Ice melt on our roads hurting our vehicles!

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Can't disagree to much there RTSpring..
BC we disagreed before on the whole studded snow tire thing, but if the deicer is having a negative effect on roads then studs can't be much worse.  Even still there are very few people who purchase snow tires let alone a good one like the blizzak or Hankook ones, Or Nokians.  A spare set of dedicated snow rims and snow tires, studded or not, is a great investment. The last few times i have put the wifes tires on there was already snow on the ground! Even people with AWD need good tires, and that seems to be something that many people try and avoid...

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The reason agencies are using more chemicals and less sand is because the Department of Ecology has determined that the sand is hazardous to fish once it enters any waterway and must be swept up and that the sand once on the road and mixes with the hydrocarbons it is then a hazardous material and has to be treated as such. That means that it will cost you $50 to $75 dollars a ton to dispose of.