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Updated:August 30, 2013

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Slipping when exiting a tunnel

1 Example

At the tunnel exit you notice that the road ahead is frozen, and brake rapidly. The car slips into the opposite lane and hits an oncoming car.

Slipping when exiting a tunnel

2 What did you do wrong?

  • You steered and braked very rapidly on the frozen road.
  • You were too optimistic about the road conditions in winter.
  • You did not pay attention to the information about the road.

3 How to avoid accidents

  • Recognize that the exit of the tunnel will freeze very easily.
  • Be careful even during the day.
  • Do not accelerate.

*Attention! Nagano prefecture has a lot of tunnels,even on the highways.