About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (the first)
～冬用タイヤ早期交換の促進及び雪道安全運転の第1報～
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- About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (the first)
November 6, 2014
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 17th time this year.
1 Implementation of winter tire installation status survey
[Scheduled date]
- November 4th (Tuesday), 10th (Monday), 17th (Monday), 25th (Tuesday), December 1st (Monday) *The survey date may be changed without notice due to weather reasons. There is.
[Survey location]
Attachment 1 [PDF: 81KB] 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
【Investigation result】
- It will be announced two days after each scheduled survey date. *The survey results may change without notice due to changes in the survey date.
2 Survey results
- Survey results on Tuesday, November 4
3 Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Branch
- Please put on early winter tires before snowfall.
According to the survey on November 4th (Tuesday), the winter tire installation rate for the entire Tohoku region was higher than that of the same period 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. - "Driving slowly and safely on snowy roads" please. Reference Material-1 [PDF:246KB]
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: 1.0MB]
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 specializing in car and snow road safety
[Winter tire wearing situation survey image]
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