Anders Fægri lives on Hellerudtoppen in Oslo. Even though he got winter tires on last week, he couldn’t get the car up the hill.
– I tried to get up, but I was left spinning. So I parked at the bottom of the hill, so you can walk the rest of the day.
He says he has seen several cars on the roads without winter tires that have spun on flat ground.
– It is very idiotic. I was really screwed last week.
Over 100 reports of traffic accidents
There are perhaps more people who should leave the car on Monday morning.
During the morning hours, emergency services and tow trucks have been working hard to help motorists who have driven off the road in Eastern Norway.
In East police district, South-East police district and in Oslo, Asker and Bærum, more than 149 reports have been received about traffic accidents, traffic accidents or cars that have skidded off the road.
A car has driven into a brick house in Trøgstad in Indre Østfold. It is one of several accidents that the emergency services have responded to on Monday morning.
Bus that has skidded off the road on the way up to Tonsenhagen in Oslo.
A car has run into a lamppost in Stridsklev in Porsgrunn. The car is in the middle of the road, but the traffic is passing by.
A bus has run off the road at Mortensrud in Oslo.
The picture shows a queue in Asker on the E18.
Lorry across the Ytre ringvei, between Alna and Tveita.
The picture is from Sandefjordsveien.
– We have had a lot to do during the morning and the morning today, says operations manager Gjermund Stokkeli.
Stokkeli says that a good number of incidents are due to the use of summer tires and difficult driving conditions.
– We have been informed that some cars are out driving with summer tyres, that is something we absolutely do not want now, says Groth.
Queue to be fitted with winter tyres
At the Vianor tire center in Larvik, the phone has not been idle. People queue to get winter tyres.
Roar Sandvik says there has been a lot of pressure at the Vianor tire center in Larvik today.
Photo: Lars Tore Endresen / NRK
– It comes as a surprise every year. I have 24 tire seasons behind me, and it has been exactly the same every single year, says Roar Sandvik, department manager at Vianor Larvik.
There are many who call and are a little desperate today, he says.
– We also help those who come as drop-in customers, and there are many of them. We keep it going throughout the evening.
The snow creates traffic challenges
There are also traffic challenges in Oslo as a result of the snowy weather.
In Oslo and Viken, several buses are delayed and canceled as a result of slippery roads and difficult driving conditions.
A clear appeal to motorists for winter tyres
Earlier today, two drivers in Asker lost their sticker because they were driving with summer tyres. Both cars ended up in the guardrail.
The Road Traffic Center makes a clear call:
– If you don’t have winter tires on, you have nothing to do on the road today, says traffic operator Christofa Key-Nilsen at the road traffic center East to NRK.
Head of duty in South-East 110 Are Reinhartsen shares the call from the Road Traffic Center and the police.
– From experience, there are always people who try their hand at summer tires and create unnecessary danger for others.
IN THE DITCH: A car ended up in the ditch in the snowy weather at the E18 on Monday morning.
Photo: Ole Berg-Rusten / NTB
He says that today the fire service is fully staffed and ready to help unfortunate motorists. They have been out on several missions during the morning hours.
Bruck Asafa in Porsgrunn actually had other plans, but had to postpone the honor to change from summer tires to winter tires.
– Winter came very suddenly, he says.
Bruck Asafa had to postpone some errands in order to put on winter tires.
Photo: Håkon Lie / NRK
The snow continues throughout the day
The snow has settled in several places in Eastern Norway, Viken and Southern Norway last night. The snow will also continue throughout the day. this is reported by Meteorologist on Duty Ingrid Bentsen.
– It will probably continue with precipitation throughout the day today and it is so cold that most of it will come as snow, says Bentsen.
She adds that it is Vestfold and Telemark and Eastern Norway that receive the most rainfall. Up to 15 centimeters of snow can be expected here.
Photo: Meteorological Institute
– It won’t be dry until Tuesday, but there won’t be any changes in the temperature, so the snow will probably stay put.
2023-10-30 12:19:47
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