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

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

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November 18, 2015
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 9), the winter tire installation rate is higher in the entire Tohoku region. However, compared to the same period last year, the winter tire installation rate is low.

In the Tohoku region, it is predicted that it will get colder this weekend, so please change to early winter tires before a full-fledged winter and drive safely when using the Expressway. ..

1 Survey results on Monday, November 16

Survey locationWinter tire installation rateNumber of surveys this timeJMA observation data
This time survey
(November 16)
Last survey
(November 9)
[Last year's survey]
(November 17)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total numberFirst snow day
(Observation point)
Aomori PrefectureTohoku Expressway Aomori IC71%46%88%1724[Aomori City]
Last year: November 3
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 6
Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC66%43%89%1929
Aomori prefecture total68%44%89%3653
AkitaTohoku Expressway Towada IC76%67%92%6383[Akita City]
Last year: November 13
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 13
Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC63%twenty five%79%2743
Akita Michi Yokote IC41%20%86%1332
Akita prefecture total65%27%88%103158
Iwate PrefectureTohoku Expressway Morioka South IC50%51%72%50100[Morioka City]
Last year: November 13
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 8
Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC44%12%71%818
Iwate prefecture total49%43%72%58118
Miyagi PrefectureTohoku Expressway Furukawa IC29%14%61%1034【Sendai city】
Last year: December 5
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 24
Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC33%16%41%3399
Miyagi prefecture total32%16%50%43133
Yamagata PrefectureYamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC32%twenty five%53%1444[Yamagata City]
Last year: November 26
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 18
Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA53%58%95%917
Yamagata total38%39%67%2361
Fukushima PrefectureTohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC27%21%37%1763[Fukushima City]
Last year: December 5
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 26
Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC33%40%58%33100
Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC41%twenty five%68%1844
Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC16%13%13%16100
Fukushima Prefecture total27%22%40%84307
Tohoku Regional Head Office42%28%58%347830 
  • 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.

The next survey is scheduled for November 24 (announced November 26).

(The survey date and publication date are subject to change without notice due to weather and other reasons.)
This document is based on a press release "About the results of winter tire installation status survey (first)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and first report on safe driving on snowy roads-(November 11, 2015)" 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: 175KB]
    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:933KB]
    The weather on the Expressway changes rapidly in winter, 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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