Change to winter tires early and drive safely on winter roads
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- Change to winter tires early and drive safely on winter roads
November 1, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
At the NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Miyagino-ku, Sendai City), as the snow season is approaching, we will have winter tires on Expressway in early winter in order to have them change to winter tires early and drive safely on winter roads. We will inform you of the installation rate of tires for (Average values for the past 5 years from 2015 to 2019)
As of the first week of November, when the first snowfall is observed every year, the percentage of winter tires installed in the entire Tohoku region is low at around 25%. Please change to winter tires and drive safely on winter roads.
1. 1. Changes in winter tire installation rates in the six prefectures of Tohoku
| Nov | Dec | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 1 | Week 2 | |
| Tohoku 6 prefectures | twenty five% | 40％ | 62％ | 77％ | 89％ | 95％ |
- The winter tire installation rate is the average value for the past five years from 2015 to the first 2019.
- Please refer to [Reference-1][PDF:106KB] for winter tire installation rate in each prefecture.
2. Request from Dr. Mammoshi
- "Run with winter tires on winter roads"
[Reference Material 2] [PDF: 98KB]
Driving on snowy roads with normal tires is very dangerous.
Snowfall at the beginning of the season tends to cause more accidents.
An early winter tire change protects you and your loved ones. - "Drive slowly and safely on snowy roads"
When driving on snowy roads at the beginning of the season, you may not have regained your sense of safe driving on snowy roads. , Do not make sudden turns or brakes, and drive slowly and safely. - "Collect information frequently before going out and while going out"
[Reference material -3] [PDF: 571KB]
The weather can change suddenly on Expressway in winter, so please check road and weather information frequently 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
The NEXCO EAST Group has positioned the period from 2021 to 2025 as "a period to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs and transform toward a new future society", and is carrying out various initiatives.
We believe that this initiative to raise awareness about early installation of winter tires will contribute to SDG Goal 3 as a business activity that will lead to a reduction in casualties due to traffic accidents.
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