Agreed. Why do these big city/southern schools close down for a few inches of snow? It's not going to kill you you know.
Texan drivers have problems driving in normal conditions. You really want to add slippery roads to it?
Southern states used to mix in waste from nuclear power plants in their asphalt. Not enough to be even close to dangerously radioactive, but enough to make the road warm during ice storms and whatnot. About the same radiation level as the light bulb in a streetlight.
But in the 70s, enviro-nazis stopped them from doing it. As a result, thousands have died.