The car expert spoke about the need to prepare the car for snowy weather

Alexander Lytkin, chief expert of the National Council for Driver Training and Testing, said on Thursday, February 19, that winter road safety begins long before departure.

According to the expert, many people save on small things, which leads to tragedies.

"The winter period includes the appropriate preparation of the car: replacement of fluids for winter, high-quality rubber, brushes, wipers. My sympathy goes out to those who didn't do it. They save on water, fill it up, and eventually it freezes, and it gets even worse. The driver must be prepared for any eventuality, because 90% of accidents happen precisely because of a person," Lytkin explained, he said in an interview with Radio 1.

The specialist added that in such weather it is better not to get behind the wheel of a car, but to use public transport.

The Valley is falling: how Moscow is coping with the consequences of a powerful cyclone

More than a hundred flights have been canceled or delayed at the capital's airports.

Earlier that day, Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center, reported that 21 mm of precipitation had fallen in Moscow since the beginning of the day on February 19 – 49% of the monthly norm in February, the Moscow City News agency reports.

The deputy mayor of the capital, Pyotr Biryukov, said that due to the snowfall in the capital, all snow-melting points began to work intensively, Moscow 24 reports.

Snow cyclone Valley hit Moscow and the Moscow region on February 19. Residents of the region were urged to refrain from traveling by private transport if possible. 360.ru .

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