Response training assuming the occurrence of vehicles driving in the wrong direction on Expressway
This will be carried out in collaboration with the police
Location: Niigata Prefecture Driver's License Center, Highway Training Course
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- Press Release Niigata office
- We will conduct joint drills with the police to respond to cases of vehicles driving in the wrong direction on Expressway
July 16, 2024
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
Reference: A scene from a wrong-way driving response training conducted in 2023
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) will conduct a joint response training exercise with the Niigata Prefectural Police Expressway Traffic Police Unit (Highway Patrol) and other related organizations on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, simulating the occurrence of a vehicle driving the wrong way on Expressway.
This training, now in its ninth year, is being conducted with the aim of jointly verifying with relevant agencies quick and accurate response procedures for vehicles driving the wrong way on Expressway, which have the potential to lead to serious accidents, as well as further improving response capabilities to vehicles driving the wrong way and strengthening cooperation between team members.
Training outline
Date and time
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 13:30-15:20
- Rain or shine (canceled in case of stormy weather)
place
Niigata Prefecture Driver's License Center High Speed Training Course
(7-1-1 Higashiminato, Seiro-cho, Kitakambara-gun, Niigata Prefecture)
Content
Assuming a vehicle driving in the wrong direction on Expressway, we will check how to cooperate with each other through a series of responses from receiving a witness report to lifting the road closure.
~ Training scenario (past example) ~
- 「逆走車両を目撃した」との通報を受けた高速隊とNEXCO東日本交通 管理隊は現場に急行し、走行する順行車両に対して通行止めを実施する
- A member sends a signal to the reverse running vehicle and stops it on the spot
- Move a stopped wrong-way vehicle and its driver to a safe location
- After confirming the safety of the site, the road closure is lifted and the remaining vehicles are smoothly cleared.
Participating institution
Kanto District Police Bureau Wide Area Coordination Department Niigata Expressway Management Office
Niigata Prefectural Police Headquarters Traffic Department Expressway Traffic Police Corps
NEXCO EAST Group
NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as a period for contributing to the achievement of the SDGs and transforming toward a new future society, and is undertaking a variety of initiatives.
We believe that the implementation of this "Joint Response Training in Case of a Wrong-Way Vehicle" will contribute to SDGs goals 3 and 17 as a business activity that leads to reducing the number of fatalities and injuries from traffic accidents.
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