[Third bullet (final)] Winter tires are installed later than last year!

-We will announce the results of the winter tire installation rate survey-

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November 17, 2017
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido office

NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Branch Office (Sapporo City Atsubetsu Ward) conducted surveys on wearing conditions of winter tires so as to promptly change to a winter tire at the early stage of full snowfall / snowy season, so the final result I will inform you.

According to the results of this survey, as of November 10, more than 10% of the vehicles were running with summer tires.

A wide range of snowstorms are projected over Hokkaido from November 18th to 19th this weekend. Customers who are not yet equipped with winter equipment and plan to go out by car are requested to replace it with winter equipment.

The publication of the results of this survey will end at this time.

1 Survey results

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Comparison of average winter tire installation rates

Last year, on November 6, the day before the survey, it was snowing over a wide area in Hokkaido, and the first snow was predominantly earlier than this year.

It can be said that replacement of winter tires will be delayed this year compared to last year.

Please change to winter equipment before full-scale snowfall and snowfall, and change the driving method for winter as well.

Survey method

<Place of implementation>
Parking lots such as commercial facilities facing general roads near the following IC
Do-O Expressway Onuma Park IC, Muroran IC, Tomakomai Higashi IC, Kitahiroshima IC, Iwamizawa IC, Asahikawa Takasu IC
Sasson Expressway Asari IC
Doto Expressway Otofuke Obihiro IC, Tokachi Shimizu IC

<Survey method>
・In a parking lot such as a commercial facility, a researcher visually confirms the tire type of the parked vehicle
・About 60 minutes per check

<Survey results>
It will be announced the week after the survey date.
*The information may be changed without notice due to changes in the survey date.

2 Request from NEXCO EAST Hokkaido branch office

  • "Early winter tire installation before snowfall and road surface freeze" please
    Summer tires are prone to slip on snow and icy roads, which can lead to serious accidents. Please wear winter tires early.
  • "Low speed driving on snowy roads and safe driving" please Reference materials [PDF: 125KB]
    Since the feeling of driving on a snowy road has not returned to the beginning of the season, keep a good distance between cars even if you already have winter tires, and keep your speed down. Do not operate the steering wheel or brake suddenly and drive safely.
  • "Frequent information gathering before and after going out" please
    The weather changes abruptly on winter Expressway. Before going out, as well as during going out, check the road information, weather information, and other information frequently, and drive in a comfortable manner.
    NEXCO EAST's information site "Dorapura" applies information such as congestion prediction and winter highway lecture. Also, "Drive Traffic (Doratara)" provides information on highway weather (snowy road) prediction and road conditions (snow road live camera).
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