west0ne t1_j9e0zju wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:57 AM

Reply to comment by Trap_Cubicle5000 in Gritting routes are ‘sexist’ says Cambridgeshire highways chief and ‘must change’ by Bald__egg

Most deliveries are made by road, emergency vehicles travel on the road, busses travel on the road. As much as people may not like it, for the time being roads are essential infrastructure.

Whilst it may be a fact that more men drive than women the main reason for treating roads is to keep essential services operational. In many areas only major roads and key transport routes are treated with the estate roads being left untreated.

Trap_Cubicle5000 t1_j9fie46 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:35 PM

The argument isn't about whether or not to treat roads, it's about the fact that roads more heavily used by stay-at-home caretakers aren't being salted. Those aren't just private estate roads, they are the public roads between residential areas, the roads that don't necessarily all go through business centers. This issue stretches beyond just the "gritting routes" it's also a public transportation issue that travel between residential neighborhoods is a lot more difficult, expensive, and poorly executed to manage than travel to business centers.