Originally Posted by
SnowJob
My grandparents used to live in Indianapolis, and I spent some time in Indiana when I was a kid. I think the difference is, when we have snow and ice here we've got a ****load of equipment and workers who are very experienced at trying to clear streets and our network of bike paths. Sure, sometimes things suck for a while, but generally stuff gets to be minimally driveable/rideable fairly quickly. In Indiana when snow and ice comes, the roads can be ****ed up for quite a while. There's just not as much equipment and know-how. I shudder to think what your greenways/bike paths are like!
Apparently things haven't progressed much! To our credit, we have a really bike-friendly mayor and the major trails get salted. What they don't realize is that if they don't plow the next day it's a maze of icy ruts... until they salt again. So, rides home are generally ok - rides in the morning make me wake up fast!