About the results of winter tire installation rate survey on Expressway (1)
-Approximately 60% are not equipped with winter tires-
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- About the results of winter tire installation rate survey on Expressway (1)
November 21, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) will be held on November 19th (Tuesday) at Expressway 4 service areas (SA) and parking areas (PA) in Niigata prefecture. We conducted a winter tire installation rate survey.
The winter tire installation rate was 43% for all vehicles (78% for large vehicles and 29% for small vehicles), and about 60% of customers did not install winter tires. Since the first snow was observed in the mountains of Expressway in Niigata Prefecture on November 19, please change to winter tires and carry a chain as soon as possible.
This survey is conducted for the purpose of encouraging early replacement of winter tires and enlightening safe driving on snowy roads, and is conducted every week until the installation rate reaches 90%.
1 Outline of the winter tire installation rate survey
Survey method
- Surveyor visually confirms the tire type of the vehicle parked in the SA / PA surveyed
- Investigate about 50 units at one location
- Large vehicles are oversized vehicles, large vehicles, medium-sized vehicles, and small vehicles are regular vehicles and light vehicles classified by charge type.
* The number of vehicles surveyed may change depending on how the parking lot is used.
Survey place
E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway / Tanigawadake PA, E8 Hokuriku Expressway / Kurosaki PA, Hokuriku Expressway / Yoneyama SA, E18Joshin-Etsu Expressway / Myoko SA
* All conducted on the Out-bound line
Scheduled survey date / Results announced date * Survey date may change due to weather and other reasons.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled survey date | 11/19 (Tue) | 11/26 (Tue) | 12/3 (Tue) | 12/10 (Tue) |
| Results publication date | 11/21 (Thursday) | 11/28 (Thursday) | 12/5 (Thursday) | 12/12 (Thursday) |
2 Survey results (number of surveys: 225)
| Survey place | Classification | Number of surveys | This survey 11/19 (Tue) |
【reference】 Last year survey 11/20 (Tue) |
First snow day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary tire | Winter tires | Total | |||||
| E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Tanigawadake PA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 25 | 2 | 27 | 7％ | 22％ | Last year: 11/22 This year: 11/19 |
| Large car | 5 | 18 | 23 | 78％ | 89％ | ||
| Total | 30 | 20 | 50 | 40％ | 47％ | ||
| E8 Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki PA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 42 | 14 | 56 | twenty five% | 45％ | Last year: 12/7 This year: unobserved |
| Large car | 2 | 13 | 15 | 87％ | 100％ | ||
| Total | 44 | 27 | 71 | 38％ | 62％ | ||
| E8Hokuriku Expressway Yoneyama SA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 21 | 18 | 39 | 46％ | 44％ | Last year: 12/8 This year: unobserved |
| Large car | 3 | 9 | 12 | 75％ | 58％ | ||
| Total | 24 | 27 | 51 | 53％ | 47％ | ||
| E18Joshin-Etsu Expressway Myoko SA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 25 | 11 | 36 | 31％ | 17％ | Last year: 11/22 This year: 11/19 |
| Large car | 5 | 12 | 17 | 71％ | 80％ | ||
| Total | 30 | 23 | 53 | 43％ | 36％ | ||
| total | Small car | 113 | 45 | 158 | 29％ | 34％ | |
| Large car | 15 | 52 | 67 | 78％ | 86％ | ||
| Total | 128 | 97 | 225 | 43％ | 50％ | ||
3 Request from NEXCO EAST Niigata branch office
- Please "install winter tires early before snowfall" and "carry a chain".
Expressway prefecture, and the full-scale snowfall season is about to begin. It is very dangerous to drive on snowy roads without winter tires installed, so if you have not installed winter tires yet, please replace them as soon as possible.
Also, in the case of heavy snow, you may be required to attach a chain even for winter tires, so please be sure to carry the chain with you. - Please drive slowly and safely when driving on snowy roads.
At the beginning of the snow season, driving sensations on snowy roads have not been restored, and even with winter tires, there is a tendency to cause traffic accidents.
Make sure to keep the distance between vehicles more than usual, and keep your speed down. Do not perform operations with "sudden" such as "sudden steering wheel," "accelerated acceleration," or "sudden braking" and drive slowly and safely. - Please "collect information diligently before and during your outing".
The Expressway winter changes suddenly. Even if the starting point is sunny, it may snow at the destination or passing point, so please wear winter tires and carry tire chains.
Also, please check the road information and weather information frequently before going out or in the service area.
In "Drive Traffic (DraTra)" (https://www.drivetraffic.jp/), traffic congestion prediction, real-time traffic information, Expressway weather (snow road) prediction and road surface condition (snow road live camera) information We offer.
NEXCO EAST in the winter of Expressway in order to use the safety, security, comfort, and convenience, safety awareness activities and traffic safety campaign in SA · PA · toll booth, "DraPla in" of "Manmoshi Dr. winter Expressway course" (https://www.driveplaza.com/special/manmoshi/), and actively disseminate information about snow roads.
- " NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Twitter @e_nexco_niigata"
We provide information on driving and traveling in Niigata prefecture.
For traffic jam information and traffic closure information, please check the DraTra
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