monitoring, municipal cameras and owner liability for speeding instead place new burdens on motorists, which the plan means are already a cash cow for the state. Road maintenance and accessibility are the plan's way to traffic safety.

• stop for speed reductionsdecisive»Stoppa Trafikverkets sänkningar av hastigheterna på vägarna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop Trafikverket's speed reductions on roads”
• upgraded roads provide safety»Sverigedemokraterna vill rusta upp vägarna så att det ska gå att ta sig fram i hela landet säkert och snabbt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to upgrade roads so that it is possible to get around the country safely and quickly.”
• facilitated car commuting»Förbättra förutsättningarna för bilpendling, framförallt på landsbygden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve conditions for car commuting, especially in rural areas”
• no new burdens on motorists»Bilen har blivit en kassako för staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The car has become a cash cow for the state.”