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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
Exactly, everyone is forgetting the fact the plows won't get ice off the road and sand/salt is ineffective at these temperatures. I keep hearing the same thing in Red Deer here where the roads are either completely covered or rutted with heavy glazed ice between the ruts. The difference between Calgary and Red Deer though is that Calgary at least makes an attempt, it will be like this the entire winter in Red Deer.
Time to stat adapting the driving styles and not expecting good roads all the time.
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I'm going to have to disagree with you about the whole "nothing we can do." Calgary's snow removal is getting shown up by cities like Edmonton and even Winnipeg. Why? Forget the dollar amounts- those should more than anything reflect how little snow we get compared to those cities.
The bottom line is I have spent a number of years driving in Winnipeg, and with temperatures like we have seen recently (-20 highs, -30 lows) the main roads like Portage ave get cleared. No, it isn't summer driving conditions. But there also aren't ruts days after snow falls; or even 12 hours later for that matter.
The plows and graders go through, followed by sand. They get most of the snow and ice, and the remainder is wiped away by the friction of the tires. The same force that gives us our ruts is what will get rid of that ice.
Calgary's snow removal plan calls for waiting for Chinooks. Guess what- there isn't one coming and there hasn't been one for weeks. If a jobsite followed the same safety standards that the city has followed for motorists they would be shut down.