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Enviro-nitwits of the day
Michelle Malkin —
... using salt, you’d see patches of bare road because salt is very effective,” Wiggins said. “We decided not to utilize salt because it’s not a healthy addition to Puget Sound.” Instead, they’re using sand— which is even more damaging to the environment, as other city officials point out:“We never use sand,” said Ann Williams, spokeswoman for Denver’s Department of Public Works. “Sand causes dust, and there’s also water-quality issues where it goes into streets and into our rivers.” End result of this moron policy?“Sunday was full of car crashes, even after several pleas from ...
How to ensure weather-related traffic accidents
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... to ice underneath, and even the best tires can’t find a purchase on it. Salt lowers the freezing temperature of water, allowing the ice to break apart and snow plows to pull it off the road. Gravel also helps, but gravel on ice doesn’t provide nearly enough traction by itself. I drive on snow-packed roads all winter long when the plows haven’t made it through that road yet. It’s not fun, and even with a full-wheel drive vehicle like mine, spinouts are inevitable. Seattle has discovered the same thing : “Sunday was full of car crashes, even after several pleas from State ...
This is what happens when you refused to use salt to melt snow
Betsy's Page —
... because they are afraid of damaging the water in Puget Sound, they are expecting people to drive on hard-packed snow. The result has been a high number of collisions. "Sunday was full of car crashes, even after several pleas from State Patrol and local police to stay off the roads. The State Patrol responded to 157 collisions Sunday in King County. ... Between noon and midnight on Saturday, the State Patrol responded to 246 collisions ... in King County." People depending on taking public transportation are ...
