Outrageously Bad Roads

I live in Cheltenham and the roads during this snow are quite simply outrageously bad. Now Gloucestershire does not have many big towns and cities, Cheltenham and Gloucester are the main two so why has nothing happened in Cheltenham? Why are people skidding and crashing all over the place? Why have all the traffic light detectors stopped working and more important where are the council who are supposed to manage all this?
I came in to work today and the motorway was totally clear, the surface was good and slightly wet but otherwise great but every other road in Cheltenham is covered in pack ice. I've seen cars skidding when stopping and pulling away (especially the rear-wheel drive ones) and I've seen people stranded on inclines.
Quite simply, people need to get to work. Most employers do not give free days for people who claim they can't get in and most of us cannot afford to have a day unpaid.
Where are you Gloucestershire County Council? Where are the gritters? Are you going to make excuses? Are the managers going to claim lack of funding or equipment? Are you going to claim that you don't have enough staff?
I'm sorry but this situation is unacceptable. If gritting doesn't work because of the temperatures then do something else. Get snow-ploughs out; pay farmers to plow roads; get your staff (including managers) out with shovels at major junctions to clear the ice away; give us grit so we can treat our own roads; switch traffic lights off since people can't stop anyway and when they do they can't pull away. Just do something and don't make crap excuses!