Got salt? Options

[emerygt350]

Why yes, that is dry pavement.

[914_teener]

I am in Northern AZ part time where in the Winter it's very common to have snow.

Mostly they use ground pumice as salt is a killer for road surfaces and concrete long term...(I'm a civil engineer). The snow is short lived there genereally but sometimes NOT in my north facing driveway. When I resruface the driveway I'm looking into a paver systems and some type of radiant heating to de-ice it.

As everyone may know by now, bridge appraoches are notorious for icing becuase of the massive thermal mass of the concrete which tends to ice once it reaches gradient temperature. The uses of clorides like salt do massive damages to those approaches and particulary steel structures with concrete decks built back in the seventies.

It's cheap yes but long term the true cost of degradation of roads and bridges is in the billions of dollars.

Be responsible and learn how to drive. I don't expect anyone else to pay for my negiligence in that regard.

One of the reasons I got the Macan P car....AWD on demand. It's an amazing handler in snow with the right tires.

[ClayPerrine]

(I'm a civil engineer).

Remember, Mechanical engineers make weapons, electrical engineers make guidance systems, civil engineers make targets. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

[worn]

In the early spring here in Wisconsin, say late May, it is time to consider taking the 914s out for a drive. But how do you know it is safe from salt. I sometimes look for some sand on the road and taste it. Sure I could measure conductance or refraction or something but taste is simple.