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

-Winter tire installation rate is 17%, winter is just around the corner! Early tire replacement ~

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November 7, 2018
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.

We will regularly announce the survey until the winter tire installation rate improves.

This survey has been conducted since 1998 and is the 21st time this year.

1 Implementation of winter tire installation status survey

Survey location

 Attachment-1 [PDF: 92KB] As of

Survey method

  • Investigator visually confirms the tire type of the vehicle that is temporarily stopped in the general lane at the toll gate entrance
  • Confirm about 3 hours per time

Survey date

  • November 5 (Mon), November 12 (Mon), 19 (Mon), 26 (Mon), December 3 (Mon), December 10 (Mon)
  • The survey date is subject to change without notice due to weather conditions.

Investigation result

  • It will be announced two days after each scheduled survey date.
  • The date of publication of the survey results may change without notice due to reasons such as changes in the survey date.

2 Survey results on Monday, November 5

 Attachment-1 [PDF: 92KB] As of

3 Request from​ NEXCO EAST​ Tohoku Branch

  • Please put on early winter tires before snowfall.
    According to the survey conducted on Monday, November 5, the winter tire installation rate in Tohoku is about 17%.
    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.
  • "Driving slowly and safely on snowy roads" please. Reference Material-1 [PDF: 189KB]
    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. Please do not operate suddenly and operate slowly and safely.
  • "Frequently gathering information before and after going out" please. Reference Material-2 [PDF: 1.4MB]
    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 who specializes in car and snow road safety
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