About the results of winter tire installation rate survey on Expressway (1)
-Approximately 60% are not equipped with winter tires-
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- About the results of winter tire installation rate survey on Expressway (1)
November 19, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Niigata Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office (Chuo-ku, Niigata City) will provide services at four highways in Niigata Prefecture on November 17 (Tuesday) with the aim of encouraging early replacement of winter tires and enlightening safe driving on winter Expressway We conducted a winter tire installation rate survey in the area (SA) and parking area (PA).
The winter tire installation rate is 45% for all vehicles (90% for large vehicles and 29% for small vehicles), and about 60% of customers do not have winter tires installed, and the installation rate is still low. We have already Expressway this year, so we ask for your cooperation in replacing the tires for winter and carrying the chain as soon as possible.
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
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 | 11/17 (Tue) | 11/24 (Tue) | 12/1 (Tue) | 12/8 (Tue) |
| Results publication date | 11/19 (Thursday) | Thursday, November 26 | 12/3 (Thursday) | 12/10 (Thursday) |
2. Survey results (number of surveys: 238)
| Survey location | Classification | Number of surveys | Wearing rate | First snow day | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary tire | Winter tires | Total | This survey 11/17 (Tue) |
[Reference] Last year Simultaneous survey 11/19 (Tue) |
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| E17Kan-Etsu Expressway Tanigawadake PA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 25 | 7 | 32 | 22％ | 7％ | Last year: 11/19 This year: 11/9 |
| Large car | 0 | 18 | 18 | 100％ | 78％ | ||
| Total | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50％ | 40％ | ||
| E8Hokuriku Expressway Yoneyama SA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 25 | 7 | 32 | 22％ | 46％ | Last year: 11/28 This year: unobserved |
| Large car | 0 | 18 | 18 | 100％ | 75％ | ||
| Total | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50％ | 53％ | ||
| E8 Hokuriku Expressway Kurosaki PA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 51 | 17 | 68 | twenty five% | twenty five% | Last year: 11/28 This year: unobserved |
| Large car | 3 | 15 | 18 | 83％ | 87％ | ||
| Total | 54 | 32 | 86 | 37％ | 38％ | ||
| E18Joshin-Etsu Expressway Myoko SA (Out-bound) |
Small car | 24 | 11 | 35 | 31％ | 31％ | Last year: 11/19 This year: 11/9 |
| Large car | 1 | 14 | 15 | 93％ | 71％ | ||
| Total | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50％ | 43％ | ||
| total | Small car | 125 | 52 | 177 | 29％ | 28％ | |
| Large car | 6 | 55 | 61 | 90％ | 78％ | ||
| Total | 131 | 107 | 238 | 45％ | 43％ | ||
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, in Expressway safely, securely, comfortably and conveniently, safety awareness activities and traffic safety campaigns at SA / PA / tollhouses, and nationwide Expressway / SA information site "DraPla, "Dr. Mammoshi's Winter Expressway Course" (https://www.driveplaza.com/special/manmoshi/) is actively disseminating information on snowy roads.
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