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■ Self-defense is also important against natural disasters.
It was a long-term stalled case that occurred on the Kanetsu highway, and considering the situation, it was a complete mistake by Nexco (highway company). According to the president’s press conference, he did not anticipate heavy snowfall. The Kanetsu Highway, which normally has a lot of heavy snow, is equipped with the thickest snow removal equipment on Japanese roads, and even this amount of snow was sufficient. In particular, the section where the stack started this time is not a full-scale climbing slope, and occurs on the upper and lower lines.
The Meteorological Agency had repeatedly warned that it would be a heavy warning grade snowfall, so if we had a normal full snow removal system, we wouldn’t have been stuck. It seems that not only the snow removal system, but also the melody regulation was loose. Also, if the number of vehicles exceeded 2000, we should have asked “FM Snow Country” at Rokukamachi to provide real-time information and tracking.
Passenger cars that get addicted to carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide when buried in snow are scary. I think I was able to give a number of tips, like asking trucks that radio and evacuate to be given hazards (trucks don’t easily run out of gas because the fuel tank is large). I have not even been able to respond to the feelings of a stranded person. It is a strange situation that no one died.
This applies to many of Japan’s disasters, but once you become part of it, you have no choice but to leave your luck in heaven. How can you avoid being involved in a disaster? The most important thing is to “protect yourself.” Whenever I go out, I want to check the weather forecast and know what kind of information I am on the go. It was clear that this time it would also be a heavy warning grade snowfall. The same can be said for damage caused by heavy rain.
Cliff collapses and road closures due to storms can be predicted in advance. If you have to go through the stretch, you can use SA or PA on the road. On a general highway, I think it is best to make a final check in a place that seems safe, such as a large mall or a shopping center, and pass. Large-scale, long-term stagnation like this is rare, but small-scale road closures happen quite frequently.
On top of that, we recommend that you keep a survival kit handy in your car. This time you got stuck due to a heavy snowfall that could have been prevented, but you may run into unpredictable natural disasters like earthquakes. Anyone, anytime, anywhere can be forced to face a difficult situation. In such cases, a disaster prevention kit that gathers the equipment for each survival is useful. After the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, various disaster prevention kits were released.
A cheap game costs 3980 yen. An image of 20,000 yen for a high set. The economy type has a content that can last up to about 2 days and it is possible to survive long enough. When it comes to a high set, it includes food and a sleeping bag where you can sleep comfortably, so you can spend about 3 days without stress. Although Japan has a weakness in the initial response, it will be helpful if you endure it for about 3 days. If you put it in the car, it’s perfect.
If you keep it in your car it’s a bit bulky, but I think it’s a good idea to make your own rescue kit out of blankets, water, storable food, and a portable toilet. Due to changes in the climate environment that are occurring on a global scale, it is very possible that we will encounter natural disasters that have never occurred before. I think it was necessary to change the mentality so that the situation was not serious at that time.
(Mitsuhiro Kunizawa)
Categories: Driving, Road / Infrastructure, Car Life
Tags: highway, car life
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