[quote="Jim H SW-PA"](reply to post at 03:41:11 01/12/09) [/quote
Jim, I am a retired district Foreman from a county Road & Bridge Dept. in PA. It was never my policy to have the spreader turn table spinning at a high volocity unless it was at a wide curve or an intersection. Salt/antiskid should be dropped in a pattern width of about 8 feet. The traffic will work it across the entire road because of the crown and or cross slope in the road. However I would turn the spinner down when a car would approach but not turn it off. Having said that, I have had drivers pass me from behind and risk causing an accident. They recieved an extra dose of antiskid. Hard to explain to the police how you got paint damage on the pass, side of your car.
Had a cop who was in his own private vehicle get paint chips down the entire side of his Suburban. I met him at our garage and he was really mad. When the police showed up(his buddy) on the force, he wanted the driver cited for the damage. His buddy told him he could not cite the driver of the truck. Snow removal operations come first and you travel the roads at your own risk.The cops comprehensive ins. paid for the damage
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