Most are already in the winter: together with the traffic police reminded drivers of the need to change summer tires

This winter, on the highway M-5 Minsk — Gomel as a result of an accident with a skid and subsequent collision with a passing car killed 30-year-old driver. As it later became known, two of the four wheels on the foreign car of the deceased were on summer tires. But the tragedy could be avoided by changing all tires in time. According to the established rules, you need to change your shoes before December 1, but you should not pull too much - the night frosts broke out already in November. Having left for a raid with the traffic police, they reminded motorists of the need to switch to a winter driving style.

Senior inspector of the traffic police of the special unit for road safety of the traffic police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Mingoris Executive Committee Denis Sivchak and inspector Denis Loban say that now people realize the seriousness of traffic rules and change rubber in time. Nevertheless, isolated cases of accidents still happen.

- Last year, on Domashevsky Street, the driver failed to control at the turn - skidded, Denis Sivchak says. There was a thaw then, but it got a little cold at night. Here he is on his bare tires and could not stay on the road. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but who knows what would have happened if this happened on a busy track.

For driving on summer or worn tires, fines are provided, and if such a violation provoked an accident, then the driver's license can be deprived. Some drivers wondered if it was too early to start checking for winter kits. The inspectors reply:

- It is not a sin to check in advance and warn about possible consequences. November is just a transitional period: blizzards are not yet in sight, but rain, wet snow and ice already cover the asphalt. It is necessary to slowly switch to a winter driving style - neat, measured, without sudden movements and dangerous maneuvers.

- Are you already on winter tires? – assesses the state traffic inspector.

Responding positively, Vera admits in a conversation with journalists that she travels so all year round. But judging by the appearance of the wheels, they are all right.

- I work in delivery, so I hardly get out of the car, she comments. As soon as it gets cold and gets dark early, I hold on to the wheel stronger. There was an unpleasant incident: in the winter flew into a ditch on the highway. So it's better to go slower, but safe and sound.

The driver Alexei noticed in the back seat a packed new set of tires.

- I’ll be changing it the other day, explains the young man. - On the tires such lines ... I had to sign up for a specific time. It's not my rule to wait until the last. We don’t know what the weather will be like tomorrow, but we have to drive every day.

After checking several cars, Denis Sivchak smiled:

- Even to warn someone - everything is already in the winter. Well done!

Milan Timofeev was driving straight from the tires. He left the car in the morning, went to work and took it after lunch - no problems, says the young man.

- At night already transmit -1 degree. So it'll be ice in the morning. The weather in November, frankly, is the most unpleasant because it is unpredictable. Therefore, you need to be prepared for any whims of the heavenly office. It is during this period, according to my observations, that many accidents happen. Someone got stuck, someone exceeded - that's the accident.

By the way, traffic police inspectors remind that not only rubber needs to be prepared for winter. Check the serviceability of the car as a whole: do the wipers work, blowing the glass, the stove, advises Denis Loban. All of this affects the driving experience. There is no need to take risks and hope that the winter will be warm and snowless. NOTE

Check your tires. They should have a certain marking: a mountain top sign with three peaks and a snowflake inside and one of the signs "M + S", "M & S", "M S". If both signs are applied, such tires are considered winter, including if there are any additional designations (+All Season, Road + Winter (R + W), Any Weather, etc.).

In addition, winter rubber must have a residual tread depth of at least 4 millimeters.

Seasonal change of rubber is the traditional time of activation of scammers. There are many cases when citizens wanted to buy a new or used set of “elite” tires from abroad, but in the end they were left without money and without wheels. The Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Regional Executive Committee warns about fake online tire stores.

The main rule that every car owner should remember: in social networks TikTok and Instagram, as well as in instant messengers, there are no and can not be legitimate online tire stores. Buying rubber in TikTok and Instagram through direct or correspondence in Viber / Telegram is almost a hundred percent chance to become a victim of fraud.

Law enforcement officers explained how the scheme works:

Fraudsters create beautiful accounts, fill them with stolen photos of premium tires at prices well below market prices. Buyers are offered “exclusive used kits in perfect condition from Europe” or “direct deliveries of new tires without margins,” the police explained.

When the victim bites on a tempting offer, communication is taken to messengers, require full or partial prepayment, give details of card replenishment through the ERIP, and as soon as the money leaves, the account blocks the buyer, and the ad evaporates.