26-01-12, 05:55 PM
You're better off in front of it, the salt that has just gone down will have done absolutely nothing to help any ice/snow that is around - and when you're driving on the fresh salt, your braking distances are reduced as you're effectively on ball bearings till a couple of wheels have smashed the granules down.
A few years back, a mate of mine was following a landrover following a gritter - early evening, still fairly warm, no ice around. Landy slowed for a turn, but her wheels locked straight up and she slid into the landy. Coppers said its fairly common immediately after gritting.
A few years back, a mate of mine was following a landrover following a gritter - early evening, still fairly warm, no ice around. Landy slowed for a turn, but her wheels locked straight up and she slid into the landy. Coppers said its fairly common immediately after gritting.