It’s dangerous on Dutch roads during the weekend:
Snow and frost have left roads across the Netherlands dangerously icy, the Royal Dutch Touring Club warns, causing many accidents.
The ANWB says most of the country is covered by between 5 and 8 centimetres of snow that fell overnight. Police are reporting more accidents than usual for a weekend. No serious accidents have yet occurred, though roads are as busy as on a normal weekday. On many motorways, only the right lane is passable.
Snowfall in Germany has caused severe disruption. On some roads in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern motorists were stranded for hours. Due to the heavy snowfall snowploughs and towing services could not reach them sooner. Rail traffic also came to a standstill. Around 300 accidents, one of them fatal, have been reported in North Rhine-Westphalia. Two people were killed in traffic accidents in Bavaria.
Source: RNWNews
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on Jan 31st, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Oh dear! Happy and safe motoring to all.