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, 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 17th), the winter tire installation rate is higher in the entire Tohoku region.

 It is expected that next winter will start in December and a snowfall will occur as well as a full-scale winter. Therefore, please change your winter tires early and drive safely when using the Expressway.

1 Survey results on November 25 (Tue)

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time
This time survey
(Nov. 25)
Last survey
(November 17)
[Last year's survey]
(November 25)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number
Aomori Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC100%88%100%1515
Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC92%89%95%2224
Aomori prefecture total95%89%96%3739
Akita Tohoku Expressway Towada IC95%92%99%6164
Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC91%79%90%4044
Akita Michi Yokote IC97%86%100%6062
Akita prefecture total95%88%97%161170
Iwate Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC85%72%81%88103
Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC79%71%84%1924
Iwate prefecture total84%72%82%107127
Miyagi Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC93%61%69%2830
Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC84%41%84%84100
Miyagi prefecture total86%50%76%112130
Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC72%53%78%3143
Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA94%95%80%1718
Yamagata total79%67%79%4861
Fukushima Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC78%37%79%5368
Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC65%58%66%5585
Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC82%68%85%82100
Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC49%13%28%50103
Fukushima Prefecture total67%40%62%240356
Tohoku Regional Head Office80%58%78%705883
  • 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 December 1st (published December 3rd).

(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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