Source: Tāra ターラ (@taraomi923) - image used with permission

Japanese gas station attendant’s winter tire safety video goes viral

As most drivers now, there are optimal tires for each season.

Tāra ターラ (@taraomi923), who works at a gas station in Hokkaido, used his own two feet to simulate what happens when you use tires that don't match the season.

Tāra wore shoes with soles fitted with "studded winter tires" and "summer tires" and ran around the gas pumps at his gas station where the ground was covered with snow.

A lone man frantically running circles in a gas station is a humorous spectacle.

"In Hokkaido, snow has already fallen. I've said this many times before, but here it is again. It's too late once you've gotten into an accident."

Summer tires x snow = accident waiting to happen

When he had "studded tires" on, he could manage to run around the gas station, but with "summer tires" on, he couldn't keep his balance and "crashed."

Looking at him slip and fall like that, you might even worry that he injured himself, but it really helps you realize how scary snowy roads can be.

Many people reacted to Tāra's safety video, which has over 1.8 million views at the time of writing.

  • "Thank you for the easy to understand video."
  • "Scary, scary... And even studded tires aren't perfect either..."
  • "It was worth the physical effort!"

Most of the comments were about how different the traction was depending on the tires you use and how it reminded them of how scary snowy roads can be.

An extra video for extra laughs

Finally, Tāra compared "studded tires" and "tire chains."

With music often used in Jackie Chan's movies playing in the background, this video created quite a different atmosphere from the first one.

Since cars run on two tires, Tāra naturally reproduced the tires with both feet in his first video. But this time, he demonstrated four-wheel drive, which amused even more Twitterers.

Tāra runs on the snow with shoes on both hands and feet.

The gap between his strange spider-like movements and the seriousness of the content elicited a lot of responses, such as "I dropped my smartphone because it was laughing so hard" and "My stomach muscles hurt from laughing so much."

Snow-covered roads are slippery and dangerous, but if we take proper precautions and drive safely, the number of accidents will be greatly reduced.

It might be a good idea to be careful when we drive and also tell people close to us if they intend to drive on snowy roads.

By - grape Japan editorial staff.

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