I've seen councils bitching about grit bins being empty [some news website, sorry, can't give a reference]; essentially I believe they are local supplies for gritters to avoid having to go all the way back to the depot. However, they seem far too small for that.
Training may also contain 'no, use less grit than that', 'try to spread it out nice and evenly' and 'don't worry about little bits'. The main issue I'd be worried about with clearing my road (which is second after the junction from a main road) is changes in ground level: I've seen precious few cars get stuck on top of the road, and a lot get stuck off it; often the issue is the two-inch difference between the actual road surface at the sides of the road and the compressed snow in the middle. Much attention would have to be paid to the on/off ramps... Dave. On 8 December 2010 11:52, Mark Goodge <[email protected]> wrote: > On 08/12/2010 11:41, [email protected] wrote: >> >> On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 11:02:18 +0000, Tom Steinberg<[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I just saw this headline (which it amazes me a politician should have >>> to say, really) >>> >>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11946901 >>> >> >> I've thought about doing this, and decided the best way would be to spread >> rock salt at some point in the "lifecycle" of the snow (I'm prepared to >> experiment). >> >> Question then: is the rock salt in the Council "grit bins" supposed to be >> used by residents or is it for the convenience of the Council only? > > The label on the bin at the end of my road says "For Highways Use Only". My > interpretation of that is that anyone can use it, but they can only do so on > a public highway. > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
