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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- About result of winter tire wearing situation investigation (the second)
November 9, 2016
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.
In the Tohoku region as a whole, the winter tire installation rate is high compared to the survey conducted on the same period last year (conducted on November 9).
However, as heavy snow was observed in Sapporo last weekend and the temperature is getting colder in the Tohoku region as well, before the start of a full-fledged winter, when changing to early winter tires and using the Expressway. Please give me a safe drive.
1 Results of the survey on Monday, November 7
| Survey location | Winter tire installation rate | Number of surveys this time | JMA observation data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This time survey (November 7) |
Last survey (October 31st) |
[Last year's survey] (November 9) |
Winter tires Number of installed |
Total number | First snow day (Observation point) |
||
| Aomori Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC | 69％ | 20% | 46％ | 11 | 16 | [Aomori City] Last year: November 28 This year: November 6 Normal year: November 6 |
| Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC | 70％ | 29％ | 43％ | 14 | 20 | ||
| Aomori prefecture total | 69％ | twenty five% | 44％ | 25 | 36 | ||
| Akita | Tohoku Expressway Towada IC | -(note) | -(note) | -(note) | -(note) | -(note) | [Akita City] Last year: November 28 This year: unobserved Normal year: November 13 |
| Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC | 52％ | 22％ | twenty five% | 25 | 48 | ||
| Akita Michi Yokote IC | 42％ | 12％ | 20% | 18 | 43 | ||
| Akita prefecture total | 47％ | 19% | 22％ | 43 | 91 | ||
| Iwate Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC | 23％ | 13％ | 51％ | 27 | 116 | [Morioka City] Last year: November 23 This year: unobserved Normal year: November 8 |
| Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC | 26％ | 8％ | 12％ | 6 | 23 | ||
| Iwate prefecture total | twenty four% | 12％ | 43％ | 33 | 139 | ||
| Miyagi Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC | twenty five% | 21％ | 16％ | 18 | 72 | 【Sendai city】 Last year: November 25 This year: unobserved Normal year: November 24 |
| Sendai-Tobu Road Sendai East IC | 43％ | 40％ | ― | 26 | 60 | ||
| Miyagi prefecture total | 33％ | 27％ | 16％ | 44 | 132 | ||
| Yamagata Prefecture | Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC | 30％ | 12％ | twenty five% | 14 | 47 | [Yamagata City] Last year: November 25 This year: unobserved Normal year: November 18 |
| Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA | 44％ | 30％ | 58％ | 14 | 32 | ||
| Yamagata total | 35％ | 18％ | 39％ | 28 | 79 | ||
| Fukushima Prefecture | Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC | 15％ | 8％ | 21％ | 8 | 52 | [Fukushima City] Last year: November 25 This year: unobserved Normal year: November 26 |
| Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC | 40％ | 14％ | 40％ | 41 | 103 | ||
| Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC | 21％ | 4％ | twenty five% | 15 | 70 | ||
| Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC | 13％ | 4％ | 13％ | 13 | 100 | ||
| Fukushima Prefecture total | twenty four% | 7％ | 22％ | 77 | 325 | ||
| Tohoku Regional Head Office | 31％ | 15％ | 26％ | 250 | 802 | ||
Note) Not listed on Towada IC because the total number of surveyed vehicles was not sufficient within the prescribed survey time (60 minutes).
- 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.
- About the first snow day, it is the information as of the survey date.
The next survey is scheduled for November 14th (Monday) (published Wednesday, November 16th).
(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 the winter tire installation situation survey (first step)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and the first report of safe driving on snowy roads-(November 2, 2016)" 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. - "Slow and safe driving on snowy roads" please. Reference Material-1 [PDF: 208KB]
When driving on a snowy road at the beginning of the season, the feeling of safe driving on the snowy road may not be restored.Therefore, even with the winter tires installed, keep a sufficient distance between cars to keep the speed down and to handle suddenly. Please drive slowly and safely without using sudden braking. - "Frequently gathering information before and after going out" please. Reference Material-2 [PDF: 683KB]
The weather on the Expressway changes rapidly in winter, so be sure to check the road and weather information 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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