Where I am in Maine, a mixture of salt, sand, and pea gravel is put down.  A
bra causes less damage than going without one.

Mike

> In different states, things are different...
>
> In the east, in winter, road crews put down salt. In Colorado and some
> of the mountain states, they put down gravel, not salt (at the
> temperatures they are dealing with salt won't get rid of the snow and
> ice anyway.) So, if you driving down the road, you'll get a LOT of
> gravel toss in to the front of your van...especially since snow and all
> terrain tires tend to grab stuff (and let it go) more easily than
> regular all-season radials.
>
> Hence, if you don't want your front end to have lots of chips in the
> paint (as mine does), you'll probably want to put a bra on. At least
> some of the time.
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2005, at 12:57 AM, Jason Kirk wrote:
>>
>> How often does a car pull off into the gravel in front of you? $300 is
>> worth the cost of not having to stop an pull the damn thing off every
>> time it rains and then put it back on again. And I can't be the only
>> list member to think that these things are the ugliest automotive
>> accessory ever invented. I was of the opinion that people bought these
>> to cover up existing damage, not prevent it.
>>