Results of winter tire installation survey (5th)

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

November 30, 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.

 Compared to the survey conducted on the same period last year (conducted on November 30th), the percentage of winter tires was higher in the entire Tohoku region, and the percentage of tires installed in the Tohoku region was over 80%. I will.

 Last week, the first snow was also observed in Sendai and Fukushima. If you haven't installed winter tires yet, please replace them with early winter tires and drive safely when using the Expressway.

1 Survey results on Monday, November 28

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time JMA observation data
This time survey
(November 28)
Last survey
(November 21)
[Last year's survey]
(November 30)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number First snow day
(Observation point)
Aomori Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC Survey completed 100% 100% (Note 2) 22 (Note 2) 22 [Aomori City]
Last year: November 28
This year: November 6
Normal year: November 6
Hachinohe Road Hachinohe IC Survey completed 100% 91% (Note 2) 26 (Note 2) 26
Aomori prefecture total Survey completed 100% 93% (Note 2) 48 (Note 2) 48
Akita Tohoku Expressway Hanawa SA (below) 95% 93% (Note 1) 94% 41 43 [Akita City]
Last year: November 28
This year: November 9
Normal year: November 13
Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC 98% 86% 96% 42 43
Akita Michi Yokote IC 99% 98% 91% 69 70
Akita prefecture total 97% 93% 94% 152 156
Iwate Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC 95% 83% 83% 95 100 [Morioka City]
Last year: November 23
This year: November 9
Normal year: November 8
Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC 93% 77% 78% 25 27
Iwate prefecture total 94% 81% 82% 120 127
Miyagi Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC 94% 57% 75% 77 82 【Sendai city】
Last year: November 25
This year: November 23
Normal year: November 24
Sendai-Tobu Road Sendai East IC 87% 46% - 61 70
Miyagi prefecture total 91% 53% 75% 138 152
Yamagata Prefecture Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC 88% 69% 92% 38 43 [Yamagata City]
Last year: November 25
This year: November 9
Normal year: November 18
Yamagata Road Kushibiki PA (above) 100% 96% 100% 27 27
Yamagata total 93% 78% 94% 65 70
Fukushima Prefecture Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC 76% 72% 59% 42 55 [Fukushima City]
Last year: November 25
This year: November 23
Normal year: November 26
Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC 83% 69% 73% 83 100
Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC 80% 94% 81% 70 87
Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC 26% 21% 41% 26 100
Fukushima Prefecture total 65% 60% 62% 221 342
Tohoku Regional Head Office 83% 69% 76% (Note 2) 744 (Note 2) 895  

Note 1) The survey results at Towada IC.
Note 2) Aomori prefecture reached 100% in the previous survey, so the survey was completed, and the figures for the Tohoku Regional Head Office as a whole are based on the figures for the previous survey.

  • 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” is an interchange, “SA” is a service area, and “PA” is a parking area.

This material is based on a press release "About the results of winter tire installation situation survey (first)-Promotion of early replacement of winter tires and the first report on snowy road safe driving-(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.
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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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