About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (fourth)
-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and 4th report on safe driving on snowy roads-
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- About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (fourth)
November 24, 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.
In North Tohoku (Aomori, Akita, Iwate) and Yamagata Prefecture, snowfall accompanied by snow was also observed, and the winter tire installation rate is higher than the previous survey (conducted on November 14).
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. Survey results on Monday, November 21
| Survey location | Winter tire installation rate | Number of surveys this time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This time survey (November 21) |
[Previous survey] (November 14) |
[Reference: same period last year] (November 22) |
Winter tires Number of installed |
Total number | ||
| Aomori Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC | 98％ | 77％ | 77％ | 48 units | 49 units |
| Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC | 48％ | 21％ | 57％ | 48 units | 100 units | |
| Aomori prefecture total | 64％ | 43％ | 64％ | 96 units | 149 units | |
| Akita | Tohoku Expressway Towada IC | 98％ | 54％ | 76％ | 98 units | 100 units |
| Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC | 94％ | 51％ | 65％ | 153 units | 163 units | |
| Akita Michi Yokote IC | 100％ | 34％ | 60％ | 100 units | 100 units | |
| Akita prefecture total | 97％ | 48％ | 64％ | 351 units | 363 units | |
| Iwate Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC | 97％ | 28％ | 64％ | 97 units | 100 units |
| Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC | 51％ | 6％ | 60％ | 51 units | 100 units | |
| Iwate prefecture total | 74％ | 17％ | 62％ | 148 units | 200 units | |
| Miyagi Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC | 17％ | 3％ | 32％ | 18 units | 103 units |
| Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC | 36％ | 19% | 41％ | 37 units | 103 units | |
| Miyagi prefecture total | 27％ | 11% | 38％ | 55 units | 206 units | |
| Yamagata Prefecture | Yamagata Expressway Yamagata North IC | 78％ | 39％ | 65％ | 78 units | 100 units |
| Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA | 100％ | 29％ | 73％ | 11 units | 11 units | |
| Yamagata total | 80％ | 37％ | 67％ | 89 units | 111 units | |
| Fukushima Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC | 18％ | 12％ | 32％ | 18 units | 100 units |
| Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC | 39％ | 16％ | 39％ | 47 units | 122 units | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC | 45％ | 15％ | 38％ | 81 units | 182 units | |
| Joban Expressway Iwaki Central IC | 20% | 20% | 33％ | 27 units | 132 units | |
| Fukushima Prefecture total | 32％ | 16％ | 35％ | 173 units | 536 units | |
| Tohoku Regional Head Office | 58％ | 26％ | 54％ | 912 units | 1,565 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 28 (announced November 30).
(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.
- Please put on 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. - Please drive safely enough 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.
Also, the weather on the Expressway changes rapidly in winter, so please check the road information and weather information carefully before and during your trip.
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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