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Topic: Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?
Posted by: Gerald Cabb
Date/Time: 08/01/10 19:31:00


Fair enough Allison, but many do not.

I think the issue about pavements is simply that there is not enough grit even for the roads, and sliding cars can kill lots of people (including pedestrians). 

The Goverment made councils promise to cut gritting by 25% today, and even hard shoulders on motorways are no longer being gritted.

I think we need to appreciate that tough decisions must be made and this is about rationing - I think (frustrating though it may be) emotiveness about how "they don't care" is unhelpful. 

Heavily trafficked areas may be gritted (shops) because if you only have enough for a few streets, you may as well do it where most people are going to benefit, rather than just your street (but not mine; or vice versa) surely?  Painting this as "they only care about profits" is mean-minded I think - the authorities need to balance eveyone's interests (including, yes, the commercial viability of the town) and they may get some of it wrong, but it's not through deliberate malice, conspiracy, or neglect.

Other spikes suitable for putting over shoes (your ones are those I had in mind, but I note the availability) include Cotswold Magic Spikers and Grivel Spiders.  These may still be available from some online outdoor retailers.

Also some shoes with good grips are better than others for snow - I go walking in the hills a lot and have two pairs of boots, and some are useless on this ice while the others feel like having crampons on, they're so good.  In other words, if your good grip or proper boots are ineffective, you may still be able to do better by trying others, so keep looking.  It can come down to different plastics or spike patterns in the sole units, and I'm sure we'll be seeing this sort of weather again; the Europeans spend time choosing the best outdoor wear, and we should get used to it too.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Should the pavements be gritted as well?20/12/09 19:05:00 Paul James
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?20/12/09 19:36:00 J Smith
      Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?20/12/09 20:27:00 Alan Brainsby
      Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?09/01/10 11:10:00 Tony Luckhurst
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?03/01/10 16:46:00 Faith Wardle
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?03/01/10 17:42:00 Gerald Cabb
      Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 10:08:00 Paul James
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?07/01/10 13:39:00 Allison Franklin
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?07/01/10 13:46:00 David Archer
      Should the pavements be gritted as well?07/01/10 21:40:00 George Knox
         Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?07/01/10 22:04:00 Faith Wardle
            Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 09:03:00 Niall Connolly
               Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:02:00 Gerald Cabb
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:12:00 Faith Wardle
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:18:00 Niall Connolly
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:38:00 Bernie Paul
   Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 12:30:00 Allison Franklin
      Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 19:31:00 Gerald Cabb
         Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?08/01/10 21:53:00 Paul James
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?09/01/10 11:09:00 Gerald Cabb
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?09/01/10 11:15:00 Graham Weeks
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Should the pavements be gritted as well?09/01/10 12:08:00 Tony Luckhurst

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