Snowday

[Dave Mellor NJ]

You're supposed to shovel off your roof

[mercman from oz]

[Canton_Model_A's]

Extra Insulation to keep the occupants warm

[katy]

Extra weight for traction.

[ThirstyThirty]

Seasonal insulation!

[old31]

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oops, that snow on the roof is a $450 fine around here.

[Sunny the Model A]

Originally Posted by old31

oops, that snow on the roof is a $450 fine around here.

Whaa? how is having snow on a cars roof worthy of a fine??? sounds like the local authorities have too much time on their hands

[Benson]

At high speeds the snow is blown off roof and blinds the driver behind.

Or a quick stop causes snow to slide quickly forward and buries the wipers and windshield and blocks view of driver. Sometimes fuse blows in wiper circuit.

[Gold Digger]

Its bad news when you meet a vehicle with frozen snow or ice and it all of a sudden come flying off and comes through your windshield and cuts you or one of your family's head off.

[katy]

Originally Posted by Gold Digger

Its bad news when you meet a vehicle with frozen snow or ice and it all of a sudden come flying off and comes through your windshield and cuts you or one of your family's head off.

Thar's one of the reasons why they make/use "safety glass", no more plate glass windows in cars. Even the Model A's had "safety glass" windshields.

[ThirstyThirty]

He is right, ya know!!

AI says:

While it's extremely rare, flying snow and ice from a vehicle can cause serious injuries or even death to occupants of other vehicles, including potentially cutting off heads, especially at high speeds.

[mass A man]

It surely isn't a "rare" thing around here. Every week during winter I see wrecks and car damages from flying ice and snow chunks flying off trucks and cars on Rt. 95 through Mass. and 14 miles north to the N.H. border. Ice falling from bridges is another problem too, as I had an icicle hit the hood of my car on Rt. 95 and scared the **** out me. Only had a mark on the hood though and did not affect the value of what I was driving.

[old31]

The real problem isn't the snow that blows off the roof it's the ice. Just a few inches of ice breaking off the roof is enough to break the windshield of the guy behind you.

The worst offenders are the big rigs. When you have a 10' piece of ice break off, look out.

That's why they have a fine for not clearing your roof.

[Sunny the Model A]

Originally Posted by old31

The real problem isn't the snow that blows off the roof it's the ice. Just a few inches of ice breaking off the roof is enough to break the windshield of the guy behind you.

The worst offenders are the big rigs. When you have a 10' piece of ice break off, look out.

That's why they have a fine for not clearing your roof.

interesting. Since snow is a rarity here in Charleston we are uneducated in those sorts of things. I get maybe a warning ticket and a clear it off order but a fine seems a little overboard. We had snow here in january, only fourth time i've ever seen snow and i couldn't resist driving around in my A on it. My A handled like it was on rails, nothing could stop it. even on main roads it was fine. the roads had ice since we didn't get salt on the roads until later in the day when i was already done driving. the A didn't care

[Keith True]

We've had that law in N.H.for many years,and it's enforced.You do get one warning,and you get escorted to a safe place to clean your car off.Second time is a fine,and you get to clean your car off.The troopers will pull cars off RT 101 here,and follow them to the New England Dragway parking lot.You can clean your car off there.If you are not dressed to do the job,there is a ramp truck there with a guy standing on it to clean your roof for you.He has a credit card machine in the cab to take your money.That is your choice though,you can do it yourself.I've pulled dozens of cars off the highways here with shattered windshields from ice and snow.We've had people killed from it,the law here has a nickname from somebody that was killed that way.kind of along the lines of the law nicknamed Jessicas law.

[ThirstyThirty]

It is snowing in the Panhandle today, so says the weatherman.

Aside from lots of rain, I can remember some snow days up in Seattle. And driving A's in it. rope tied around tires/wheels thru spokes for traction. too slippery w/o... car handled much better with 4-wheel chains...

[Benson]

One snow day in Seattle was Jan 27th 1969.

I remember it well. We were on a "Freedom Bird" coming in from "over the pole", on a Seaboard Airlines DC-8 after an 12 hour delay for engine repairs at Tan Son Nhut Air Base and another 8 hours delay in Okinawa FOR MORE engine REPAIRS.

We were diverted from Anchorage (socked in during a blizzard) to Cold Bay, AK (a few miles from Russia) for a midnight re-fueling stop.

I do not remember how deep the Seattle snow was but the Beef Steak (NOT AnKhe Water Buffalo!! ) was 3 inches thick!

[nkaminar]

Here, where snow is an occasion, people will pack it in the back of pickups or on cars for fun. Probably not enough to cause a problem. And no big sheets of ice. As far as I know there are not laws against it here.

[old31]

A little more info on Keith's post.

Name: Jessica's Law.

Codification: NH RSA 265:79-b (Negligent Driving).

Purpose: The law requires drivers to remove snow and ice from their vehicles before driving on state roads, in response to a fatal accident involving ice falling from a truck.
Penalties:

First offense: Fine of $250 to $500.

Subsequent offenses: Increased penalties, potentially up to $500 to $1,000.

Background: Jessica's Law was enacted in 2001 after a fatal accident where a sheet of ice flew off a tractor trailer and hit another vehicle, resulting in a head-on collision with Jessica Smith's car.