Concentrations of NO 2in excess of the frequently quoted exposure limit of 190-320 µg NO 2 /m 3 as hourly mean, have repeatedly been recorded in a street in Oslo during the winter. In January 1981, the hourly mean concentrations exceeded 400 vg/m 3 on 7 days, the maximum was 540 µg/m 3 • Summertime concentrations were much lower.The spatial and temporal resolution of the NO 2 and NOx concentration recordings strongly suggest that the high concentrations are associated with pockets of air of limited size. This points at a NO 2 production mechanism active before or just after the release of the exhaust gas. With a simple model of the combined