06-14-2021, 07:36 PM
(06-14-2021, 02:47 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(06-14-2021, 01:49 PM)Bytor Wrote: Why does it always have to be plows, though? Those whirling brush things are just as effective and do far less damage when the driver missed the proper path of the sidewalk.
I think the whirling brushes are unable to deal with deep snow...like, greater than say 4-6 inches. While most days we get less snow than this, (and with climate change we will rarely get this amount), we get road plows pushing giant piles which they would be unable to manage. They are also less able to deal with ice, which plows don't really deal with anyway.
That being said, they do have a number of the brush vehicles, which they use in DTK. They do work very well, but like most things in our unsustainable wasteful suburbs, we just can't afford nice things.
So? Then just do it more often. If Oulu, Finland can clear within 3 hours of a 2cm fall, and do it multiple times per day if needed, we can, too. I mean, they'll keep plowing and plowing the roads until the snow stops. Just apply the same darn standards to the sidewalks that we apply to the darn roads. Oh, wait, that's too sensible for our municipal councillors.