I HATE ROAD SALT

[bradm64]

My wife owns 3 car washes (the full service type where equipment washes underside of vehicle as well as exterior). For selfish reasons, we like salt, or at least when everyone wants it off their cars!!!!

 

[Egon]

Do the car washes recycle the water or use fresh every time.

 

[techwrtr2]

I don't like the salt because it does a lot of damage to vehicle metal. I'd rather see them use sand. Here in NY I see they have started using a liquid brine spraying truck on state roads. I don't know if that will be any better. Salt is salt whether liquid or solid.
I have heard that the state of PA uses only sand and no salt. Salt does have its merits of melting snow and ice.
You can easily see the difference in a vehicle driven for 20 winters in NY compared to one driven 20 winters say in FL.
We have a huge parking lot at work. It is commercially plowed each snowfall, then the maintenance guys go out and salt the lot to prevent freezing (which hopefully prevents slips and falls and lawsuits). They won't use sand because it clogs the storm drains in the lot.

Judging by the sides of my car after my drive to/from work Friday, PA most certainly does use a salt like product on the roads.

 

[DK35vince]

Judging by the sides of my car after my drive to/from work Friday, PA most certainly does use a salt like product on the roads.

I live in Western, Pa.
My car and truck are currently white with salt. Penn Dot and the townships use a mixture of anti-skid and salt around here.