Japan's first maximum speed of 120 km / h Tohoku Expressway part of Iwate Prefecture September 16 12:52
In some sections of the Tohoku Expressway in Iwate Prefecture, the maximum speed was raised to 120 km / h for the first time in Japan, and operation began on the 16th.
The maximum speed was raised to 120 km / h on the up and down line of the section of about 27 km between the Morioka Minami Interchange and the Hanamaki Minami Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway.
The upper limit of the maximum speed of a highway has been set at 100 km / h.
However, in reality, many cars run over 100 km, so the National Police Agency raised the maximum speed to 120 km on a trial basis in some sections and verified the accident situation and running speed, and found that the Tohoku Expressway In this section, the number of accidents and the running speed of the overtaking lane did not change much.
Based on these results, the National Police Agency decided to raise the maximum speed to 120 km in this section for the first time in the whole country, saying that there is no safety problem, and started operation on the 16th.
A 45-year-old man who often uses it for work said, "When I'm in a hurry, I was worried that I might exceed the maximum speed, so it will be easier to move."
The maximum speed will be increased in the section between the Shin-Shizuoka Interchange in Shizuoka Prefecture and the Mori-Kakegawa Interchange on the Shin-Tomei Expressway.