About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (the first)

-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and first report on safe driving on snowy roads-

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November 7, 2013
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Branch (Sendai-shi Aoba-ku), aiming at the early winter tire replacement, will aim to raise a safe driving of snow road driving, in the coming snowfall period, for winter use on expressway We will investigate the mounting condition of the tire and announce the result.

We will regularly announce the survey until the winter tire installation rate improves.

This survey has been conducted since 1998 and is the 16th this year.

1 Implementation of winter tire installation status survey

≪ Scheduled survey date ≫

  • November 5 (Tue), 11 (Mon), 18 (Mon), 25 (Mon), December 2 (Mon)
    *The survey date is subject to change without notice due to weather conditions.

≪ Survey location ≫
[Attachment-1] [PDF: 54KB] As of

<< Survey method >>

  • Investigator visually confirms the tire type of the vehicle that is temporarily stopped in the general lane at the toll gate entrance
  • Confirm 100 or 60 minutes each time

≪Survey results≫

  • It will be announced on Wednesday, the day after the scheduled date for each survey.
    *The survey results may change without notice due to changes in the survey date.

2 Survey results

[Attachment-1] [PDF: 54KB]

  • Survey results on Tuesday, November 5

3 Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Branch

  • Please put on early winter tires before snowfall.
    The percentage of winter tires in the Tohoku region has been around the same as last year, but in some areas it has fallen below last year.
    In addition, summer tires tend to slip on snowy roads, and slip accidents on winter roads can lead to serious accidents, so please replace them with early winter tires.
  • "Please operate safely on snowy roads". [Reference Material-1 [PDF: 124KB]]
    When driving on snowy roads at the beginning of the season, the feeling of safe driving on the snowy roads has not returned, so even if you have winter tires installed, you should keep a sufficient distance between cars and keep your speed down. Please do not operate and drive slowly and safely.
  • Please "collect information before and during your visit". [Reference Material-2 [PDF: 852KB]]
    The weather on winter Expressway changes rapidly, so be sure to check the road and weather information before and during your trip.
Image of Dr. Mammoshi

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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