About spring national traffic safety campaign
~ About 80% of the accidents in the early spring were "looking aside" and "wrong handle operation"! ~
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- About spring national traffic safety campaign
March 29, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu Ward), in conjunction with the national traffic safety campaign period (April 6 to 15) in spring, jointly with related agencies such as Hokkaido Police, "National Traffic Safety Campaign in Spring "to hold.
In early spring, when driving, you may be distracted by the scenery, feel a little warm due to the warmth of the temperature, or speed up too much due to the feeling of thaw. In this campaign, we will cooperate with local campaign girls and characters on Expressway throughout Hokkaido to prevent accidents caused by these and prepare winter equipment to prepare for sudden weather changes, and call for safe driving in accordance with the season. I will do it.
1 Implementation date
~ NEXCO EAST Traffic Safety Campaign to be carried out within Hokkaido Branch Office -
| Date | Time | Implementation location | The number of participants | Management office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, April 6 | 9：30～10：30 | Do-O Expressway Waatsu PA (To Tomakomai area/Sapporo area) |
About 30 people, Manatee | Sapporo |
| 9：30～10：00 | Doto Expressway Otofuke Obihiro IC (entrance) |
About 50 people, Manatee Tokachi Aozora Lady |
Obihiro | |
| 14：00～14：30 | Doto Expressway Tokachiheigen SA (for Sapporo) |
About 10 people, Tokachi Aozora Lady |
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| 14：00～14：30 | Doto Expressway Shimukappu PA (Obihiro area) |
About 10 people, Manatee Tokachi Aozora Lady |
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| 10：00～11：00 | Do-O Expressway Asahikawa Takasu IC (entrance) |
About 30 people | Asahikawa | |
| 12：00～13：00 | Do-O Expressway Sunagawa SA (for Sapporo) |
About 10 | ||
| 11：00～12：00 | Do-O Expressway Usuzan SA (bound for Hakodate and Muroran) |
About 10 | Muroran | |
| Friday, April 7 | 10：30～11：30 | Do-O Expressway Tomakomai West IC (entrance) |
About 20 people, Manatee Toma chop, Hascup Lady |
Tomakomai |
| Saturday, April 8 | 9：00～18：00 | Access Sapporo "Light vehicle fair" |
About 5 people, Manatee | Hokkaido Regional Head Office |
| Monday, April 10 | 11：00～11：30 | Do-O Expressway Iwamizawa SA (Asahikawa area) |
About 20 people, Manatee | Iwamizawa |
| Tuesday, April 11 | 12：00～13：00 | Do-O Expressway Yakumo PA (Aggregation/Both directions) |
About 10 people, Manatee | Muroran |
- IC: Interchange, SA: Service area, PA: Parking area
- On Saturday, April 8th, it will be a call for the "Light Car Fair" hosted by the Sapporo Light Car Association.
2 Implementation contents
Calling for traffic safety by distributing leaflets, leaflets and goods to raise awareness of traffic safety.
In the Tomakomai area, please cooperate with "Has Cup Lady" and "Toma Chop" at the Tomakomai West IC and ask customers using the Expressway to drive safely.
In the eastern area, still it is an alternative path of road closures followed by national highway 274 No. Doto Expressway in order to defend the traffic, Otofuke-Obihiro IC · Tokachiheigen SA · Shimukappu Hokkaido Tokachi Subprefecture at three points of the PA, Shimukappu village, " We will appeal for safe driving in cooperation with Tokachi Aozora Lady.
3 Important points for this time
- Side-by-side driving caution・・・・Watch ahead and detect danger early, and do not operate smartphones etc. while driving
- Preventing snooze driving... Early break with SA/PA
- Speed-down...・Safe driving with speed-down
- Wearing seat belts: Correct wearing of seat belts and child seats for all seats
- Checking for reverse direction...Check the traveling direction with the caution sign and road surface display
- Eradication of drunk driving
The figure below: Accident occurrence status from April to June 2016 (according to NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office)
Every year from April to early June, there are many accidents caused by "arm accidents due to looking aside" and "wrong steering wheel operation". When there is no snow and the road surface is in good condition, the speed may be too high and even a slight inattention may cause a serious accident. Let's concentrate while driving and make a comfortable driving plan.
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