[2nd] Winter tire installation rate is still 30%! Replace tires early

-Results of winter tire installation status survey (2nd report)-

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November 15, 2017
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.

 The installation rate of winter tires in Tohoku is 32%, which is higher than the previous survey (23%).

In normal years, the possibility of snowfall tends to increase from this week, so Please change to early winter tires and drive safely when using the Expressway.

1 November 13th (Monday) Survey Results

Survey location
(“IC” stands for interchange.)
Winter tire installation rateNumber of surveys this timeJMA observation data
This survey *1
(November 13)
Previous survey *1
(November 6)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total numberFirst snow day *2
(Observation point)
Aomori PrefectureE4 Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC48%33%2450[Aomori City]
Last year: November 6
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 6
E4A Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe IC-(note)35%-(note)-(note)
Aomori prefecture total48%34%2450
Iwate PrefectureE4 Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC15%20%25163[Morioka City]
Last year: November 9
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 8
E4 Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC22%-(note)1465
Iwate prefecture total17%20%39228
Miyagi PrefectureE4 Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC46%38%66144【Sendai city】
Last year: November 23
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 24
E6 Sendai-Tobu Road Sendai East IC50%41%68136
Miyagi prefecture total48%40%134280
AkitaE4 Tohoku Expressway Towada IC32%14%1031[Akita City]
Last year: November 9
This year: unobserved
Normal: November 13;
E7 Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC49%29%3878
E46 Akita Michi Yokote IC54%41%4278
Akita prefecture total48%32%90187
Yamagata PrefectureE48 Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC-(note)33%-(note)-(note)[Yamagata City]
Last year: November 9
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 18
E48 Yamagata Expressway Tsuruoka IC32%-(note)1238
Yamagata total32%33%1238
Fukushima PrefectureE4 Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC21%10%29137[Fukushima City]
Last year: November 23
This year: unobserved
Normal year: November 26
E4 Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC40%10%100247
E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC18%13%22119
E6 Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC13%12%28224
Fukushima Prefecture totaltwenty five%11%179727
Tohoku Regional Head Office32%23%4781510 

(Note) The survey results are not posted due to reasons such as the inspection at the tollgate and the survey not being conducted.

  • 1 Survey method: Visually check the tire type of the vehicle passing through the general lane at the tollgate. (About 3 hours each time)
  • 2 About the first snow day, it is the information as of the survey date.

The next survey is scheduled for Monday, November 20 (announced Wednesday, November 22).
(The survey date and publication date are subject to change without notice due to weather conditions.)
This material is based on a press release "About the results of winter tire installation survey (first)-Promotion of early winter tire replacement and the first report on safe driving on snowy roads-(November 8, 2017)" 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: 180KB]
    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: 787KB]
    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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