No one knows this better than orthopedic surgeons, who see what happens when people go out to remove snow without taking basic precautions.
Find out the city's plan for removing snow and ice from your neighborhood streets.
She said 2,000 extra laborers would be hired to remove snow and collect garbage.
Wash water can be used to further improve the quality of the ice by removing debris and snow from deep skate-blade cuts.
But officials around the region reported that several people died from heart attacks while removing snow.
With workers tied up removing snow, the department said it would not return to garbage collection until the end of the week.
"It just can't be done," he said, "especially when garbage production continues and you are still continuing to remove snow."
Frankly, this city does not have the financial resources to remove snow from our own residential and secondary streets.
At this time last year, the city of Boston had spent almost $2.25 million to remove ice and snow from roads.
Their tasks might include removing graffiti, litter or snow.