[b4me]

grew up in area where roads were oiled and stoned/gravel periodically.

Also lived in area where they still have dirt/gravel roads but the washout with rains or snow and thaw makes troughs and mud, have to regrade often in some seasons.

now live in area where lots of gravel. lots of chipped windows and car hoods.

[Axenolith]

Oiling the rural roads worked great until a few instances of dumbasses oiling them with PCB contaminated oil occurred.