On the corner of our street there is a grit salt bins what is it for and why it is there? In the UK there are some of them near big buildings like colleges schools what is their benefits??
2006-09-23 12:27:04 · 15 answers · asked by zindagi_offfffff 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
During winter months should there be ice around councils and businesses have an obligation to prevent personel injury from slips and falls. The grit and sand de-ice paths, roads and steps.
(mostly used after someone has fallen over)
2006-09-23 12:34:52 · answer #1 · answered by dobbie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess we're lucky where we live (Staffordshire). We still have grit bins in our locality but people travel miles to empty them. The local authority publicised that this practice was theft as the grit bins were placed in strategic positions and was only to be used on the public highway not private drives. So far this year we have had the bin filled three times, the first two time it was emptied within hours, people were queueing up in their cars to take it away. As the bin is opposite our house, we live on a hill, the last time it was filled (yesterday) we squirrelled away a good load to use on the road and stop the thieves. If it wasn't for these bins we'd never get out of our road. If people played the game they'd be enough for every one but they take the grit to use on their own drives. I guess that's why a lot of councils have taken them away. Mind you, we probably wouldn't need the bins at all if the council gritted all the roads, and I'd bet that it wouldn't use so much grit.
2016-03-27 05:08:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grit bins were frequently found in Victoriasn times when there were horses and carts., and especially on gradients, the carters would shovel out salt/grit and scatter it under the horses feet. Also found where there were trams going up gradients, the conductor would scatter the stuff on the lines to giver more traction..
The weather then was more severe than at present, they even had parties on the Thames, the ice was so thick.
2006-09-23 12:44:00 · answer #3 · answered by xenon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In winter our roads can become very icy, which can make driving a car very difficult. Therefore all local councils place Grit Salt Bins in strategic areas in winter. You can use this grit to help you get traction on an icy road.
2006-09-23 12:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The councils in the uk attempt to help with the problems of winter snow
the boxes are usually filled with salt
so that persons can use the salt to keep drives clear of snow . tip have look in the bin near to where you live and see if it has got salt in. if not report it to your local enviromental office who will send someone to fill it up.
the reason i know. i fill the bins for the local council where i live .goodluck peterc
2006-09-24 11:46:24 · answer #5 · answered by PETER C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a tradition from when everyone rode around on horses and herded cows down the roads to the next towns cattle market.
Well they used the need lots of salt for this cattle to keep their levels up you see. (you might have noticed these in Salt-Block form in fields where Cows/horses graze)
You never know, they may be needed again if we run out of Petrol/Oil.
2006-09-23 12:36:15 · answer #6 · answered by Steven S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to store grit/salt til the coucil need to grit your road.
2006-09-23 12:28:33 · answer #7 · answered by pendlewrenn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are for when it snows or when it's icy the grit dissolves the snow/ice so it's safe to walk on
2006-09-23 12:30:50 · answer #8 · answered by Tug 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to make the roads less slippy in icy conditions....they put the salt down.
2006-09-23 12:29:45 · answer #9 · answered by Gypsie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To grit the road when it snows......where the hell are you from?
2006-09-24 08:27:44 · answer #10 · answered by blissman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋