Driving home tonight got blasted by not one, but two gritters coming the other way - I know now why the Merc in front of me pulled over, as I overtook him I got both barrels. Look forward to seeing the pebbledash paint effect in the morning...

 

Feel for you mate, happens to us all at some point. I really dont know why they dont adopt a better system surely its not necessary to spray it at such a height and velocity.

 

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You overtake a gritter on a dual carriageway, even if the grit was falling vertically, you'd be driving through it at DC speeds - so the grit is hitting your car at 70mph.

As the grit has to be thrown to the edges of the road, it has to travel - so will hit you at the speed you're travelling at plus x% of the speed of the grit.

The other option would be to use a lane-wide depositor and a "waterfall" type depositor - but then you wouldn't be able to go past it and you'd still be complaining

 

It's not that hard is it road salt? Still not clever

 

this is just one reason i take the s2k off the road in winter

 

I think it sounds like he overtook a Merc, not the gritters. The Merc pulled over because two gritters were coming that he couldn't see, then he got pelted.

Happened to me a few weeks back. It's like 2 years of stone chips all in 2 seconds. People say you can drive S2000's in winter no problem, but here's a reason not to.

 

Just shows your eyesight isn't as good as the Merc drivers.

And you know what thy say.............."Grit happens"

 

Yep, eyes full of grit - teach me to drive in near-freezing temps with the roof down!