About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (fourth)

-Promotion of early replacement of winter tires and safe driving on snow roads-

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November 27, 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 18th), the percentage of winter tires is higher in the entire Tohoku region, but about 20% of customers do not have winter tires.

In the Tohoku region, snowfall is expected in the coming winter, so please change your winter tires early and use a safe drive when using the Expressway.

1 November 25 (Monday) survey results

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time
This time survey
(Nov. 25)
Last survey
(Nov. 18)
[Last year's survey]
(November 26)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number
Aomori Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC 100% 93% 100% 14 14
Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC 95% 79% 100% 103 108
Aomori prefecture total 96% 85% 100% 117 122
Akita Tohoku Expressway Towada IC 99% 89% 92% 99 100
Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC 90% 82% 92% 38 42
Akita Michi Yokote IC 100% 94% 98% 57 57
Akita prefecture total 97% 89% 94% 194 199
Iwate Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC 81% 71% 89% 81 100
Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC 84% 66% 88% 27 32
Iwate prefecture total 82% 69% 89% 108 132
Miyagi Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC 69% 66% 47% 73 106
Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC 84% 77% 47% 84 100
Miyagi prefecture total 76% 70% 47% 157 206
Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC 78% 60% 82% 28 36
Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA 80% 89% 90% 20 25
Yamagata total 79% 71% 83% 48 61
Fukushima Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC 79% 26% 53% 50 63
Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC 66% 52% 66% 66 100
Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC 85% 66% 74% 85 100
Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC 28% 27% 21% 31 109
Fukushima Prefecture total 62% 44% 47% 232 372
Tohoku Regional Head Office 78% 64% 69% 856 1092
  • 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: Change in winter tire installation rate (by prefecture) [PDF: 118KB]

The next survey is scheduled for December 2 (published December 4). (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: 136KB]
    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: 643KB]
    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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