[Final report] Some customers have not installed winter tires! Full-scale arrival of winter

-Results of winter tire installation status survey (final report)-

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December 12, 2018
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Tohoku office

NEXCO EAST Tohoku Regional Head Office (Sendai Aoba-ku), on the occasion marks the full-fledged snowfall period, aroused the exchange to the early winter tires, with the aim to educate the safe running of the snow-covered road driving, Expressway in We will survey the installation situation of winter tires and announce the results.

 The percentage of winter tires installed in the Tohoku region has reached 95%, so this survey will be the final stage.

Since full-scale snowfall has also been observed, if you have not installed winter tires yet, Please change to early winter tires and drive safely when using the Expressway.

1 Survey results on Monday, December 10th (6th edition)

Survey location Winter tire installation rate Number of surveys this time JMA observation data
This time survey
(December 10)
Last survey
(December 3)
Winter tires
Number of installed
Total number First snow day
(Observation point)
Aomori Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Aomori IC 100% 100% 39 39 Last year: November 16 (Aomori City)
this year: Nov. 22
Normal year: November 6
E4A Hachinohe Expressway Hachinohe IC 100% 100% 42 42
Aomori prefecture total 100% 100% 81 81
Iwate Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Morioka Minami IC 99% 97% 149 150 Last year: November 16 (Morioka City)
this year: Nov. 21
Normal year: November 8
E4 Tohoku Expressway north Ezuriko IC 100% 97% 81 81
Iwate prefecture total 100% 97% 230 231
Miyagi Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Sendai Miyagi IC 96% 81% 99 103 Last year: November 19 (Sendai City)
this year: Dec. 8
Normal year: November 24
E6 Sendai-Tobu Road Tobu Road Sendai Higashi IC 95% 63% 99 104
Miyagi prefecture total 96% 72% 198 207
Akita E4 Tohoku Expressway Towada IC 100% 100% 20 20 Last year: November 16 (Akita City)
this year: Nov. 22
Normal year: November 13
E7 Akita Expressway Akita Minami IC 100% 86% 45 45
E46 Akita Expressway Yokote IC 100% 99% 77 77
Akita prefecture total 100% 94% 142 142
Yamagata Prefecture E48 Yamagata Expressway Yamagata Kita IC 100% 95% 55 55 Last year: November 16 (Yamagata City)
this year: November 23
Normal year: November 18
E48 Yamagata Expressway Tsuruoka IC 100% 92% 15 15
Yamagata total 100% 94% 70 70
Fukushima Prefecture E4 Tohoku Expressway Fukushima Iisaka IC 90% 75% 138 154 Last year: November 19 (Fukushima City)
this year: Dec. 8
Normal year: November 26
E4 Tohoku Expressway Koriyama IC 89% 70% 157 176
E49 Ban-Etsu Expressway Aizuwakamatsu IC 100% 88% 66 66
E6 Joban Expressway Iwaki Central IC 90% 73% 181 201
Fukushima Prefecture total 91% 75% 542 597
Tohoku Regional Head Office 95% 84% 1,263 1,328
  • 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.

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: 188KB]
    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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