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

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

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November 19, 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.

 Compared to the previous survey (conducted on November 10), the winter tire installation rate is higher in the entire Tohoku region. However, in Miyagi, Yamagata, and Fukushima prefectures, where the first snowfall has not yet been observed at the prefectural capital, the winter tire installation rate is low compared to the same period last year.

 In the normal year, the first snow is observed at all prefectural offices in the Tohoku region during November, so please change your winter tires early and drive safely when using the Expressway.

1 Survey results on Monday, November 17

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time
This time survey
(November 17)
Last survey
(November 10)
[Last year's survey]
(November 18)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number
Aomori Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC88%60%93%2225
Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC89%35%79%1719
Aomori prefecture total89%43%85%3944
Akita Tohoku Expressway Towada IC92%72%89%92100
Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC79%43%82%3443
Akita Michi Yokote IC86%31%94%4451
Akita prefecture total88%52%89%170194
Iwate Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC72%53%71%3650
Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC71%37%66%57
Iwate prefecture total72%48%69%4157
Miyagi Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC61%56%66%4066
Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC41%39%77%3687
Miyagi prefecture total50%42%70%76153
Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC53%52%60%1936
Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA95%50%89%1819
Yamagata total67%51%71%3755
Fukushima Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC37%36%26%2157
Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC58%29%52%4984
Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC68%26%66%68100
Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC13%10%27%22163
Fukushima Prefecture total40%23%44%160404
Tohoku Regional Head Office58%37%64%523907
  • 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.

The next survey is scheduled for November 25 (announced November 27).

(The survey date and publication date are subject to change without notice due to weather conditions.)
This document is based on a press release "About the results of winter tire installation status survey (first step)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and first report on safe driving on snowy roads-(November 6, 2014)" It is a continuous survey of.

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: 139KB]
    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 with the 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: 708KB]
    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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