Winter weather thread 2017/2018

[EmmaJones76 10]

Better grit and plough every single road then just in case an ambulance is needed....

[Guest makapaka]

The issue is obvious. Thornsett is not a gritting route. Given Amey's failure to grit many secondary routes and keep access to all of Sheffield's work places why should priority be given to only the places they need to get. It's like if I was in control of gritting and decided to grit my own road so I could get home easily.

 

What should they have done?

[Litotes 63]

Anyone looked at the traffic cams today - don't know what all the fuss is about ;-)

 

http://sccplugins.sheffield.gov.uk/utc/cam01.htm

 

Yet another SCC scheme which is a failure

[parkydave 10]

What about all the good deeds we are hearing about like people handing out blankets and food to stuck motorists that's more like it , help out if you can .

[Yog Sothoth 10]

It was lovely cycling to work this morning with no traffic on the roads.

[Fudbeer 12]

According to bbc snow showers should be all but gone by 10 to leave a dry afternoon lets see if they are right,they said heavy snow showers all day last night.

[Funky_Gibbon 42]

According to bbc snow showers should be all but gone by 10 to leave a dry afternoon lets see if they are right,they said heavy snow showers all day last night.

 

It still says heavy snow snowers until 5pm where I am. I think some parts of Sheffield are getting hit harder than others.

[taxman 12]

What should they have done?

 

Gritted the main routes and secondary roads as per normal, not made an exception for themselves.

[Vaati 11]

http://holding.travelsouthyorkshire.com/ the current bus situation.

 

Also hurrah just seen a gritter go down the road. Not that it'll do much with how the snow is still coming down out there.

[1295galaxy 20]

Why?asn"t been another substance other than Grit been created to clear snow,as grit might be o.k with moderate snow showers,but with this much of snow grit is not so good and get freezed over once put down,so the roads get icey over night

[Fudbeer 12]

It still says heavy snow snowers until 5pm where I am. I think some parts of Sheffield are getting hit harder than others.

 

Looks like we are just on the border of the snow so quite difficult to forecast probably worse in the west of the city though.

[TopHole 10]

Why?asn"t been another substance other than Grit been created to clear snow,as grit might be o.k with moderate snow showers,but with this much of snow grit is not so good and get freezed over once put down,so the roads get icey over night

 

What would you suggest?