Why is the plow operator using sand and not salt?
At temperatures below 5 degree, salt has little to no effect. Sand is used as a traction aide. An amount of salt is added to this sand to prevent the material from binding to itself, as well as assist in deicing when temperatures rise.

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1. Why does the plow truck drive past with its plow up?
2. Why is the plow operator using sand and not salt?
3. Why is my road the last to be plowed?
4. Why has the plow operator left a large amount of snow in my driveway and in front of my mailbox, so I can’t get out of my driveway, or to my mailbox? When will they come back to clean this up?
5. My mailbox was damaged by the snowplow. What do I do?
6. Why is it I never see a snowplow during a winter storm?
7. I once saw a snow plow parked in a gas station, or in the shop parking lot during a bad snowstorm. Why was it there instead of on the streets working?
8. Who is responsible for plowing state and county roads?