In the Minsk region, in connection with the bad weather on some sections of roads, it is planned to lower the permissible speed, BelTA learned from the UVAI of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee.
Special plan "Weather" introduced in Minsk region. The State Traffic Inspectorate conducts round-the-clock monitoring of the carriageway condition, promptly informs the road maintenance services about the problem areas, organizes maintenance of the snow-removing equipment with patrol cars. Also, traffic police inspectors are focused on providing assistance to road users.
According to the weather forecasters, in the next 24 hours the weather will be difficult: heavy snowfall with gusts of wind, snowstorms, ice on the roads, and snowdrifts in open areas. "The prevailing types of accidents in this weather are congresses in the ditch, collisions and collisions at intersections.The reasons for the incidents are incorrectly chosen speed and inattention of drivers in the current weather and road conditions." To prevent road accidents in some sections of the roads, it is planned to reduce the permissible speed, " in the State Automobile Inspection.
In difficult weather and road conditions, drivers should be extremely careful and careful: choose a safe speed, increase the distance and the lateral interval between moving vehicles, avoid sudden maneuvers and braking, and pay attention to temporary signs.
Over the past day, police officers of the Minsk region organized 25 escorts of special road vehicles involved in clearing snow. The inhabitants of the region were assisted in towing personal vehicles. When registering an accident with material damage, 86 of which were registered in the Minsk region on March 2, the participants of the accidents and their passengers were provided with heating and assistance in the delivery to the nearest settlement or gas station.
