Never mind salt.

For the second day in a row, I ventured to my vehicle this morning to find it covered in Saharan f***ing sand.

Thanks - that's concisely explains it.

The British isles usually have mild winters. Salting the roads melts ice and snow down to around minus 5 Centigrade, below that it'll not work.

What would you rather drive on, ice or water?

Edited by bathtub tom on 01/04/2014 at 21:26

Why do we use salt on the roads, its simple.

Despite most of the general public and people on this forum believing they are driving gods the truth is very different. 99.9% of the population have not got a clue what to do when its freezes or snows, witness the gridlock that occurs, especially in the overpopulated south, when 3 flakes fall or the temp drops below freezing.

Ok, salt does damage cars but fortunately they are much better protected now than they were years ago. The only part that normally suffers is the polished/laquered alloy wheels that are fitted only for bling purposes, normal alloy wheels are fine.

No salt on the roads would inevitably result in more accidents, more insurance claims and the resulting premium hike.

Wash your car regularly and salt is not an issue. Not had a corroded car since the 80's.

And don't forget the public outcry that happened a few winters ago when the weather was extremly cold and the councils ran short of salt.

As usual most people will moan for the sake of moaning.

Salt on the roads? Not round here, Durham county council decided the most cost efficient way is to drive the gritters around without any salt onboard but with the light flashing for that nice placebo effect!