[4th] About 30% of customers do not have winter tires! Change tires quickly

-Results of winter tire installation status survey (4th report)-

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November 28, 2018
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.

 The percentage of winter tires installed in Tohoku is 74%, which is higher than the previous survey (56%).

Last week, snowfall was observed in various places in Tohoku, and a full-scale winter was just around the corner. Please change to early winter tires and drive safely when using the Expressway.

1. Survey results on November 26th (Monday) (4th round)

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time JMA observation data
This time survey
(November 26)
Last survey
(November 19th)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number First snow day
(Observation point)
Aomori Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC 100% 77% 36 36 Last year: November 16 (Aomori City)
this year: Nov. 22
Normal year: November 6
E4A Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe IC 98% 44% 41 42
Aomori prefecture total 99% 56% 77 78
Iwate Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC 90% 84% 145 161 Last year: November 16 (Morioka City)
this year: Nov. 21
Normal year: November 8
E4 Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC 87% 55% 82 94
Iwate prefecture total 89% 74% 227 255
Miyagi Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC 61% 50% 59 96 Last year: November 19 (Sendai City)
this year: Unobserved
Normal year: November 24
E6 Sendai-Tobu Road Sendai East IC 55% 37% 51 93
Miyagi prefecture total 58% 44% 110 189
Akita E4 Tohoku Expressway Towada IC 100% 79% 27 27 Last year: November 16 (Akita City)
this year: Nov. 22
Normal year: November 13
E7 Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC 85% 60% 44 52
E46 Akita Michi Yokote IC 99% 73% 91 92
Akita prefecture total 95% 72% 162 171
Yamagata Prefecture E48 Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC 90% 76% 54 60 Last year: November 16 (Yamagata City)
this year: November 23
Normal year: November 18
E48 Yamagata Expressway Tsuruoka IC 81% 52% 22 27
Yamagata total 87% 69% 76 87
Fukushima Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC 59% 40% 76 129 Last year: November 19 (Fukushima City)
this year: Unobserved
Normal year: November 26
E4 Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC 62% 52% 141 226
E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC 74% 34% 79 107
E6 Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC 61% 31% 118 195
Fukushima Prefecture total 63% 39% 414 657
Tohoku Regional Head Office 74% 56% 1,066 1,437
  • Survey method: Visually check the tire type of the vehicle passing through the general lane at the toll gate. (About 3 hours each time)
  • "IC" is an abbreviation for interchange.
  • About the first snow day, it is the information as of the survey date.

The next survey is scheduled for December 3 (Monday) (published on Wednesday, December 5).
(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 the winter tire installation situation survey (first) -Winter tire installation rate 17%, winter is just around the corner! Early tire replacement- (November 7, 2018 ) ”Is a continuous survey.

2. Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office

  • 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.
  • "Driving slowly and safely on snowy roads" please. Reference Material-1 [PDF: 189KB]
    When driving on a snowy road at the beginning of the season, the feeling of safe driving on the snowy road may not be restored. Please do not operate suddenly and operate slowly and safely.
  • "Frequently gathering information before and after going out" please. Reference Material-2 [PDF: 1.4MB]
    The weather on winter Expressway changes rapidly, so be sure to check the road and weather information before and during your trip.

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 who specializes in car and snow road safety
Image of Dr. Mammoshi
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