Snow on car

dmxdave

From our [STRIKE]boys[/STRIKE] sorry people in [STRIKE]blue[/STRIKE] sorry whatever colour

Re the question of snow on roofs of cars: There is no specific offence but it could be considered as inconsiderate driving. There is a risk that the snow will slide down on to your window and obscure your view or blow onto someone else's car and obscure their vision. It is very unlikely we will be prosecuting for this but please at least clear the worst of the snow off your vehicle.

BigAl94

My wife has a friend who got a £30 fine and 3 points for this yesterday. Conversely, I drove to Belfast today behind an Ulsterbus that had a white blizzard blowing off its roof for about 5 miles!

spike7451

dmxdave wrote: »

From our [STRIKE]boys[/STRIKE] sorry people in [STRIKE]blue[/STRIKE] sorry whatever colour

You got that from the PSNI Ards Facebook page did'nt you?...:p

mirrorimage0

i was amazed at the amount of people driving this morning with the lights at the back completley covered, (not sure about the fronts as i wasnt driving fast enough to over take lol) i just couldnt believe it, couldnt see if they were going to brake or not properly, real nightmare

drew2k9

i am almost certain they can do you for not having cleared your roof or lights, for the same reason that they could do you for driving with a ladder on your roof not tied down (its dangerous to the drivers behind, and for driving in the dark with a bulb out.

anyway, it is just plain stupid and selfish to drive without properly clearing your roof windows lights and registration plates!

caz2703

It's scary how many people are on the roads having cleared only the bare minimum off their windscreen. Oh and don't get me started on people driving in the fast lane who can't go more than 15mph. If you don't like driving in snow then use the bus. If you can drive in snow but aren't that used to it then for god sake use the SLOW lane and let those who are more confident use the fast lane.

I say this as we had to make a dash from Bangor to the Royal Hospital on Sunday afternoon. The roads from Bangor to Holywood were a disgrace but the number of drivers blocking the road from careless and inconsiderate driving nearly had me needing hospital treatment.

P.S. I should add I haven't driven in the snow as I'm not confident doing it. This is why god invented husbands who are life savers!!

almillar

If you drive around with snow on your windows, lights, reg plate, roof, bonnet etc you can be fined or given points - true.
Police are out doing patrols to catch people with snow on their roof - false.
Clear your cars without being under threat!

x12yhp

And if your wheels are spinning and your abs/traction control is cutting in.... SLOW DOWN! Would you turn off these system in tough conditions? Well, operating at speeds above that which the systems operate.... well it is just the same as turning them off. Contemptible behaviour because you are putting people's lives at risk simply because you are impatient.

Lirin

The snow on the car- I agree, clear it off, if possible. Saying that, I've 3 inch on my roof now which I couldn't budge as it's solid, and until it thaws a bit, I'm not removing it, as it's posing no danger to other drivers right now....

As for driving in it, far to many people over here are unsure about driving in cold/icy conditions- I've seen too many BMW's sliding around as they can't cope, the M2 this morning had 7 cars sitting on the hard shoulder as they'd hit a bit of ice- most were female drivers. Not discriminating, as I'm female- but I was taught to drive in conditions like this, many aren't.

The old tricks work the best anyway, rather than car systems, in my experience.

x12yhp

Lirin wrote: »

As for driving in it, far to many people over here are unsure about driving in cold/icy conditions- I've seen too many BMW's sliding around as they can't cope, the M2 this morning had 7 cars sitting on the hard shoulder as they'd hit a bit of ice- most were female drivers. Not discriminating, as I'm female- but I was taught to drive in conditions like this, many aren't.

I do not mind people who are uncertain - they are the ones who are driving very slowly and are not really causing a big risk. As long as people do wise up that, if they feel they cannot drive at more than 5 mph, they should not be out. However, it is the idiots who are the concern. The vast majority have almost no experience in these conditions yet so many people blast away as though they have been driving in them for all their life. Things like the speed limit go out the window, on roads with snow, ice and slush, the speed limit could well be too high to be safe. Yet people persist to try and go at these speeds.

What these conditions tell me is that there are a lot of people who are unable to work out what 'appropriate' speed means. The funny thing is that it is these (confident) drivers who are probably most in favour of limits being abolished in favour of 'appropriate' speed... yet it is they who are best proving that it wouldn't work!