[4th] About 30% of customers do not have winter tires! Change tires quickly
-Results of winter tire installation status survey (4th report)-
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- [4th] About 30% of customers do not have winter tires! Change tires quickly
November 28, 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.
The percentage of winter tires installed in Tohoku is 74%, which is higher than the previous survey (56%).
Last week, snowfall was observed in various places in Tohoku, and a full-scale winter was just around the corner. Please change to early winter tires and drive safely when using the Expressway.
1 November 26th (Mon) Survey Results (4th)
| Survey location | Winter tire installation rate | Number of surveys this time | JMA observation data | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This time survey (November 26) | Last survey (November 19th) | Winter tires Number of installed | Total number | First snow day (Observation point) | ||
| Aomori Prefecture | E4 Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC | 100％ | 77％ | 36 | 36 | Last year: November 16 (Aomori City) this year: Nov. 22 Normal year: November 6 |
| E4A Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe IC | 98％ | 44％ | 41 | 42 | ||
| Aomori prefecture total | 99％ | 56％ | 77 | 78 | ||
| Iwate Prefecture | E4 Tohoku Expressway Morioka South IC | 90％ | 84％ | 145 | 161 | Last year: November 16 (Morioka City) this year: Nov. 21 Normal year: November 8 |
| E4 Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC | 87％ | 55％ | 82 | 94 | ||
| Iwate prefecture total | 89％ | 74％ | 227 | 255 | ||
| Miyagi Prefecture | E4 Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC | 61％ | 50％ | 59 | 96 | Last year: November 19 (Sendai City) this year: Unobserved Normal year: November 24 |
| E6 Sendai-Tobu Road Sendai East IC | 55％ | 37％ | 51 | 93 | ||
| Miyagi prefecture total | 58％ | 44％ | 110 | 189 | ||
| Akita | E4 Tohoku Expressway Towada IC | 100％ | 79％ | 27 | 27 | Last year: November 16 (Akita City) this year: Nov. 22 Normal year: November 13 |
| E7 Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC | 85％ | 60％ | 44 | 52 | ||
| E46 Akita Michi Yokote IC | 99％ | 73％ | 91 | 92 | ||
| Akita prefecture total | 95％ | 72％ | 162 | 171 | ||
| Yamagata Prefecture | E48 Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC | 90％ | 76％ | 54 | 60 | Last year: November 16 (Yamagata City) this year: November 23 Normal year: November 18 |
| E48 Yamagata Expressway Tsuruoka IC | 81％ | 52％ | 22 | 27 | ||
| Yamagata total | 87％ | 69％ | 76 | 87 | ||
| Fukushima Prefecture | E4 Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iizaka IC | 59％ | 40％ | 76 | 129 | Last year: November 19 (Fukushima City) this year: Unobserved Normal year: November 26 |
| E4 Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC | 62％ | 52％ | 141 | 226 | ||
| E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC | 74％ | 34％ | 79 | 107 | ||
| E6 Joban Expressway Iwaki Chuo IC | 61％ | 31％ | 118 | 195 | ||
| Fukushima Prefecture total | 63％ | 39％ | 414 | 657 | ||
| Tohoku Regional Head Office | 74％ | 56％ | 1,066 | 1,437 | ||
- Survey method: Visually check the tire type of the vehicle passing through the general lane at the toll gate. (About 3 hours each time)
- "IC" is an abbreviation for interchange.
- About the first snow day, it is the information as of the survey date.
The next survey is scheduled for December 3 (Monday) (published on Wednesday, December 5).
(The survey date and publication date are subject to change without notice due to weather conditions.)
This material is a press release "About the results of the winter tire installation situation survey (first) -Winter tire installation rate 17%, winter is just around the corner! Early tire replacement- (November 7, 2018 ) ”Is a continuous survey.
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. - "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 winter Expressway changes rapidly, 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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