NEXCO東日本新潟支社（新潟市中央区）では、冬用タイヤの早期交換を喚起し、冬道の安全運転を啓発する目的として、12月1日（火）に新潟県内などの高速道路4カ所のサービスエリア（SA）・パーキングエリア（PA）で今冬期3回目の冬用タイヤ装着率調査を実施しました。
　冬用タイヤ装着率は全車で 81％（大型車 92％、小型車 77％）であり、前回調査より装着率は向上しましたが、まだ約2割のお客さまは冬用タイヤを未装着でした。これから本格的な降雪期を迎えるため、早めの冬用タイヤへの交換とチェーンの携行のご協力をお願いします。

1. 1. Outline of 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 Yoneyama SA, Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki PA, E18 Joshinetsu Expressway Myoko SA

• All carried out on the Out-bound

Survey (planned) date / result publication date

• The survey date is subject to change due to weather and other reasons.

2．調査結果（調査台数：253台）

3. 3. Request from NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head 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, check road information and weather information frequently before going out or in the service area.
  "Drive Traffic (DraTra)" (https://www.drivetraffic.jp/) provides real-time road traffic information and Expressway surface conditions (snow road live camera).

• " NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Twitter @e_nexco_niigata"
  We provide information on traffic jams, closed roads, and driving / travel information in Niigata Prefecture.