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Originally Posted by arpad_m
In my wet dreams the price of road salt goes up by 10000% and the state just abandons salting completely; instead, they properly plow off all the snow, and NJ drivers voluntarily sign up for snow driving lessons, after which accident rates remain unchanged or even drop and everyone is happier.
#please_dont_wake_me_up
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You might have to dream you are back in the early 70's too while your at it!
Im the director of a department and maintain 2 municipalities roads.
I use as little salt as I can possibly get away with. Only dangerous hills and intersections get salted regularly. If a big storm or icy storm is beginning I salt more to reduce the bond of ice to blacktop.
But I drive on State and County roads.... They have millions of dollars in salt and their not afraid to use it.
My guys are all Harley.... truck... or hotrod guys... And we get pissed when we see all this salt being put down when we arent even thinking about it.
Time was if you got stuck or had an accident and you didnt have proper snow tires, you could be ticketed.
Then came radial tires... front drive crap boxes... and "all seasons tires"... and suddenly no one can drive in the snow. They call and complain when there is snow on the road... they want wet black right through a storm... And politicians just try to appease them.
Salt is put down in anticipation of a hazard. Not as the result of a hazard. Often the hazard never appears. But no one wants to feel responsible for not salting that results in an accident. Even if its the result of incompetent driving.