About the results of the winter tire installation rate survey on Expressway (3)
-Approximately 20% of small cars do not have winter tires yet-
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- About the results of the winter tire installation rate survey on Expressway (3)
December 5, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) will be installing its third winter tire this winter on December 3 (Tuesday) at four service areas (SA) and parking areas (PA) in Expressway such as Niigata Prefecture. We conducted a rate survey.
Winter tire installation rate is 95% for large cars and 83% for small cars The wearing rate improved from the previous survey, but still Approximately 20% of customers of small cars do not wear winter tires was.
To reach the full-scale snowfall from now on, Please change to early winter tires and carry the chain with you.
In addition, this survey is conducted for the purpose of promoting early replacement of winter tires and enlightening safe driving on snowy roads. It will be done every week until the wearing 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 / Result announcement date
* The survey date is subject to 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 (Thu) | 11/28 (Thu) | 12/5 (Thu) | 12/12 (Thu) |
2 Winter tire installation rate survey results (number of surveys: 213)
| Survey place | Classification | Number of surveys | This time survey 12/3 (Tue) |
[Reference] last time 1st survey 11/26 (Tue) |
First snow day | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary tire | Winter tires | Total | |||||
| E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Tanigawadake PA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 5 | 21 | 26 | 81％ | 71％ | Last year: 11/22 this year: 11/19 |
| Large car | 1 | 27 | 28 | 96％ | 100％ | ||
| Total | 6 | 48 | 54 | 89％ | 82％ | ||
| E8 Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki PA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 6 | 38 | 44 | 86％ | 58％ | Last year: 12/7 this year: 11/28 |
| Large car | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100％ | 94％ | ||
| Total | 6 | 49 | 55 | 89％ | 67％ | ||
| E8Hokuriku Expressway Yoneyama SA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 7 | 36 | 43 | 84％ | 65％ | Last year: 12/8 this year: 11/28 |
| Large car | 1 | 9 | 10 | 90％ | 70％ | ||
| Total | 8 | 45 | 53 | 85％ | 66％ | ||
| E18Joshin-Etsu Expressway Myoko SA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 8 | 28 | 36 | 78％ | 55％ | Last year: 11/22 this year: 11/19 |
| Large car | 1 | 14 | 15 | 93％ | 92％ | ||
| Total | 9 | 42 | 51 | 82％ | 64％ | ||
| total | Small car | 26 | 123 | 149 | 83％ | 62％ | |
| Large car | 3 | 61 | 64 | 95％ | 92％ | ||
| Total | 29 | 184 | 213 | 86％ | 70％ | ||
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 departure 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.
"Drive Traffic (DraTra)" provides traffic congestion prediction, real-time traffic information, Expressway weather (snow road) prediction, and road surface condition (snow road live camera) information.
In NEXCO EAST, in order to use the winter highway safely, securely, comfortably and conveniently, at SA, PA, toll booth safety awareness activities and traffic safety campaign, "Dorapura""Dr. Mammoshi's Winter Expressway Course" We are proactively disseminating information about snowy roads, including the distribution of.
- "NEXCO EAST Niigata branch office twitter @ e_nexco_ niigata"
Information on driving and travel in Niigata Prefecture is being sent.
For traffic information and traffic closure information, please check the drive traffic "DraTra".
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