Results of winter tire installation survey (5th)

-Promotion of early replacement of winter tires and final report on safe driving on snowy roads-

December 4, 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 with the previous survey (conducted on November 25th), the winter tire installation rate was higher in the entire Tohoku region, and it was the same level as last year. Since winter tires have not been installed, please replace them with early winter tires. In the Tohoku region, snowfall is expected in full-scale winter, so please drive safely when using the Expressway.

NEXCO EAST will continue to carry out a wide range of educational activities through traffic safety campaigns.

1 December 2 (Monday) survey results

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time
This time survey
(December 2)
Last survey
(November 25)
[Last year's survey]
(December 3)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number
Aomori Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC 100% 100% 100% 15 15
Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC 100% 95% 100% 19 19
Aomori prefecture total 100% 96% 100% 34 34
Akita Tohoku Expressway Towada IC 100% 99% 97% 100 100
Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC 98% 90% 96% 40 41
Akita Michi Yokote IC 97% 100% 100% 56 58
Akita prefecture total 98% 97% 98% 196 199
Iwate Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC 99% 81% 99% 99 100
Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC 92% 84% 100% 22 24
Iwate prefecture total 98% 82% 99% 121 124
Miyagi Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC 91% 69% 78% 101 111
Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC 91% 84% 69% 67 74
Miyagi prefecture total 91% 76% 71% 168 185
Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC 92% 78% 96% 24 26
Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA 100% 80% 100% 12 12
Yamagata total 95% 79% 96% 36 38
Fukushima Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC 90% 79% 87% 47 52
Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC 76% 66% 80% 89 117
Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC 85% 85% 90% 85 100
Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC 63% 28% 64% 68 108
Fukushima Prefecture total 77% 62% 79% 289 377
Tohoku Regional Head Office 88% 78% 87% 844 957
  • 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]

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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