Results of winter tire installation survey (5th)

-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and the fifth report of safe driving on snowy roads-

December 3, 2014
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.

Compared to the previous survey (conducted on November 25th), the winter tire installation rate was higher in the entire Tohoku region, and it was the same level as last year.

However, about 18% of customers still do not have winter tires. In the Tohoku region, snowfall forecasts due to the arrival of cold waves have been released from this week, so please replace the tires for winter early and use a safe drive when using the Expressway.

1 December 1 (Monday) survey results

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time
This time survey
(December 1)
Last survey
(November 25)
[Last year's survey]
(December 2)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number
Aomori Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC100%100%100%1313
Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC90%92%100%1921
Aomori prefecture total94%95%100%3234
Akita Tohoku Expressway Towada IC100%95%100%8181
Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC94%91%98%2931
Akita Michi Yokote IC91%97%97%3033
Akita prefecture total97%95%98%140145
Iwate Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC95%85%99%103108
Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC87%79%92%1315
Iwate prefecture total94%84%98%116123
Miyagi Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Furukawa IC97%93%91%3132
Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC96%84%91%96100
Miyagi prefecture total96%86%91%127132
Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC88%72%92%7990
Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA100%94%100%88
Yamagata total89%79%95%8798
Fukushima Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC62%78%90%4268
Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC73%65%76%4460
Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC79%82%85%79100
Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC40%49%63%40101
Fukushima Prefecture total62%67%77%205329
Tohoku Regional Head Office82%80%88%707861
  • 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.

This document is based on a press release "About the results of winter tire installation status survey (first step)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and first report on safe driving on snowy roads-(November 6, 2014)" It is a continuous survey of.

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: 139KB]
    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 with the 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: 708KB]
    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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