If you don't clear all the snow from your car (roof, hood, bumpers, etc) you deserve to spin out

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good lord people. Snow falling off of cars is not a felony. You do what you can. Step stool with telescoping broom? Are you effing kidding.

-Bostonian who rolls her eyes at the panic.

I find it hard to believe that you're an actual Bostonian saying that. As a New Englander, I can say that you rarely see the massive pile ups on top of cars that you see here--then again, maybe you're just a true Masshole. Or an outright moron.

Clear the f@cking snow off the top of your car you lazy hag, before you kill someone.

DP here. First of all, I don't think you are from New England, because New Englanders generally take "masshole" to be a compliment. Second of all, first PP should know better if she is from Massachusetts - clean off your damn car. So, I doubt either of you are from there, because you sound like complete idiots.

I'm from CT, and we certainly don't use it as a term of endearment. Maybe you Massholes like it, but then again....yeah.

I don't believe for one minute that Massholes care what you call them.

[Anonymous]

So I've never lived anywhere with snow and have only recently moved here. We do have a garage and I refused to drive in the snow today (too scared), but it never would have crossed my mind to clean off the top of the car and bumpers had my car been outside and I needed to drive it. I just assumed the fluffy snow would just softly blow into the air when I drove. I'm so glad I read this thread because the thought of it turning into a sheet of ice that could fall on a pedestrian, the car behind me or my own windshield is terrifying. Despite all the snark on here, I did learn something and will never drive a snowy car without cleaning it off. Thanks for the PSA!

[Anonymous]

Seriously, I just got a Sno-Brum and I don’t know why I didn’t get one sooner. FWIW, I drive an SUV and have ALWAYS cleared off the top, hood, lights, etc. It easily took 15+ min to clear off my car after previous snowstorms using a brush/scraper depending on how much we got. Today I cleared off my entire car in about 5 min. I have a cover for the windshield, so didn’t need to scrap off ice and snow.

The worst offenders I saw today were not those driving an SUV, but the smaller cars. The one next to me on 495 had ice/snow covering the lights, most of the windshield, and the top not cleared off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did my best -- its too high for me to reach all of it. Sorry.

Let the car run for 30 mins before you leave and it will slide right off at the first turn.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Clearing off a car isn't that hard.

But really - if you are driving so close to the car in front of you that you're really worried about snow flying off their car and smacking into you - you are driving too close. Slow down and back off. If snow on the road freaks you out too much even for that, stay home. Then you won't need to waste so much energy worrying about what other people do.

Agree that people shouldn't be tailgating, but have you ever seen how high/far the big sheets of snow/ice fly? They catch air and don't come right down.

Right. It's not snow blowing off; it's a solid 1" sheet of ice that melts from the underside and then takes off like a paper airplane landing smack on the windshield of the car 20' behind two lanes over. Or at least that's what happened to me.

Wow I was just coming to post the same thing. About 15 years ago I saw a sheet of ice fly off and completely crack another car’s windshield. I can’t believe people think it’s okay not to clean it all off.

[Anonymous]

I'm so glad I moved to Florida! Good luck people, and yes-clean off the cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did my best -- its too high for me to reach all of it. Sorry.

Don’t drive a big stupid vehicle then. If you can’t takr care of it properly you shouldn’t drive it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did my best -- its too high for me to reach all of it. Sorry.

Open the door and stand on the tread.

Don't be an a**.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clearing off a car isn't that hard.

But really - if you are driving so close to the car in front of you that you're really worried about snow flying off their car and smacking into you - you are driving too close. Slow down and back off. If snow on the road freaks you out too much even for that, stay home. Then you won't need to waste so much energy worrying about what other people do.

That's not true. Snow slabs flying off can travel hundreds of feet on the highway.

Don't be an a**!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I've never lived anywhere with snow and have only recently moved here. We do have a garage and I refused to drive in the snow today (too scared), but it never would have crossed my mind to clean off the top of the car and bumpers had my car been outside and I needed to drive it. I just assumed the fluffy snow would just softly blow into the air when I drove. I'm so glad I read this thread because the thought of it turning into a sheet of ice that could fall on a pedestrian, the car behind me or my own windshield is terrifying. Despite all the snark on here, I did learn something and will never drive a snowy car without cleaning it off. Thanks for the PSA!

Yay!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I did my best -- its too high for me to reach all of it. Sorry.

Don’t drive a big stupid vehicle then. If you can’t takr care of it properly you shouldn’t drive it.

x10000

Well said. And get your lazy arse a broom, open the drivers door, then push the freaking snow off the other side the roof. Close door, go around to other side, and repeat. It takes two minutes, and beast being sued when your snow/ice kills someone. Then, no big behemoth ride for you. My God, are you people really this stupid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did my best -- its too high for me to reach all of it. Sorry.

Buy the specific extra long SUV cleaning brush.

[Anonymous]

Who is responsible for clearing the tops of school buses? The driver or someone at the depot where they are parked? Anyone know? This is Loudoun Co if that matters.

I was behind two different buses this morning that hadn't been cleared at all. I had to move from both once they reached speed because the blow back was blinding. I saw 2 more caked in snow as well. I made note of the bus numbers to report them.

I know I wouldn't want my kid on one of those buses with the snow slipping and sliding down as the driver was driving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I'm so glad I moved to Florida! Good luck people, and yes-clean off the cars.

Enjoy! When you get wiped out by a hurricane in October, we’ll send hugs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: I'm so glad I moved to Florida! Good luck people, and yes-clean off the cars.

Enjoy! When you get wiped out by a hurricane in October, we’ll send hugs.

Not worried I don't live in a flood zone, my brand new house is built to the latest hurricane standards, and I didn't even lose power during Irma.

I did, however, sustain Thousands of dollars worth of damage during a hurricane years ago- in CT!