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Why is MDOT naming snowplows? Thank the Scots
Have you heard the names:
For Your Ice Only?
Gangsta Granny Gritter?
Gritallica?
Gritty Gritty Bang Bang?
Ice Buster?
These are not the names of films or rock bands. These are monikers for Gritters, which is what our friends in Scotland call snowplows.
On this week’s Talking Michigan Transportation, recorded Jan. 26, Iain McDonald joins the conversation from Perth, Scotland. McDonald works with ice 24/7/365, at Transport Scotland by day and, when off duty, as a producer of gin at The Perth Distillery Co.
Transport Scotland’s initiative to name the snow fleet generated worldwide attention…
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