Can confirm, was cycling on a carriage way and one squeezed past me and absolutely cut the shit out of me with the salt. I imagine that wouldn't be great for your vlear coat either. I was fortunate to have goggles on.

Being delayed a minute or two by the salt trucks will almost certainly be faster than stuck behind a pile up of texting drivers in icy conditions. Even more so if drivers try to squeeze past them and get hit.