A Response to Ray's Salt Rant . . . I question whether a response is warranted. But, okay, a short one.
Salt can contribute to corrosion and can threaten ground water, granted.
It also DOES contribute to safer roads, with fewer accidents, injuries, and deaths and a viable economy during winter months. See our Web site . Cinders are NOT an alternative. Several states have amended their State Implementation Plans under the Clean Air Act to switch from abrasives to straight salt to avoid the airborne particulates created by using abrasives on winter roads, because the particles are a costly public health hazard by lodging themselves in people's lungs. Cars are NOT being damaged extensively by salt.