In the area around Kusatsu-cho, Gunma Prefecture, where many people visit in winter for hot springs and skiing, police officers and others at a local roadside station on the 4th, due to a series of accidents involving cars without winter tires last year. I called for the installation of tires for

About 40 people, including police officers, Kusatsu town officials, and Kusatsu Onsen's mascot character "Yumomi-chan," participated in the appeal, handing out leaflets to tourists visiting the roadside station and asking for winter tires. We called on people to check the weather forecast before going out.



According to the police, at the end of November last year, more than 20 cars slipped due to snow on the national highway heading to Kusatsu Onsen, and more than 50 cars were left unattended, affecting snow removal work. .



About 70% of the abandoned cars were tourists from outside the prefecture, and many of them were not equipped with winter tires. In addition, the police recommend that people who are not used to driving on snowy roads access by train or bus.



Kazuya Kondo, Chief of Naganohara Police Station, said, "I want you to be careful when driving on winter roads, such as wearing winter tires and chains."