About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (the third)
-Promotion of early replacement of winter tires and safe driving on snow roads-
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- About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (the third)
November 16, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) will use winter tires on Expressway in order to promote early snow tire replacement and enlighten safe driving on snowy roads during the coming snowfall season. A tire installation status survey is conducted and the results are announced.
Compared to the previous survey (conducted on November 7th), the winter tire installation rate is higher in the entire Tohoku region, but it is lower than the same period last year. On November 14, snowfall was first observed on a Expressway in Aomori prefecture in the Tohoku region.
From now on, we will start a full-scale winter, and it is expected that snow will fall in the northeastern part of the country, the Yamagata road, and the mountainous areas of Ban-Etsu Expressway, so please use Expressway. In that case, please attach a winter tire early and drive safely.
1. Results of the survey on Monday, November 14
| Survey location | Winter tire installation rate | Number of surveys this time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This time survey (November 14) |
[Previous survey] (November 7) |
[Reference: same period last year] (November 15) |
Winter tires Number of installed |
Total number | ||
| Aomori Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC | 77％ | 46％ | 65％ | 50 units | 65 units |
| Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC | 21％ | 13％ | 63％ | 21 units | 100 units | |
| Aomori prefecture total | 43％ | 26％ | 64％ | 71 units | 165 units | |
| Akita | Tohoku Expressway Towada IC | 54％ | 14％ | 61％ | 54 units | 100 units |
| Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC | 51％ | 13％ | 62％ | 52 units | 102 units | |
| Akita Michi Yokote IC | 34％ | 16％ | 57％ | 24 units | 70 units | |
| Akita prefecture total | 48％ | 14％ | 59％ | 130 units | 272 units | |
| Iwate Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC | 28％ | 10％ | 32％ | 28 units | 100 units |
| Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC | 6％ | 3％ | 41％ | 6 units | 100 units | |
| Iwate prefecture total | 17％ | 7％ | 37％ | 34 units | 200 units | |
| Miyagi Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC | 3％ | 2％ | 23％ | 3 units | 104 units |
| Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC | 19% | 18％ | 38％ | 19 units | 101 units | |
| Miyagi prefecture total | 11% | 8％ | 33％ | 22 units | 205 units | |
| Yamagata Prefecture | Yamagata Expressway Yamagata North IC | 39％ | twenty five% | 57％ | 39 units | 100 units |
| Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA | 29％ | 33％ | 75％ | 6 units | 21 units | |
| Yamagata total | 37％ | 26％ | 60％ | 45 units | 121 units | |
| Fukushima Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC | 12％ | 16％ | 29％ | 12 units | 100 units |
| Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC | 16％ | 4％ | 33％ | 18 units | 116 units | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC | 15％ | 4％ | 30％ | 16 units | 108 units | |
| Joban Expressway Iwaki Central IC | 20% | 11% | 14％ | 22 units | 110 units | |
| Fukushima Prefecture total | 16％ | 9% | 27％ | 68 units | 434 units | |
| Tohoku Regional Head Office | 26％ | 13％ | 44％ | 370 units | 1,397 units | |
- Investigator visually confirms the tire type of the vehicle that is temporarily stopped in the general lane at the entrance of the toll gate (100 vehicles or more than 30 minutes each time)
- "IC" stands for interchange and "PA" stands for parking area.
reference: Change in winter tire installation rate (by prefecture) [PDF: 240KB]
The next survey is scheduled for November 21 (announced November 24).
(The survey date and publication date are subject to change without notice due to weather conditions.)
This material is a press release " Results of winter tire installation survey (1st report)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and 1st report of safe driving on snowy roads-(November 2, 2011) It is a continuous survey.
2. Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office
In the early winter, accidents tend to increase due to slippage with summer tires and unfamiliarity with driving on snowy roads.
(1) Please "install early winter tires before snowfall".
Attachment-1 [PDF: 90KB]
Accidents caused by slipping of summer tires can lead to serious accidents and are extremely dangerous, so please replace them with early winter tires.
(2) Please drive safely until you get used to driving on snowy roads.
Attachment-1 [PDF: 90KB]
When driving on snowy roads at the beginning of the season, the feeling of safe driving on snowy roads has not returned. Even if you have winter tires installed, please keep a good distance between cars and keep your speed down. Do not operate the steering wheel or brake suddenly and drive slowly and safely.
In addition, the weather on the Expressway changes rapidly in winter, so please check the road and weather information before and during your visit.
In order to use the winter highway safely, securely and comfortably, NEXCO EAST enlightenment activities at SA, PA, IC, traffic safety campaign, "Drupa" HP 's winter highway We actively send out information such as lectures ".
* Dr. Mammoshi: A researcher specializing in car and snow road safety
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