I agree. Roughest ride I've ever had and one of the few times I was seriously worried about my families safety. Had the life jackets on all the way in.
Back on the ice deal: The road troops out here sling volcanic cinders on the pavement around the intersections and on the sharpest curves. All scooped up locally and really cheap. The cinders don't expedite rust like the salts and turn to dust and blow away after things melt and dry out. They do chip a lot of windshields though.
