About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (the third)

-Promotion of early replacement of winter tires and safe driving on snow roads-

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November 20, 2013
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.

First snow was observed on November 11th and 12th in various areas in the Tohoku region, and the winter tire installation rate is higher than in the previous survey (conducted on November 11th).

Beginning in full-scale winter, snow is expected in the northeastern part of the mountain and in the mountain area of Ban-Etsu Expressway, so it is safe to change to early winter tires and use Expressway. Please drive.

1 Survey results on Monday, November 18

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time
This time survey
(November 18)
Last survey
(Nov. 11)
[Last year's survey]
(November 19th)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number
Aomori Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC 93% 92% 92% 14 15
Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC 79% 41% 78% 19 24
Aomori prefecture total 85% 67% 85% 33 39
Akita Tohoku Expressway Towada IC 89% 84% 91% 89 100
Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC 82% 67% 55% 31 38
Akita Michi Yokote IC 94% 87% 80% 60 64
Akita prefecture total 89% 81% 76% 180 202
Iwate Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC 71% 55% 63% 32 45
Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC 66% 51% twenty four% 23 35
Iwate prefecture total 69% 52% 44% 55 80
Miyagi Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC 66% 27% 8% 96 145
Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC 77% twenty five% 30% 63 82
Miyagi prefecture total 70% 26% 22% 159 227
Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC 60% 52% 48% 18 30
Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA 89% 55% 83% 16 18
Yamagata total 71% 53% 55% 34 48
Fukushima Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC 26% 17% 29% 17 66
Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC 52% 39% 59% 61 117
Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC 66% 17% 49% 69 104
Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC 27% 10% 11% 33 121
Fukushima Prefecture total 44% 20% 34% 180 408
Tohoku Regional Head Office 64% 42% 46% 641 1004
  • Survey method: Visually check the tire type of the vehicle passing through the general lane at the tollgate. (100 units or 60 minutes each time)
  • "IC" stands for interchange, "PA" stands for parking area.

reference: Changes in winter tire installation rate (by prefecture) [PDF: 115KB]

The next survey is scheduled for November 25 (announced November 27). (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 winter tire installation status survey (first)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and the first report of safe driving on snow roads-(November 7, 2013) It is a continuous survey.

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.
  • "Snowy road operation is safe enough" please. Reference Material-1 [PDF: 136KB]
    When driving on snowy roads at the beginning of the season, the feeling of safe driving on the snowy roads has not returned, so even if you have winter tires installed, you should keep a sufficient distance between cars and keep your speed down. Please do not operate and drive slowly and safely.
  • "Frequently gathering information before and after going out" please. Reference Material-2 [PDF: 852KB]
    The weather on winter Expressway changes rapidly, so be sure to check the road and weather information before and during your trip.
Image of Dr. Mammoshi

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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