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Its very bad here in PA. Calcium chloride on the roads, and then salt when it snows. Takes a vehicle about 5 minutes to look ten times worse than MEK's car.I've heard they use sand up in the northeast. Is that true? Their winters are worse than ours, so why dont they use it here?
I use ash from my wood stove on my driveway. It works great and is actually good for the acidic soil on my property. It melts snow and ice if there is sun (ash is a dark color so the light from the sun converts to heat) but probably wouldn't be available in enough quantity to be practical on State roads. I remember years ago in Colorado they used a combination of ash and sand to great effect.
My dad used to work for PennDot somewhere back in the 60's-70's. They used to use some combination of ash also, because I remember him talking about having to check the "ash pile".
I lived in Pa. until '82. I remember all too well sweeping those black ashes off the bottom of the driveway. I also remember wiping out on my bike and getting a knee full of them. Mike
Maybe you took your training wheels off too soon ??
I have many stupid stunt stories from when I was a kid......I think I was the early version of the show Jackass by accident.