Yeah, NY kills cars... :( Walt
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 11:51 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > The second link has amounts applied per mile And the WINNERS are: > > NY > MA > VT > NH > > with honorable mention to: > MI > > IL is shown as a piker at 6.6, however it is a long state, and the southern > half is radiacally different than the Chicago area. Northern IL is probably > at 12, and chicagoland is probably right up there with NY > > Pretty much jives with the rusty cars per capita by state. > > > > > > > >> On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:59:57 -0800 (PST) Dimitri Seretakis >> <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> I hate road salt. Is it true that they dont use it in Colorado? >> >> No. When we lived there the sand that the highway trucks put on the roads >> was mixed with 10% salt. >> >> See http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/sr/sr235/017-030.pdf >> >> and >> >> >> http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f76/map-states-use-road-salt-27855/ >> >> I'm not sure of the accuracy of the last link. >> >> Also, >> >> Why does colorado not use salt on their roads? >> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081224123452AA23Uwq >> >> That link says they use magnesium chloride, which is even worse on cars. >> >> Other links: >> >> www.michigan.gov/documents/ch2-deice_51438_7.pdf >> >> http://www.koaa.com/news/study-road-salt-harming-many-urban-streams/ >> (from Colorado) >> >> http://www.usroads.com/journals/p/rmj/9712/rm971202.htm >> >> >> http://www.saltinstitute.org/Articles-references/References-on-salt-use/References-on-salt-use/References-for-use-of-road-salt >> (even had YouTube videos of interesting situations). >> >> Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
