NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Taito-ku, Tokyo) jointly works with related organizations such as the Expressway Traffic Police Corps and the Expressway Traffic Safety Council for customers returning home during the year-end and New Year holidays and those heading to snowfall areas. Will carry out a "winter traffic safety campaign" at 12 SA/PA locations in the area.

Experience the differences in tire slip on frozen roads and the ignition of smoke tubes

In the campaign, we will exhibit "Tire Mu (μ)" where you can experience the difference in slip between summer tires and winter tires, and experience the ignition of smoke tubes. Through the experience of the difference between summer and winter tires, you will understand the need to install winter tires early and learn about safety actions on the Expressway so that you can quickly ignite the smoke tube in an emergency. can do.

Please experience it when you visit the rest facility.

If you feel sleepy, refresh at the rest facility!

In the coming season, many customers will go home and go winter sports to go to the snowy area. Driving for long distances and long hours that you are unfamiliar with and traveling on snowy roads are especially prone to fatigue. Expressway, "Driving while tired is an accident." In such a case, stop by a break facility early and refresh yourself with a hot drink. We ask for your continued understanding and cooperation regarding our road safety efforts.

1 Road safety campaign

[Implementation period] From November 29, 2014 to December 19
[Venue] NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office at 12 rest facilities
*For details such as the venue and date and time, Attachment [PDF: 66KB] Please refer to.

2 Wear winter tires early before it snows!

Winter Expressway are slippery due to snowfall and freezing. Driving at the same speed and handling as in other seasons is extremely dangerous.
Also, as in February this year, heavy snowfall may occur in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Please be sure to wear winter tires early, as sudden snowfall may cause the car to become stuck and may be left behind.
In addition, the braking distance of summer tires on snowy roads is 1.6 times that of winter tires. To protect the safety of our customers, please wear winter tires and carry tire chains.

3 Take a break early if you feel drowsy or tired!

If you feel drowsiness or tired while driving on the Expressway, do not overdo it and rest at the nearest rest facility. In particular, it is easy for an accident to occur within an hour of riding on the Expressway, so please refresh yourself at a rest facility early and drive safely.

4 Conduct a winter tire installation rate survey

We will carry out a winter tire installation rate survey in the middle of December at a rest facility within the Kanto Regional Head Office. The results will be announced on our website. If you are heading to a snowfall area, please refer to this and install winter tires as soon as possible.

[Reference: Wearing rate results in mid-December (first time) and late January (second time) last year]
The installation rate of winter tires (second time) was approximately 62% for small cars and 74% for large cars.
About 38% of small cars were summer tires. (Survey location: 9 rest facilities average)

Winter tire installation rate [rest facilities (9 locations) average]

5 Request from NEXCO East Japan

On a Expressway winter, keep the distance between cars sufficiently low and keep the speed down. Do not perform operations such as "steering wheel", "accelerating acceleration", "quick braking", etc., and drive slowly and safely. I will.

In winter, the starting point may be sunny, but snow may be falling at the destination or the passing point, so be sure to check the weather information in advance and prepare for safety.

NEXCO East Japan implements snow removal work and freeze prevention work in order to ensure that customers can use the Expressway safely and with peace of mind. We kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation in preparation for this.

Dr. Mamoshi introduces the know-how of safe driving in a video on our website "DraPla" in preparation for "Manshichishishishi..." on the Expressway winter.
Our website "DraPla" "Winter Expressway What to do then! ?"

We provide weather information (forecasts and actual conditions) and snow road information in real time on our HP "Drive Traffic".
Our HP "Drive traffic"

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