I grew up in Wisconsin. All the cars there look like hell after a few years, rust around the wheelwells, rocker panels, undercarriage, suspension, brakes.
One of the wonderful things about Oregon that I discovered after moving here (back in 1972) was that they didn't salt the roads, unlike Wisconsin. Even ancient cars are not rusted. The old '98 van I just bought is clean as a whistle underneath, with 240k miles. That's coming to an end.
ODOT is starting to put salt down in places. Yeah, that means maybe a bit fewer fender benders. Maybe not quite as many cracked windshields from gravel. But every car all year round will be rotting. Oregonians are going to have to replace their cars a lot sooner, and spend more money on transportation. A boon for the car sellers I suppose. But hey, "it's for the children".
One of the wonderful things about Oregon that I discovered after moving here (back in 1972) was that they didn't salt the roads, unlike Wisconsin. Even ancient cars are not rusted. The old '98 van I just bought is clean as a whistle underneath, with 240k miles. That's coming to an end.
ODOT is starting to put salt down in places. Yeah, that means maybe a bit fewer fender benders. Maybe not quite as many cracked windshields from gravel. But every car all year round will be rotting. Oregonians are going to have to replace their cars a lot sooner, and spend more money on transportation. A boon for the car sellers I suppose. But hey, "it's for the children".