About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (fourth)

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

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December 2, 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 24th), the percentage of winter tires installed in the Tohoku region is higher, which is about the same as last year.

Last week, the first snow was observed in 6 prefectures in Tohoku. However, about 22% of customers still do not have winter tires. A full-fledged winter is just around the corner. Please change your winter tires early before a heavy snowfall and drive safely when using the Expressway.

1 Survey results on Monday, November 30

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time JMA observation data
This time survey
(November 30)
Last survey
(November 24)
[Last year's survey]
(December 1st)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total numberFirst snow day
(Observation point)
Aomori PrefectureTohoku Expressway Aomori IC100%95%100%1212[Aomori City]
Last year: November 3
This year: November 28
Normal year: November 6
Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC91%82%90%5257
Aomori prefecture total93%89%94%6469
AkitaTohoku Expressway Towada IC94%89%100%1617[Akita City]
Last year: November 13
This year: November 28
Normal year: November 13
Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC96%63%94%4850
Akita Michi Yokote IC91%79%91%4246
Akita prefecture total94%76%97%106113
Iwate PrefectureTohoku Expressway Morioka South IC83%82%95%92111[Morioka City]
Last year: November 13
This year: November 23
Normal year: November 8
Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC78%79%87%2127
Iwate prefecture total82%81%94%113138
Miyagi PrefectureTohoku Expressway Furukawa IC95%77%97%7276【Sendai city】
Last year: December 5
This year: November 25
Normal year: November 24
Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC75%63%96%5979
Miyagi prefecture total85%69%96%131155
Yamagata PrefectureYamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC92%45%88%4448[Yamagata City]
Last year: November 26
This year: November 25
Normal year: November 18
Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA100%65%100%1616
Yamagata total94%51%89%6064
Fukushima PrefectureTohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC59%66%62%4576[Fukushima City]
Last year: December 5
This year: November 25
Normal year: November 26
Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC73%36%73%73100
Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC81%63%79%5163
Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC41%10%40%43105
Fukushima Prefecture total62%40%62%212344
Tohoku Regional Head Office78%61%82%686883 
  • 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 December 7 (published December 9).

(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: 823KB]
    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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