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Icy-Neck-2422 t1_j9vs4cj wrote

So they can canvas the entire road and everybody stays save and impatient drivers don't get dings in their clearcoat. They typically all pull over or exit every x number of miles to let traffic pass.

We were behind them yesterday as well and followed them for about 5 miles before they yielded (which seems totally reasonable to me.)

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deadliftothersup t1_j9vzwyg wrote

Can confirm, was cycling on a carriage way and one squeezed past me and absolutely cut the shit out of me with the salt. I imagine that wouldn't be great for your vlear coat either. I was fortunate to have goggles on.

Being delayed a minute or two by the salt trucks will almost certainly be faster than stuck behind a pile up of texting drivers in icy conditions. Even more so if drivers try to squeeze past them and get hit.

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bicyclewhoa t1_j9vxz1f wrote

I was behind them too on 495. It slowed down traffic for sure - good for safety. However, once they exit the freeway you have a situation where now traffic is lumped together, they have just exited the freeway and the roadway ahead is thus untreated. This can lead to a situation where people are way too bunched together in slippery conditions. I understand that it is everyone’s responsibility to drive safety, but not everyone does.

I would much prefer a staggered approach by the salt trucks. If they leave one lane open traffic can slowly work through and there will be less bunched traffic on untreated roads. I do understand that the salt trucks probably do this for their own safety.

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neermif t1_j9vtt27 wrote

It’s so they can clear the entire highway with one single pass, instead of single trucks going by randomly in each lane causing uneven snow buildup across all four lanes

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LowkeyPony t1_j9vtb49 wrote

Been stuck behind them on Rte 2. They are doing a job to help people get home safely. I don't mind being stuck behind them.

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Left-Star2240 t1_j9vzw3p wrote

Exactly. Being stuck behind them I at least know the road is salted.

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charons-voyage t1_j9vs0a1 wrote

Prolly cus it was icy and they wanted to salt it before all the idiots on 93 go zooming by at 85 mph lol. But idk good question I’ve seen this before too.

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Alive-ButForWhat t1_j9w4u49 wrote

Typical masshole driver. The road is all for them, to hell with anything else lol

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Ken-Popcorn t1_j9w0ibe wrote

You know that the salt sprays out to the sides of the trucks, right?

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user72230 t1_j9w6f38 wrote

This is a mass thing, I used to live in Buffalo and we never did this out there, I have always found the way Mass deals with snow on roads quite odd and mildly frustrating to watch

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H2Omekanic t1_j9w6urv wrote

They have to do it that way for safety and liability. Try to look at it as people saving your life vs feeling inconvenienced and entitled.

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