You could always just clean the snow instead of salting it. It's not rocket science.

bmulholland 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Most Berlin sidewalks are uneven cobblestone, not a flat uniform concrete, so the cleaning is probably a lot more difficult than you're envisioning :)

	▲	Xylakant an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The neighbors snow response contractor had an electric brush on a broom handle, that looked pretty nifty and took like 15 minutes for the whole front to be spotless clean. Then they added a bit of grit, done. The contractor for our block didn’t even show up. Not sure allowing salt would have changed anything.

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bddbbd 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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	▲	JumpCrisscross 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> are you suggesting to use a mop when it rains to clean the water before it freezes Wyoming here. We don't generally salt our roads. Instead, a combination of ploughs (to clear it) and gravel (to increase traction) are used. More broadly: if you're "astonished with some people not having a grasp," consider that astonishment signals encountering something new.
	▲	mindslight 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The gall to complain about "not having a grasp on reality" while writing hypersimplistic reactionary comments. The evidence for Dead Internet Theory grows by the day. With properly graded streets and sidewalks, liquid water runs off. When the bulk of snow is cleared, the small bits that remain melt, flow off, and/or evaporate during melting days. I can't comment on the specific climate of Berlin, but it certainly doesn't seem poised to be an arctic encampment.