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Originally Posted by VitaBene
Too much salt being used today, hardly any sand. Is it our "instant gratification" society demanding wet roadways as soon as the snow stops?
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Yeah. Listening to radio/TV, it is now "The road crews are getting out there early to spread "mix" before the snow starts." And nobody wants to slow down to 35-45. People still have to drive to work. DOT and DES are both working, per above post, to reduce salt use. Even sand presents a problem as it soaks up oil and other chemicals on the roads and washes to the side, eventually to go into the watershed. In the extreme, the alternative is to go off the road, cut your oil pan and gas tank and leak those fluids into the groundwater. Years ago the fire trucks didn't go to every accident, or they hosed the road clean. Now they are the hazmat crew and often pick everything up to be trucked away. It's different, and, I hope, getting better.