yup

Thats your tax dollars at work...... they are required to make sure the hiways are safe

AGreedyTree lol

What are the "pepper trucks"?

@@siggizippan8076 r/wooosh/

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@@siggizippan8076 lmfao omg you're too funny

you kidding me even seeing them half assedly clearing slush is a beautiful sight

truckman63 I know the 75 year old man in his Lincoln does a better job clearing the slush then the road crews

@@jesse173 jesus don't get me started on old people in the winter time

truckman63 haha they all drive like it’s there first winter and they got there parents ashes in a vase being balanced on a basketball

@@jesse173 its that or the suicidal ones they both scare me

I know eight he looks like him!

yes, it keeps them warm.

Yep these boys haven't missed a snack.😊

It's not that bad lol ♡

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It’s scary any time of the year! And not because of the conditions but from all the people who have no fucking clue how to drive lol

Chris Marshall my point exactly lol

Gotta love Bramladesh and Talibanronto...

Doug Fever yeah from 1970....the population in Ontario has tripled & Highway 401 has grown to be the busiest in North America so his right it’s not an option to close it...even for 2 hours.

they sure do, irritating yes, but we all need patience when the storms hit.

@@Saucy-ws6jc What's not closed ? You should make you comment clear. Or maybe you're just a silly troll.

@@darcyperkins7041 oooooooooohhhhhhhh...I was thinking that when they say.... closure is not an option... I was thinking they meant..." PERMANENT closure is not an option " I get it now ! Sarcasm

Yes it just provides some traction

Or you undercoat your car. I have had mine undercoated every year since 2008 and there isn't a speck of rust on it even with driving through salty winters

Jordan H what kind of undercoating do you do? I heard the rubber ones are just nasty.

Oil, spray the whole underside with oil, nasty to work on the car but at least my car isnt rusty lol.

You do know the sand they put down on the roads is mixed with salt too right? Lol

@@JohnSmith-in2kl No shyte Sherlock - in much lower concentrations than straight

Funny enough, sand is used to lube the streetcar when it brakes. It's also used because it can handle temperatures < -30

They suck !! Paperweight that is all they are good for.

sand is like driving on marbles, have you ever drove on a beach.

Sand doesn’t melt the snow or ice it just gives more grip.

If I recall that episode, I think they may have called in buses to take people to a nearby truck stop.

I'll bet you this liquid is probably very similar to the de-icing liquid on airplanes. They don't put salt on airplanes but liquids.

Allen Beck I think they know what they’re doing.

@@joehostile4541 Yes they know.Damaging reinforced concrete with infiltrating salt brine, creating big and sharp edges potholes, rusting the cars...In Japan also they know what they are doing without salt but glycol liquids which does not damage anything...

@@siggizippan8076 It is actually nothing like what is used on aircraft. Aircraft require a complex mix of anti-freeze, surfactants, thickening agents, and corrosion inhibitors.

We could use beet juice but it costs more. Do you like paying taxes ? Do u want it to go up a lot ? Don’t forget you get what you pay for. And don’t say sand because it doesn’t melt snow or ice and it will plug up the sewers fast = more costs.

You're a moron!! As someone who has done this job, let me tell you the same thing I told every other impatient asshat.. As a matter of fact, when my lights are flashing.. I DO OWN THE ROAD!!! Hit one and the cop will tell you the same thing.

Maybe you should stay behind them smarty pants, let them work, they have poor visibility

Busiest main trade hwy between USA and Canada, lots of trucks and a hell of a highway to be, it could be a bet overwhelming if you dont know what you doing!

Busiest highway in north america

Haha i drive super slow on 401. Seems to work fine

Unpredictable winds off lake Ontario can dump snow and cause blizzard conditions on a "nice" day.

Its gorgeous in the country I live right off Georgian bay an NOTHING beats sitting in the woods under the trees heavy with snow while you watch the huge flakes fall ♡ ...just get a sled and avoid the roads ♡ ;)

Ki E-Skate Mods , you don't know what you're missing.

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Harold Richard Cheeseman so youre saying rust is better or just as bad as an accident on the busiest highway in North America? Didn’t really think out your comment did you?

@@joehostile4541 Thought out quite well actually. The road salt does nothing to melt the ice after it hits -10 or below; all they're doing is wasting thousands of tax payer dollars to poison all the soil along side the roads. Local and provincial municipalities do it so idiot drivers who crash can't sue them. I used to ride a moped in the snow; if I can pull that off in the snow, there's no excuse as to why drivers can't operate their 4 wheeled vehicles properly in inclement weather. If you can't drive in the snow, you have no business endangering other peoples lives by operating a vehicle on the road, and road salt is not going to prevent such an event from happening. If they wanted to prevent crashes from happening, they could make snowmobiles road legal, or set speed limits on that highway in the snow. Anyone with half a brain could tell you that.

I'd rather have a car with some rust spots than to be dead because of some car slipping on ice and smashing into me. Umm ya.

@@haroldrichardcheeseman4716 By the time its hit -10, the snow and ice is already cleared off because most often, when its snowing heavy, temps are higher - not really down in the -10 range. What you end up with a day or two later is dry road with salt dust on it. Fine by me. Also you cant account for idiot drivers. Its fine to say what should or should not be but one can use that logic to say that there should not be murders because people should be able to control themselves but it happens.

@@haroldrichardcheeseman4716 anybody can drive in snow, it's all the ice we have that causes all the problems, do you even live in Ontario? I would rather drive a rust bucket than be dead on the side of the road. and for the record, most people trade vehicles every 3 years on average, how do I know this, I work in the automotive industry, and drive the 401 daily. I have hit black ice 3 times in one year, and I survive because I don't drive like a freaking maniac like all the suvs I see daily doing 130 kph in storms.

At least you're still alive to sue them and not at the bottom of a 50 vehicle pileup.

Elizabeth Sullivan You end up in the pileup anyway because dumbass truckers go 80mph when visibility doesn't support going 20 mph.

F Huber and thats where your wrong all trucks are governed to 105kph They may look like they are going faster but they can only top off at 105kph unless it’s a downhill where they put the truck in neutral and let the weight of the truck push it down the road faster.. also some cars start driving like pussys with the smallest Amount of snow on the roads.

KA Lion 5443 that’s not true considering I’ve been going 120kph on a flat road and have had a semi pass me

KA Lion 5443 incorrecto, governed speeds are determined by local governments and in America’s case, states. In my country all new vehicles sold are governed to 188kph. However, it isn’t illegal to remove the speed governer yourself.

Yeah move to Australia.

@@nitehawk9270 Why in the world would we Canadians want to move to Australia because we have winter, ice, snow here in Canada? Don't be absurd, this is our lives and we love it.

Roma Nesen youre absolutely stupid if you think they salt roads to ruin your cars faster.

@@Beezer6927 your fucking ignorant if you think salt doesn't cause your car to rust faster . Water alone will not do much to cars its the salt in the air and on the roads that cause it to happen.

Tony Chambers dimesocks is just pointing out to Roma Nesen that they don't salt the roads for the intentional purpose of making your car rust, which Roma claims they do. Calm down.

Ooh yea people are really stupid

I don't understand how you need a day off to drive in the snow. Just get some winter tires and don't drive like an idiot.