Editor,
I am writing to you with a different perspective on winter snow removal from our municipal roads. I am one who believes our winter crews do an excellent job.
My numbers will not be completely accurate, but will put things in a layman’s perspective.
Our municipality of Meaford has about 450 kilometers of roads to plow. If we have 10 snowplow units on the road, each unit has 45 kilometers of road plus return trip, meaning 90 kilometers of road at 30 kilometers per hour for each unit.
If the road in front of your residence receives 100 cars in a 4-hour span, versus 5 cars in the same 4 hours on your residential street, which road warrants more attention? No brainer.
As for snowplow windrows. The blade and wing cover about 20 feet of road per pass. If snow is 4 inches deep, that’s 80 inches of snow moved per pass. This snow roles off the wing into that windrow. Where else?
Please remember that these plow operators are your neighbour down the street, and while you are still curled up in your bed at 7 a.m., these guys have been on the road for quite a few hours. This is food for thought.
Gary Shute, Bognor
