Rijkswaterstaat will activate the heat protocol in Drenthe for tomorrow due to the expected high temperatures. The protocol already applies today in most provinces, except Drenthe, Groningen and Friesland. It applies to the whole country on Sunday. The heat protocol means that road users who break down along the road will be helped immediately.
The protocol applies on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The KNMI expects the temperature in most provinces to rise to 30 degrees or higher.
Rijkswaterstaat considers it undesirable if stranded road users have to wait in the sun for a long time at high temperatures for a salvage company. That is why the organization tries to ensure that during these kinds of hot days, a recovery company takes road users with breakdowns to a place with facilities, such as a petrol station, as quickly as possible.
Road users are advised to be well prepared and alert in case of heat and to bring sufficient drinking water. According to Rijkswaterstaat, it is also useful to bring an umbrella. People can use these as a parasol while they wait for a road inspector or the recovery company.