Tips for Safe Winter Driving: Be Prepared, Stay Alert, Anticipate Risks

2023-09-05 09:42:00

Their weekend had started well, it turned into a nightmare. Last Friday, Herman Tanghe, a 62-year-old Belgian, started his new job as a teacher after being independent all his life.

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This Saturday morning, the native of Diksmuide, in West Flanders, took to the road by bike for the last time. He then went to Esen, five kilometers from his home, to drop something off, report our colleagues from the Nieuwsblad.

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Herman will never return home. A 32-year-old motorist, KK, attempted to overtake three cars. He hit the car in front of him. Catapulted, his van damages other vehicles. Herman, on his bicycle, is in the middle of the accident. Help came too late. He dies at the scene of the tragedy.

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“It hurts a lot”

Herman leaves behind his 46-year-old ex-wife, Natascha Haesebrouck, as well as his three children: Pyotr, 15, Yossif, 18, and Petrousjka, 20. “He may have been 62, but he was still full of energy and hard work. That’s why he looked forward to his new job as a teacher. Bringing things and wisdom to young people, he liked it a lot. Unfortunately, this work only lasted one day,” Natascha told the Nieuwsblad. She continues: “My children must continue to live without their father, their hero. And it hurts a lot.”

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Pyotr, 15, also expresses his pain: “I can’t even describe how much I’m going to miss dad.” He adds: “We all admired him enormously. He was very handy and taught us literally everything”.

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The family awaits the conclusions of the investigation but bears the responsibility on the driver, KK: “There is only one person to blame for this accident, it is clear”, according to Natascha. Herman will be cremated this Friday and a ceremony will be held in his honor next Monday.

Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 2:30 p.m.

Driving during the winter season is sometimes difficult to understand for some drivers. Benoît Godart, spokesperson at Vias, offers three tips to ensure safe driving.

Be in condition:

“When you decide to take the wheel when the roads present a certain danger, you have to get in good condition. For example, it is essential to take two minutes to completely defrost the windows of the vehicle. If you have a big down jacket, you also have to take the time to take it off to get fully comfortable”.

A vehicle in order:

“Before starting, you have to make sure that the car is fully roadworthy. The advice I would give on this subject is the windshield washer. During the winter period, even more so than in summer, it is necessary to ensure that there is enough antifreeze water in the windscreen washer to ensure good visibility during the journey. Equipping your vehicle with snow tires is also important, even if it’s not the guarantee of not hitting the road, which is sometimes capricious”.

Anticipate :

“This last piece of advice is undoubtedly the master of all the others. When driving in winter, there are still risks inherent to the period and sometimes invisible. There are places that are more exposed than others. We need to be more vigilant. You have to drive cool. Leaving earlier, agreeing to arrive late. “.

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