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Sadly that seems to be the norm in Scandinavia. Oslo has the same problem (although they don't even try to prioritize sidewalks). They simply plow the bulk of
by tallanvor 5y ago
Sadly that seems to be the norm in Scandinavia. Oslo has the same problem (although they don't even try to prioritize sidewalks). They simply plow the bulk of the snow off the sidewalks and they might lay down gravel. It leaves significant slick spots and really you're just counting down the days until you take a tumble.
- Filligree 5y agoThere are ways to walk on that without needing to worry. If you grow up in Scandinavia, at least in the north, you might go years without so much as slipping. On the other hand, if I had a dollar for the number of times I bruised myself as a child I'd be a rich man.
- 988747 5y agoCan you share the trick? I'm slipping quite often these days :(
- dalkvist 5y agoA quick workaround is to buy some spikes for your shoes. If you are in Scandinavia most outdoor and sport shops have them. Just remember to take then off then you go inside =)
- Filligree 5y agoGet the spikes. I'm not sure there's any 'trick' that's learnable without growing up there. Essentially it's about walking without ever putting your feet down such that they apply lateral force to the ground, however. Do that right, and it doesn't matter how slippery it is. ...and then you also can't apply force, so you can't walk. The hard part is to automatically test the ground you're standing on, ramping up the force fast enough to make progress, without thereby slipping. It's so automatic, I can't explain how or why it works. I suspect it's getting done in the spinal column, even.