NEXCO EAST and Hokkaido Police Explain Dangerous Driving on Snowy Roads
Since December 17, 2022, heavy snowfall has occurred mainly on the Sea of Japan side, causing a series of accidents due to snow accumulation and frozen road surfaces in various places. The news that it is being reported on a daily basis.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is calling for driving on snowy roads without taking measures to prevent slipping, such as installing studless tires. Even after doing so, you need to be careful when driving on snowy roads.
On March 23, 2022, the YouTube video “NEXCO x Hokkaido Police Winter Driving School in Youtube” by NEXCO East Japan and Hokkaido Police was released.
In this video, we explain what kind of driving is dangerous when driving on snowy roads, according to various scenes.
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The traffic police applaud the driving of a professional driver
At “NEXCO x Hokkaido Police Winter Driving School in Youtube”, a special course was created on the New Chitose Motorland Dirt Motocross Course, where professional and non-professional drivers practice dangerous driving examples.
It is depicted that a professional driver makes a sudden start, brakes suddenly, slaloms, uneven roads, and sharp curves, and although he is busy operating the steering wheel, he runs smoothly through the course with appropriate driving techniques.