Actually, it is more like merge it with the street bank. In a good snow, you can count on the plows to make enough passes to push most of the snow into the bank. This technique does require careful consideration of how far away from your driveway and that of your neighbor's you dump the snow. One must also be aware of mail delivery if you have a street side mail box like we have. This is a tough one.
Old habits are hard to break.
But just as plastic shovels are useful in light snow situations, I suppose a plastic scoop has it's place. That sounds like it could either catch on as a bumper sticker in the right regions of the country, or it could get some interesting comments. Developers from Novi, Michigan, plan to open next winter. I hadn't been back for a carnival since my last year at Tech in 1980. We visited the web cam and the snow thermometer sites regularly before coming up to sort of build interest.