[Sixth] 10% of winter tires are not installed yet! Immediate tire change

-Results of winter tire installation status survey (final report)-

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December 11, 2019
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba-ku, Sendai City) is for winter on Expressway with the aim of encouraging early replacement of winter tires and enlightening safe driving on snowy roads as the snowfall season begins. We will investigate the tire installation status and announce the results.
 The winter tire installation rate in Tohoku as a whole is 92%, which is higher than the previous survey (83%).
Full-scale snowfall is also being observed, so if you haven't installed winter tires yet, replace them with winter tires early and drive safely when using the Expressway Please.

1 Survey results on Monday, December 9th (6th edition)

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time JMA observation data
This time survey
(December 9th)
Last survey
(December 2)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number First snow day
(Observation point)
Aomori Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC 100% 100% 27 27 Last year: November 22 (Aomori City)
This year: November 14
Normal year: November 6
E4A Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe IC 94% 83% 32 34
Aomori prefecture total 97% 96% 59 61
Iwate Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Morioka Minami IC 96% 94% 138 144 Last year: November 21 (Morioka City)
This year: November 19
Normal year: November 8
E4 Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC 100% 98% 76 76
Iwate prefecture total 97% 95% 214 220
Miyagi Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC 94% 84% 211 224 Last year: December 8 (Sendai City)
This year: November 21
Normal year: December 8
E6 Sendai-Tobu Road Tobu Road Sendai Higashi IC 92% 79% 91 99
Miyagi prefecture total 93% 82% 302 323
Akita E4 Tohoku Expressway Towada IC 100% 100% 19 19 Last year: November 22 (Akita City)
This year: November 14
Normal year: November 13
E7 Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC 99% 91% 210 212
E46 Akita Expressway Yokote IC 100% 100% 50 50
Akita prefecture total 99% 96% 279 281
Yamagata Prefecture E48 Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC 100% 91% 41 41 Last year: November 23 (Yamagata City)
This year: November 20
Normal year: November 18
E48 Yamagata Expressway Tsuruoka IC 100% 96% 17 17
Yamagata total 100% 93% 58 58
Fukushima Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iisaka IC 95% 80% 117 123 Last year: December 8 (Fukushima City)
This year: November 30
Normal year: November 26
E4 Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC 87% 72% 167 192
E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC 94% 86% 101 107
E6 Joban Expressway Iwaki Central IC 75% 54% 154 206
Fukushima Prefecture total 86% 70% 539 628
Tohoku Regional Head Office 92% 83% 1,451 1,571
  • 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.

This material is a press release "About the results of the winter tire installation situation survey (first) -Winter tire installation rate is still 17%, winter is just around the corner! Early tire replacement- (November 7, 2019 It is a continuous survey of “date”).

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.
  • "Driving slowly and safely on snowy roads" please. [Reference Material-1] [PDF: 144KB]
    When driving on snowy roads at the beginning of the season, the feeling of safe driving on snowy roads may not be restored, so even if you are wearing winter tires, you should keep a sufficient distance between cars to keep your speed down and handle quickly. Please do not operate suddenly and operate slowly and safely.
  • "Frequently gathering information before and after going out" please. [Reference Material-2] [PDF: 391KB]
    The weather on the Expressway changes rapidly in winter, so be sure to check the road and weather information before and during your trip.
Image of Dr. Mammoshi's winter Expressway course

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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