Editing Snowplow (section)

==Usage==
[[File:Sidewalk plow.JPG|thumb|A small sidewalk clearing plow in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada]]
[[File:Skid-steer plow.webp|thumb|right|[[Skid-steer loader|Skid-steer]] plow]]
[[File:Tractor with bulldozer blade.jpg|thumb|Tractor with plow blade]]
A snowplow works by using a blade to push snow to the side to clear it from a surface. Modern plows may include technology to make it easier to perform the work and stay on the road. These include [[Global Positioning System]] receivers, [[head-up display]]s and [[infrared]] cameras.{{CN|date=October 2024}}

Large custom snowplows are commonly used at major airports in [[North America]]. These plows have oversized blades and additional equipment like a rotating sweeper broom (sometimes called jetblade) and blowers at the rear of the plow.{{CN|date=October 2024}}

For sidewalks and narrow lanes small tractor plows (tracked or wheeled) are often used within Canada and the United States.{{CN|date=October 2024}}

When snowfall accumulates above a certain height, snowplow operators may be seen clearing the main arteries first (designated as ''snow routes''), in some cases for the exclusive use of emergency vehicles.{{CN|date=October 2024}}

Underbody scrapers are sometimes mounted on vehicles in residential and urban settings, operating on principles similar to a road grader, but allowing greater weights and speed along with the carriage of a [[Gritter|road treatment applicator]].{{CN|date=October 2024}}

Newer technology has allowed the use of [[articulated]] plow systems which can clear multiple [[divided highway]] lanes simultaneously; jurisdictions adopting this technology include the provinces of [[Alberta]], [[British Columbia]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Ontario]] and [[Quebec]] in Canada,<ref>{{cite web |author=Rml/Rgl |url=http://www.towplow.com/12.html |title=Canadian users? |publisher=towplow.com |date=2012-04-11 |access-date=2013-03-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209080658/http://towplow.com/12.html |archive-date=2013-12-09 }}</ref> along with 21 states ([[Colorado]], [[Connecticut]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://portal.ct.gov/en/Office-of-the-Governor/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2016/11-2016/Gov-Malloy-and-DOT-Debut-New-Snow-Plows-That-Can-Clear-Two-Highway-Lanes-in-One-Single-Pass | title=Gov. Malloy and Dept. of Transportation Debut New Snow Plows That Can Clear Two Highway Lanes in One Single Pass, The Office of Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Nov 29, 2016.|website=CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041508/http://portal.ct.gov/en/Office-of-the-Governor/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2016/11-2016/Gov-Malloy-and-DOT-Debut-New-Snow-Plows-That-Can-Clear-Two-Highway-Lanes-in-One-Single-Pass | archive-date=2018-03-08}}</ref> [[Delaware]], [[Indiana]], [[Kansas]], [[Maine]], [[Maryland]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[Missouri]], [[Montana]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New York (state)|New York]],  [[North Dakota]], [[Ohio]], [[Oregon]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Tennessee]], [[Utah]] and [[Wisconsin]]) in the [[US]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modot.mo.gov/newsandinfo/District0News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=13566 |title=MoDOT News Release |publisher=Modot.mo.gov |date=2007-10-23 |access-date=2013-03-07 |archive-date=2012-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222034155/http://www.modot.mo.gov/newsandinfo/District0News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=13566 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Office of Maintenance - Iowa Department of Transportation | url=http://www.iowadot.gov/maintenance/TowPlows.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026061705/http://www.iowadot.gov:80/maintenance/TowPlows.html | access-date=2024-12-26 | archive-date=2010-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.mass.gov/transportation/massdot-highway/mega-plows-ready-for-snow-ice-season/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722172314/http://blog.mass.gov/transportation/massdot-highway/mega-plows-ready-for-snow-ice-season/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2013|title="Mega Plows" Ready for Snow, Ice Season}}</ref>