Icy weather to continue as more snow falls across the county

“It's time to get off the council's back for once, they don't control the weather and, has as been said already, grit etc. is ineffective on snow that has already fallen. The gritters have been out, i've seen them, but most people are in bed when they do the bulk of their work.

Why not point the finger at other motorists who feel the need to go out but who are either scared to death of the conditions and drive like rabbits, or who are so ignorant that they don't feel the conditions apply to them and cause minor accidents (which turn into big delays) by driving too fast. 24,000 people managed to get to Welford Road yesterday, some of them had a lot further to travel than local residents but they made it and that wouldn't have been possible without the Tigers and City Council working to get the roads etc. open and running. Compare the sell out yesterday to LCFC's home game V's Middlesborough on Friday. David Nugent (City Striker) had to abandon his car and jogged to the ground and the Middlesborough team eventually gave up and walked after their coach managed to move 2 miles in 2 hours - had the council not reacted, we'd have seen more of the same yesterday, but they did, and 24,000 people managed to get to Welford Road as a result. Well done everyone involved.”

“I was walking near the Tesco on Narborough Road - a short distance from Briton Street - and the snowfall was such that my outgoing tracks were obliterated in less than an hour. That's considerably more than 3mm.

Did you not see the gritting lorries out? In conditions like those prevailing yesterday there is no choice but to service the main roads - sometimes two or three times over as burnw 1987 points out.

By all means have a go at the council for the things they get wrong - there's enough - but don't crack off at them when there's no reason.”

“Agree, not a lot is helping right now, and even though I personally didnt notice a gritter coming past until early Saturday, I doubt id have noticed the grit on the roads if they had been previously. I salted a path in my back garden to be able to reach the bins, but because of the snowfall and feezing temps it wasnt long before it became ineffective...Il just say to people. be safe and careful if you do have to travel..”

“@llamalamb - I'm with mam35 on this one, no idea where you are but it's been snowing here since I awoke at 8am this morning and is still snowing now. Most of the cars/house roofs had cleared of snow last night but today everything (including the roads) are now covered again in quite a thick fresh layer.

Also, to those whinging that the councils are doing nothing, I suggest you think again! The gritters are doing their best, but grit doesn't work all that well on snow, and as soon as it melts the snow it gets washed away again, meaning that the continual snow fall we are experiencing is immediately landing on fresh clean roads. The task they face is similar to that of painting the Forth Road Bridge, no sooner have they laid down a coat of grit than it gets washed away and they must start all over again.”

“I dont know where you are llamalamb, but we have had 4cms on top of the 11 cms we had on Friday, and it is still coming down...Maybe its just not as bad wherever you are..but in some of the leicestershire villages its horrendous..”

“I'm sorry Leicester Council you are just not coping AGAIN.
It has just taken me one hour from Oadby Racecourse to Gipsy Lane..Half an hour alone to negotiate the dip on Wakerly Road (General Hospital) which was sheet ice and these are main roads/bus routes.
On a Sunday as well.....Hate to think what it would be like if it was a weekday rush hour.”

“Looks like a bit of a false alarm again. Lucky if we got 3mm today let alone 3cm. The weather forecasters have never got over the fact that Michael Fish was wrong about the hurricane in 1987 and have ever since exaggerated weather warnings in case they get caught out.

I must have a moan though about the state of the roads in the city. Whilst the main roads were ok I went to drop off and later collect my son from just off Narborough Road. The ice was terrible on the carriageway. Briton Street was just polished sheet ice and cars were finding it difficult not to slide down the slope through the traffic lights. There will be a few claims against the council after this lot as no gritting has been done off the main roads.”