States that don't use road salt

"cuts_off_prius" (cutsoffprius)
10/20/2013 at 21:42 • Filed to: None

Road salt is the bane of our existence up North >_<

Edit: the white states are unknown if they use salt or not. Looking at N. Dakota lol

Would be a good idea to buy a used car driven in those states without road salt.

I've always wondered if there are feasible alternatives to salting the roads during winter...

http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f76/…

DISCUSSION (26)

wacopalypsenow > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 21:45

God I hate road salt. ( I don't have anything to contribute other than that)

Paul, Man of Mustangs > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 21:45

North Dakota says "Y'all mothafuckas need snow tires."

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 21:45

Oh god I feel you. Salt is terrible for cars...I used to live in Ohio and I go back there every year to visit family in the winter. Its awful how much rust there is on everything. I live in TN now, which although they use salt when its snowy or icy, it usually doesn't get bad enough for them to break it out.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 21:45

Kinja'd!!!

North Dakota, no fucks are given.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 21:47

I like how the state with the coldest winter temperatures on record (ND) is oh-fuck-this-white, and neighboring Montana is solidly a user of grit instead. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to try to melt the snow off the road.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/20/2013 at 21:50

My poor e36.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull
10/20/2013 at 21:51

Salt is only effective above something like 10 or 15 degrees, so when it drops to around 0, it's pretty much useless. Sand at least helps give traction.

Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/20/2013 at 21:52

Brotip: just float over the road, then you won't have any problems ya know

Kailand09 > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 21:53

Some places use urea as an alternative.

I really hate salt.

All Motor Is Best Motor > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 21:55

I think this video is appropriate. (NSFW, language)

cuts_off_prius > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/20/2013 at 21:59

Actually the source says white states are unknown. A quick google search shows they use it.

POD > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 22:00

Da mass in Mass. Good lord that's a lot of salt.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Paul, Man of Mustangs
10/20/2013 at 22:01

Yep, which is why a lot of states honestly shouldn't bother using anything but grit. Trying to do the whole job with salt has a bad tendency to waste everyone's time if it's an area with snap temps below that and freeze/refreeze cycles.

cuts_off_prius > All Motor Is Best Motor
10/20/2013 at 22:02

Funny thing is, I had that as my facebook status a few winters ago when I was complaining about road salt.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 22:02

Damn, well fuck you to, North Dakota, thinking your better than us and shit with one movie about you.

CKeffer > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 22:05

It would need to actually freeze in this part of TX for us to use salt. Hell I've never seen more than a half inch of snow on the ground in the entire time I've lived in Houston (about 22 years, give or take).

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
10/20/2013 at 22:05

4wd: no actual need to use the road when it gets snowed over and is half-salted. Maybe.

dogisbadob > Kailand09
10/20/2013 at 22:14

yeah they just let all the dogs go out and play in the snow, which dogs love doing

But to hoon around, get corgis, the official dog of Jalopnik/oppo

dogisbadob > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 22:18

Why not stick heaters underneath the pavement or something? long rods, possibly electrical wire or something, that could be switched on when there is ice and/or snow.

Like those electric heaters with the orange glowing wires but bigger

rabbitman > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 22:25

They use all kinds of thing's in MN to fight the ice beside's the salt, some bridges have de-icing systems that pop up out of the road, They use a chemical to spray down before the snow hits too to help it not stick.
They are always testing things, but grit is best in my mind too. I will say if you get your vechicle under coated and take care of it, it is really not that bad. I have one spot on my car and that is the spot where all Jetta's get rust, top rear wheel wells. I just found out it was a recall item because this post made me look it up, guess it is time to see if I can get it repaired, sigh. I should still be under the 12 year paint warranty too. Thanks I think I see new fenders in my future.

rabbitman > dogisbadob
10/20/2013 at 22:26

They do that on the sidewalks here in downtown area's

Cherry_man1 > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 22:26

Kinja'd!!!

O.o ND doesnt use anything? or is there no Data?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > cuts_off_prius
10/20/2013 at 23:51

What about CT?

gavinski91 > wacopalypsenow
10/21/2013 at 03:19

It is safer than the alternative, which is an ice sheet. I live in Washington, and I've literally gone ice skating down my road before.

Michael > wacopalypsenow
01/14/2016 at 21:50

Table salt?

speedy964 > cuts_off_prius
09/01/2020 at 01:01

Wait, California puts salt on the roads? When did they start doing it?