So, I know from personal experience how tough this snowstorm has been to dig-out from - with layers of snow, sleet, ice, rain, you name it. But, I was very frustrated on my drive in to work this morning (Thursday).
Can someone please explain to me why at least half of the cars driving on the road were covered with snow - sometimes only leaving the windshield clean?
In my opinion, there is NO EXCUSE for this!!! What was everyone doing yesterday? Obviously, if you car was covered yesterday, you probably were home from work or school. So, what were you doing all day? It seems to me that it's pure laziness.
Now, I don’t care if you leave your car stuck in snow in the street, or leave it covered with snow in the street. I'm sympathetic to the fact that digging a car out after it gets plowed in can be a rough job. But, the minute you take that car onto the road, you better clean it off 100%.
Why, you ask?
Well, I don’t enjoy having HUGE chunk of ice and snow flying off of your car and smashing into my car - like what happened to me on the drive into work this morning.
First, it's disrespectful to the rest of us that got up earlier than normal to clear our cars off. Second, it's against the law! Yes, that's right. In Pennsylvania, you can now get fined if snow or ice flies off your car and causes injury or deal to other drivers or pedestrians. Fines range from $200 to $1,000.
But, do you really need a law to make you do something that should be common courtesy? It all comes down to personal-responsibility - which, by the looks of things this morning, some drivers don’t have.
Be safe!
