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Snow removal: a right way and a wrong way

Snow. That winter menace for road users. Often it catches drivers unaware; often its efficient removal is planned for by road authorities. Some regions and countries get more snow than others, such as Scandinavia, northern Europe and North America, and are better at it.
June 12, 2015 Read time: 1 min

Snow. That winter menace for road users. Often it catches drivers unaware; often its efficient removal is planned for by road authorities.

Some regions and countries get more snow than others, such as Scandinavia, northern Europe and North America, and are better at it.

Everyone has stories to tell about snow removal from roads. There are good examples of how to do it efficiently, such as this clip from Canada. The trucks could be in some kind of ballet movement – precise where every driver has their actions timed to perfection: %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUds1pWKMjs Watch the Sno removal from roads video here false http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUds1pWKMjs false false%>

Sadly, that is not always true as this video from Kazakhstan shows, starting at around 40 seconds into the clip: %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal http://www.carscoops.com/2015/02/kazakhstan-has-funny-way-of-cleaning.html Kazahstan Snow plough video link here false http://www.carscoops.com/2015/02/kazakhstan-has-funny-way-of-cleaning.html false false%>

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