About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (the second)
-Promotion of early replacement of winter tires and safe driving on snowy roads-
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- About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (the second)
November 13, 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.
Compared to the previous survey (conducted on November 5), the winter tire installation rate is higher in the entire Tohoku region. However, in some areas, the situation is low at less than 50%.
On November 11th and 12th, the first snow will be observed in various areas in the Tohoku region, and it is expected that snow will begin in earnest in the winter, so when changing to early winter tires and using the Expressway, I would like a safe drive.
1 November 11th (Monday) Survey Results
| Survey location | Winter tire installation rate | Number of surveys this time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This time survey (Nov. 11) |
Last survey (November 5) |
[Last year's survey] (November 12) |
Winter tires Number of installed |
Total number | ||
| Aomori Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC | 92％ | 73％ | 55％ | 22 | 24 |
| Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC | 41％ | 28％ | 47％ | 9 | 22 | |
| Aomori prefecture total | 67％ | 45％ | 50％ | 31 | 46 | |
| Akita | Tohoku Expressway Towada IC | 84％ | 8％ | 33％ | 84 | 100 |
| Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC | 67％ | 23％ | 39％ | 31 | 46 | |
| Akita Michi Yokote IC | 87％ | 13％ | 17％ | 45 | 52 | |
| Akita prefecture total | 81％ | 14％ | 29％ | 160 | 198 | |
| Iwate Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC | 55％ | 0％ | 43％ | 36 | 66 |
| Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC | 51％ | 4％ | 20% | 51 | 100 | |
| Iwate prefecture total | 52％ | 1％ | 32％ | 87 | 166 | |
| Miyagi Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC | 27％ | 0％ | 2％ | 28 | 102 |
| Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC | twenty five% | 7％ | 6％ | 21 | 85 | |
| Miyagi prefecture total | 26％ | 5％ | 4％ | 49 | 187 | |
| Yamagata Prefecture | Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC | 52％ | 22％ | 23％ | 26 | 50 |
| Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA | 55％ | 26％ | 0％ | 11 | 20 | |
| Yamagata total | 53％ | 23％ | 21％ | 37 | 70 | |
| Fukushima Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC | 17％ | 9% | 16％ | 11 | 63 |
| Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC | 39％ | 11% | 31％ | 39 | 100 | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC | 17％ | 3％ | 8％ | 17 | 100 | |
| Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC | 10％ | 7％ | 13％ | 14 | 138 | |
| Fukushima Prefecture total | 20% | 7％ | 17％ | 81 | 401 | |
| Tohoku Regional Head Office | 42％ | 10％ | 22％ | 445 | 1068 | |
- Survey method: Visually check the tire type of the vehicle passing through the general lane at the tollgate. (100 units or 60 minutes each time)
- "IC" stands for interchange, "PA" stands for parking area.
reference: Changes in winter tire installation rate (by prefecture) [PDF: 115KB]
The next survey is scheduled for November 18 (announced November 20). (The survey date and publication date are subject to change without notice due to weather conditions.)
This material is a press release " About the results of winter tire installation status survey (first)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and the first report of safe driving on snow roads-(November 7, 2013) It is a continuous survey.
2 Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Branch
- Please put on early winter tires before snowfall.
Summer tires tend to slip on snowy roads, and slip accidents on winter roads can lead to serious accidents, so please replace them with winter tires early. - "Snowy road operation is safe enough" please. Reference Material-1 [PDF: 160KB]
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. - "Frequently gathering information before and after going out" please. Reference Material-2 [PDF: 574KB]
The weather on winter Expressway changes rapidly, so be sure to check the road and weather information before and during your trip.
NEXCO EAST in the winter of Expressway in order to use the safe, secure and comfortable, educational activities and traffic in the SA · PA · IC safety campaign, HP "DraPla winter of" Manmoshi Dr. in the "Expressway We actively disseminate information such as lectures.
*Dr. Mammoshi: A researcher who specializes in car and snow road safety
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