About holding snowy road experience event

~It is an event where you can experience the danger of snowy roads for free on a special course~

January 12, 2007
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office Yuzawa Management Office

NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Yuzawa Management Office (Minami Uonuma-gun Yuzawa Town, Director: Yoneo Oka) is mainly for those who come from the metropolitan area to Yuzawa for leisure such as skiing and hot springs, driving on a snowy road We would like to inform you that we will hold a "snow road experience event" to deepen awareness of the dangers of.

You can try it for free, so please use it.

1 Date and time

Saturday, January 20, 2007, 21st Sunday
4 days, January 27th (Sat) and 28th (Sun), 2007
Both are from 8:00 to 13:00

  • Depending on the weather conditions and the course conditions of the snowy road experience course, the time may be shortened or canceled.

2 Implementation place

Kan-Etsu Expressway Tanigawadake PA (Out-bound line)

3 Implementation details

At the "Snow Road Experience Course" installed in the parking area, customers will be able to actually experience the danger of sudden braking and sudden steering wheel operation with an actual vehicle (prepared by NEXCO EAST).
We ask our customers to participate in a simple survey.
Anyone with a normal license or higher can experience it for free.
In the case of a large number of applicants, we will consider the first-come-first-served basis (maximum 50 people), but please understand.

4 Other

Saturday, January 20, 9:00-13:00
Snow road driving lessons will be held by Mr. Kiyomizu (racing driver & motor journalist) at any time.

Location map

Implementation location image Image of Figure 1

Implementation location image image of Figure 2

Course outline

Frozen road surface of width 13 x length 54 m

Experience content

On the course where lane marks and rubber cones are installed, you can set the target of running and turning position of the steering wheel and drive the car prepared by NEXCO EAST to experience the operation of the car with sudden braking and steering. ..

[Experience qualification]
Those who have a normal license or higher

[Experience fee]
free

[Traveling vehicle]
Normal passenger car (with studless tires and normal tires)

[Running method]
Please use the passenger cars prepared on the course to drive in the following order.

  • Ride a vehicle equipped with studless tires and drive in the order of (1) sudden braking and (2) lane change.
  • Ride a car equipped with normal tires and drive in the order of (1) sudden braking and (2) lane change.

[Reception]
Please fill out the application form at the reception area beside the course.

Other

Saturday, January 20, 9:00-13:00
Snow road driving lessons are held at any time by Mr. Kiyomizu (racing driver & motor journalist)

Reference: Last year's photo

Image image of last year's photo