people driving with loads of snow on the roof of their car

DaveMacD

Keith wrote: »

It's not handy if like me you are still on a motorbike. They all seem oblivious to what they are doing, yet it would take 5 seconds with a brush to remove it all

Been there, done that, had the frostbite. Never had a lot of hassle with that, for the same reasons as with the car. I always got a load of muck up on the visor, so it was handy for wiping.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

I'm amazed at these people who think that snow falling from a moving vehicle is so dangerous. What do they do when it rains?

bigblackdog

makes me laugh when stopping at the lights and a big iceburg falls off the roof and slides down the windscreen onto the bonnet , surely that is why snow was invented , to give us all some fun in the winter?

exup

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

I'm amazed at these people who think that snow falling from a moving vehicle is so dangerous. What do they do when it rains?

rain isnt that slippy - but when you get a great pile of snow dropping on the road infront of you - especially if you are on a motorbike its not the best thing for traction. Im amazed at those people who dont give a thought for the safety of other road users

movilogo

If you're driving on town roads, ice over roof of cars is not much of an issue. However, on motorway, it may be quite dangerous.

Flying ice chunks from car in front you travelling at 70 mi/h, can cause good amount of damage in your car!

blued

I'm sure the people saying that they leave it on will soon stop doing that when the day comes that they are driving down hill slowly in a line of traffic and the snow slides on to the windscreen and is too thick for the wipers. Happened to me years ago and it isn't easy to pull over to the side of the road when you can see nothing!

Dave101t

its not even dangerous. the code says clear all windows. the roof is only advisory.
i love pulling away at lights ( or indeed the motorway hotty) and seeing it fly of.
im a professional driver and its no problem to anyone.
car behind has frozen wiper jets? they are breaking the law.
car behind gets covered in snow? they are tailgating as i can tell you you need to be on the car in front to get their snow, even at 80mph.
going down a hill? think ahead and clear the snow 1st then, always plan your journey well in difficult conditions.
a biker of course would have more sense (got a lovely750SS) and keep their distance if they were worried.


people complaining about this need to be shot.

blued

A "professional driver" that loves seeing snow fly off the car roof! I think if I was looking to hire a "professional driver" I'd look for someone more mature.

pault123

There was absolutly no way i could have cleeared the 7" of snow off my estate this morning, it took me half an hour to clear the driveway and the snow off the screen, bonnet and side windows!

Since there is fresh snowfall everyday at the moment its impossible to keep it clean!

Inactive

Dave101t wrote: »

its not even dangerous. the code says clear all windows. the roof is only advisory.

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So you can ignore it then.:rolleyes: