Results of winter tire installation survey (5th)
-Promotion of early replacement of winter tires and safe driving on snowy roads-
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- Results of winter tire installation survey (5th)
November 30, 2011
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku Regional Head Office
NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Aoba Ward, Sendai City) will use winter tires on Expressway in order to promote early snow tire replacement and enlighten safe driving on snowy roads during the coming snowfall season. A tire installation status survey is conducted and the results are announced.
In northern Tohoku (Aomori, Akita, Iwate) and Yamagata Prefecture, about 90% of our customers wear winter tires because of the continuous snowfall. In addition, the wearing rate is the same for the entire Tohoku region as the same period last year.
It is expected that snow will fall in the entire Tohoku region in the coming winter, so please use early winter tires and drive safely when using the Expressway.
1. Survey results on Monday, November 28
| Survey location | Winter tire installation rate | Number of surveys this time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This time survey (November 28) |
[Previous survey] (November 21) |
[Reference: same period last year] (November 29) |
Winter tires Number of installed |
Total number | ||
| Aomori Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC | 100% | 98% | 95% | 52 units | 52 units |
| Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC | 91% | 48% | 81% | 91 units | 100 units | |
| Aomori prefecture total | 94% | 64% | 86% | 143 units | 152 units | |
| Akita | Tohoku Expressway Towada IC | 97% | 98% | 97% | 97 units | 100 units |
| Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC | 97% | 94% | 96% | 100 units | 103 units | |
| Akita Michi Yokote IC | 100% | 100% | 100% | 65 units | 65 units | |
| Akita prefecture total | 98% | 97% | 98% | 262 units | 268 units | |
| Iwate Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC | 95% | 97% | 84% | 95 units | 100 units |
| Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC | 76% | 51% | 78% | 76 units | 100 units | |
| Iwate prefecture total | 86% | 74% | 81% | 171 units | 200 units | |
| Miyagi Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC | 41% | 17% | 91% | 41 units | 101 units |
| Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC | 68% | 36% | 61% | 68 units | 100 units | |
| Miyagi prefecture total | 54% | 27% | 74% | 109 units | 201 units | |
| Yamagata Prefecture | Yamagata Expressway Yamagata North IC | 82% | 78% | 88% | 82 units | 100 units |
| Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA | 100% | 100% | 93% | 15 units | 15 units | |
| Yamagata total | 84% | 80% | 89% | 97 units | 115 units | |
| Fukushima Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC | 64% | 18% | 60% | 64 units | 100 units |
| Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC | 50% | 39% | 43% | 54 units | 108 units | |
| Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC | 61% | 45% | 65% | 64 units | 105 units | |
| Joban Expressway Iwaki Central IC | 32% | 20% | 27% | 33 units | 103 units | |
| Fukushima Prefecture total | 52% | 32% | 49% | 215 units | 416 units | |
| Tohoku Regional Head Office | 74% | 58% | 77% | 997 units | 1,352 units | |
- Investigator visually confirms the tire type of the vehicle that is temporarily stopped in the general lane at the entrance of the toll gate (100 vehicles or more than 30 minutes each time)
- "IC" stands for interchange and "PA" stands for parking area.
·reference: Change in winter tire installation rate (by prefecture) [PDF: 240KB]
The next survey is scheduled for December 5 (published December 7).
(The survey date and publication date are subject to change without notice due to weather and other reasons.)
This material is a press release " Results of winter tire installation survey (1st report)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and 1st report of safe driving on snowy roads-(November 2, 2011) It is a continuous survey.
2. Request from NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office
In the early winter, accidents tend to increase due to slippage with summer tires and unfamiliarity with driving on snowy roads.
- Please put on early winter tires before snowfall.
Attachment-1 [PDF: 90KB]
Accidents caused by slipping of summer tires can lead to serious accidents and are extremely dangerous, so please replace them with early winter tires. - Please drive safely enough until you get used to driving on snowy roads.
Attachment-1 [PDF: 90KB]
When driving on snowy roads at the beginning of the season, the feeling of safe driving on snowy roads has not returned. Even if you have winter tires installed, please keep a good distance between cars and keep your speed down. Do not operate the steering wheel or brake suddenly and drive slowly and safely.
Also, the weather on the Expressway changes rapidly in winter, so please check the road information and weather information carefully 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 specializing in car and snow road safety

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