We carry out summer traffic safety campaign in Kanto area
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- We carry out summer traffic safety campaign in Kanto area
July 3, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Kanto Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Kanto Regional Head Office (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture) will be conducting a "Summer Traffic Safety Campaign" in collaboration with related organizations such as Expressway Traffic Police and Expressway Traffic Safety Council from July 10th (Fri) to July 24th (Fri), 2026.
This summer's traffic safety campaign will include distributing educational booklets on traffic safety and driving manners to customers using Expressway, displaying patrol cars, and offering opportunities to ride in mini patrol cars.
Road safety campaign overview
- For details on location, date and time, etc., please see the bottom of the page.
Here are the main themes this time!
Prevention of wrong-way driving accidents
Driving against traffic is a life-threatening act.
Expressway are one-way!
Serious accidents caused by vehicles driving in the wrong direction have occurred. Expressway are only for travel in the designated direction. Please carefully check regulatory signs, guide signs, and road markings.
I went to the wrong place! I went too far!
Backing up or making a U-turn on Expressway is prohibited by law.
These actions constitute a "violation of traffic lane regulations" under the Road Traffic Act.
If you miss your intended interchange, continue driving and take the next interchange. At the interchange exit, use the general lane and inform an attendant.
How to deal with a vehicle driving the wrong way
Vehicles driving the wrong way tend to use the passing lane. If you see or hear information about a vehicle driving the wrong way, slow down, maintain a safe distance, and pay close attention to the movements of the vehicle in front of you.
Motorcycle accident prevention
Serious motorcycle accidents are occurring frequently!
Even a slight contact or change in balance can be fatal when riding a motorcycle. When riding a motorcycle, always pay attention to your surroundings, always use the passing lane when overtaking, and refrain from dangerous lane splitting.
Lane splitting is very dangerous! Maintain a safe distance and drive safely!
The car in front may brake suddenly or you may have to drive over fallen objects.
It is extremely dangerous, so please do not drive directly behind the car in front of you, and maintain a safe distance.
Prevention of distracted driving
Don't drive while distracted!
A car travels approximately 28 meters per second at a speed of 100 km/h. Distracted driving can cause rear-end collisions and chain-reaction accidents.
Please use your mobile phone or smartphone only at service areas (SA) and parking areas (PA)!
The Road Traffic Act has been amended, and penalties for using smartphones while driving have been strengthened.
Talking on a cell phone or staring at the screen while driving can lead to insufficient attention to surrounding traffic conditions and unstable driving due to one-handed driving, potentially resulting in accidents.
Using the vehicle while stopped on the shoulder of the road or in areas with traffic guidance markings (zebra zones) is strictly prohibited!
When using your mobile phone or smartphone, please pull over to a service area (SA) or parking area (PA). Also, please refrain from using your phone while walking, as this is extremely dangerous.
Traffic safety campaign planned
- Manners and similar groups will not be participating.
| Implementation date and time | Implementation location | Main implementation contents |
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| 2026/7/10 (Fri) 10:00-11:00 | E4 Tohoku Expressway Sano SA (Out-bound) |
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| 2026/7/10 (Fri) 10:30-11:30 | CA Tokyo Wan Aqua-Line Expressway Umihotaru PA |
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| July 11, 2026 (Sat) 10:00-11:00 | Konnyaku Park |
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| 2026/7/13 (Monday) 10:00-12:00 | E83 Daisan Keihin Expressway, Tsuzuki PA (In-bound lane) |
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| 2026/7/14 (Tue) 11:00-12:00 | E1 Tomei Expressway Ebina SA (Out-bound) |
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| 2026/7/14 (Tue) 12:00-13:00 | E19 Nagano Expressway Obasute SA (In-bound) |
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| Thursday, July 16, 2026, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | C4 Ken-O Road Shobu PA (inner loop) |
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| 2026/7/17 (Fri) 10:30-11:30 | E17 Kan-Etsu Expressway Takasaki SA (Out-bound) |
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| July 18, 2026 (Sat) 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | E6 Joban Expressway Tomoe SA (Out-bound) |
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| July 19, 2026 (Sun) 10:00-11:00 | E4 Tohoku Expressway Hasuda SA (In-bound) |
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| 2026/7/21 (Tue) 10:15-11:00 | C3 Outer Ring Road Shinkura PA |
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | C4 Ken-O Road Sayama PA (inner loop) |
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- Please note that the campaign may be canceled or the time may be changed at short notice due to weather conditions on the day.
For the latest implementation schedule, please check the official NEXCO EAST (Kanto) Twitter account (@e_nexco_kanto).
Past campaigns
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