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States That Use Road Salt; Finding a "Rust Free" Metro
Topic Started: Feb 7 2012, 03:03 PM (8,583 Views)
mjspiess
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Since salt is a major contributor to rust in cars, ultimately the death of most Metros, I found a map of states that use road salt. I thought it would be helpful for those seeking a rust free Metro.

The map may be out of date. If so, I can update it. Just let me know. Thanks!

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LukeJ88
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Probably the only reason (besides football, RTR) I love Alabama.
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vr4


confirmed on OR/WA. be careful about cars from the coast. the salt in the air from the ocean tears stuff up too just not as fast as road salt.
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key4202003
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how do people beat the salt, not drive in the snow or what? how do they stop the rust from forming?
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Horn


Illinois is correct. Shitty state
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dayle1960
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Arkansas uses very little salt. Nobody's vehicle rusts here.
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metromizer


I'm fairly certain California DOES NOT use salt. CalTrans uses sand, not nearly as effective as salt for safety, but most of the state rarely gets snow or ice. Easy to find a rust-free specimen of most cars here.
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allmountain40
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Washington is salt free except for the recent change in Seattle. They now use salt. Bummer.
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Stiffchezze
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vr4
Feb 7 2012, 05:28 PM
be careful about cars from the coast. the salt in the air from the ocean tears stuff up too just not as fast as road salt.
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Sorry to say, but Alabama began using a saltwater brine system last year. :'(
Of course with this being Alabama, it is usually only used one or twice a year, mainly only on the Interstate. Mostly just for the bridges. :D
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AlexK
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I've never seen a rusty Nevada car so I doubt they are using much salt here. It can snow a lot and they spread sand but I was not aware of salt on the roads.
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Scoobs
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dayle1960
Feb 7 2012, 06:00 PM
Arkansas uses very little salt. Nobody's vehicle rusts here.
I agree, they dont salt the roads around my part in AR either.
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me2


allmountain is correct about Seattle. I couldn't believe the reports as they sounded so proud.
We survived ALL these years without SALT, why now? Some salt salesman must be rubbing his hands...
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me2
Feb 7 2012, 08:45 PM
We survived ALL these years without SALT, why now? Some salt salesman must be rubbing his hands...
Same reason a woman was able to sue McDonald's because her "Coffee was too hot" and it burned her....
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aaronvincent
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We dont use salt in California but the salt from the air does the deed at a slower pace.
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Montana just started using what they call ''salt brine'' which is 25% salt disolved in water. We shall see what happens in the future to our Metros.

Ken....
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