If you get stuck on a highway, you should follow these rules

The accident on the D1 motorway near Blatino on Sunday paralyzed the traffic for long hours. The thermometer in the sun was almost 35 degrees and the drivers remained entangled in hot hell. We investigated what to do and how to behave in similar situations.

Before you sit in your car, it is good to be prepared for any situation that may occur on the road. The most common problem is highway jams, especially during the summer heat. It is important to follow some basic rules.

First of all, it is necessary to have cars sufficiently refueled. You never know what can go wrong along the way. It is also good to get ready for the trip, which means having enough water and food with you. Which will be appreciated especially by the smallest. Newer cars even have air-conditioned compartments where you can store your food.

Hints and tips

"If we come to such an accident and we are among the first, it is good to withdraw into the lane, leave the car on the hazard lights. Wearing reflective vests," said traffic consultant Maros Palesch. When the situation calms down after a few minutes, a continuous column is created and there is no greater risk of going ideally out of the sun and sitting back in the car. Because the highway heats up to 45 - 50 degrees without problems during the day. Especially what can cause health problems for older people and young children?

"It would be better to wait with the car started and air-conditioned, as if I had a child or a crew member to collapse somewhere off the road," Palesch continued. It is also important to keep an eye on children as they can run out onto the road where a corridor for emergency vehicles is created.

Help rescuers for stranded

In accidents where the highway closes for several hours, all emergency services help. Evidence was also the truck accident near Blatino. "A fire-fighting bus has been posted, offering an air-conditioned cabin for passengers who have older vehicles and do not have a good climate," said Jozef Minar, spokesman for the Operations Center of the Emergency and Health Service. "We also provided a drinking regime for the people who stayed in the column. They were pulled out of Pezinok and Malacky, which we're using quadricycles to distribute mineral water to people," added Vladimir Bakos, the Chief Officer of the District Fire Department in Pezinok.