I have seen signs in past years, at an intersection near my home- Too Much Salt-I think cars are even having a problem getting traction with so much salt/sand mixture being put down. Ironically, our local road commission has made it very well known that there will be less of that ( and there HAS been less of that) and in fact we're lucky if they even run the plows. The economic crisis is so bad here it affects everything. Even stores and public areas are not being kept clear. People aren't even having their driveways plowed. It's like a ghost town here. I have to drive a school bus around in all that, and I'm finding myself very cranky this time of year! And yes, I have tried to ride in past years in the middle of winter and find a dry road almost impassable.