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Archive Home > 2002 > April > 06 > Chemical may make winter driving safer

Chemical may make winter driving safer

Using cinders for traction costs more

By Anne Aurand / The Bulletin
April 6, 2002

If you made it through the winter season's icy streets without a fender bender or a scary spin through a roundabout, you might have magnesium chloride to thank.

In recent winters, Central Oregon road crews have started de-icing streets with the chemical, which experts say reduces crashes because....

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