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NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) works jointly with related organizations, including the Niigata Prefectural Expressway Police Squad, to improve traffic safety at four locations: Expressway service areas (SA) and parking areas (PA). We will carry out a campaign.
In this campaign, we aim to eliminate winter traffic fatalities by working with related organizations to urge customers to install winter tires and drive safely on winter roads before the onset of the harsh winter season when traffic accidents occur frequently.

• Due to stormy weather, etc., the schedule or content may change.

1. PR ambassador for traffic safety awareness selected by the Niigata Prefecture Expressway Safety Council
2. NEXCO EAST 's manners improvement character

State of past campaign

Main participating institutions

Niigata Prefectural Police Headquarters Traffic Department Expressway Traffic Police Corps
Niigata Prefectural Expressway Traffic Safety Council (including Highway Ambassador)
NEXCO EAST Group

Three points for driving safely Expressway in winter

1. Early winter equipment (installation of winter tires, carrying chains)
   • Winter is almost here. Please change to winter tires as soon as possible.
   • Make sure that the tread depth of your winter tires is no more than 50% worn down when new.
   • During heavy snowfall, chains may be required even on winter tires. Please bring a chain.
2. Drive safely and reduce your speed (especially in early winter!)
   • Do not perform operations with the word ``sudden'' such as ``sudden steering,'' ``sudden acceleration,'' or ``sudden braking.''
     Please keep a sufficient distance between vehicles and drive slowly and safely.
   • In particular, at the beginning of winter, drivers tend to be more prone to accidents as their sense of driving on snowy roads has not yet recovered.
3. Frequently gathering information before and during your outing
   • The weather on Expressway in winter can change suddenly, and even if it's sunny at your departure point, it may snow at your destination or passing point.
     Please check road and weather information frequently before going out or while taking a break in the service area.
   • "Drive Traffic (DraTra)" provides real-time traffic information and information on Expressway road conditions (snowy road live camera).

About stacking during snowfall

• Stuck is more likely to occur during snowfall.
• NEXCO EAST official YouTube channel introduces the mechanism by which stacks occur and how to prevent them from occurring. Please take a look at it as a reference for safe driving.

Reference video: "How to avoid getting stuck! ? I will explain how the stack occurs.』

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  NEXCO EAST provides information on winter roads using LINE.
  We plan to disseminate useful information for winter road driving, so please register as a friend or register using a two-dimensional code.

  

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