You have to stop the car
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This morning the air-raid alarm went off accidentally in the Utrecht area. If you looked outside, you could see some windows of houses closing here and there, but in general people didn’t really care. In this case it didn’t matter, because there was really nothing to worry about. The Utrecht Security Region (VRU) announced that it was a mistake during testing. But what should you do if the air raid siren goes off and you’re in the car?
The air raid siren goes off and you’re in the car
This is what the website of the central government: ‘Are you in the car? Then park it and go inside somewhere as quickly as possible. If this is not possible, stop the car (engine and ventilation off) at the side of the road and stay in the car.’ In principle, everyone should have stopped the car to see what was going on. Such a mistake with testing could therefore cause dangerous traffic situations. This does not apply on the first Monday of the month at 12:00, because then the alarm poles are tested.
If you want to know what’s going on, listen to the regional radio station, says the national government. “When the siren goes off, the regional radio is the official disaster broadcaster.” At regular times, Qmusic takes over the function of disaster transmitter between 10:00 and 11:00 – during the Foute Hour. Incidentally, this morning nothing appeared on the disaster channels on television or on the radio about the air raid siren.