The winter season has arrived. Please hurry to change to winter tires!
-We will announce the results of the winter tire installation survey (2nd)-
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- The winter season has arrived. Please hurry to change to winter tires!
October 28, 2016
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Hokkaido Regional Head Office (Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo City) has announced the results of a winter tire installation survey on Expressway with the aim of promoting the replacement of winter tires and raising awareness of safe driving on snowy roads. I will.
As snowfall has already been observed in various parts of Hokkaido, please hurry to change to winter tires.
This survey is scheduled to be carried out until the wearing rate reaches about 80%, this time it will be the second announcement.
1 Survey results
| Survey location (*) | Survey date/winter tire installation rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 【4th】 October 24 | [Last year (H27) survey] October 26 | ||
| Hokkaido road | Onuma Park IC neighborhood city area | 23.8％ | 40.5％ |
| Muroran IC neighborhood city area | 25.0％ | 31.4％ | |
| Tomakomai Higashi IC neighborhood city area | 48.0％ | 84.2％ | |
| Kitahiroshima IC neighborhood city area | 35.3％ | 48.1％ | |
| Iwamizawa IC neighborhood city area | 64.7％ | 75.0％ | |
| Asahikawa Takasu IC area | 59.1％ | 84.6％ | |
| Sasson Expressway | Asari IC area | 56.7％ | 58.7％ |
| DOTO EXPWY | Otofuke Obihiro IC area | 28.9％ | 13.4％ |
| Tokachi Shimizu IC city area | 45.8％ | 72.4％ | |
| Overall | 39.9％ | 43.1％ | |
According to the survey results, although the winter tire installation rate has increased significantly compared to the previous survey, in many areas it has not been replaced.
First snow has already been observed in various parts of Hokkaido, such as Sapporo, Asahikawa, Obihiro, and Muroran, so please hurry to change your winter tires.
2 Request from NEXCO EAST Hokkaido branch office
- "Early winter tire installation before snowfall and road surface freeze" please.
Summer tires are prone to slip on snow and icy roads, which can lead to serious accidents. Please wear winter tires early. - "Low speed driving on snowy roads and safe driving" please. Reference Material 1 [PDF: 95KB]
On the snowy roads at the beginning of the season, the feeling of driving on the snowy roads has not returned, so even if you are wearing winter tires, you should keep a sufficient distance between cars and keep your speed down. Do not operate the steering wheel or brake suddenly and drive safely. - "Frequent information gathering before and after going out" please.
The weather changes abruptly on winter Expressway. Before going out, as well as during going out, check the road information, weather information, and other information frequently, and drive in a comfortable manner.
NEXCO EAST 's information site "DraPla" applies information such as traffic congestion prediction and winter Expressway lectures. In addition, "drive traffic (DraTra)" The Expressway offers information of the weather (snow-covered road) forecasts and road conditions (snow-covered road live camera).
* DraPla address
* DraTra Address
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