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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 120 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

As the car gets warm, the snow at the bottom melts. Then the idiot parks it to do his groceries or whatever so it cools back down and freezes into a 2 inch thick block of ice. Then they drive on the highway. That block of ice breaks free, flies up in the air, catches in the wind while tumbling which gives it an unpredictable trajectory and smashes the windshield of a car that was unfortunate enough to be further back at that time.

I know because it happened to me. Had to get a windshield replaced in the middle of a road trip. The dipshit who caused it didn't even realize what happened and kept driving. The police should absolutely crack down on this instead of all the other petty bullshit they tend to harass people over.

[–] Taser@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The police should absolutely crack down on this...

They do, in some communities, fwiw. I've gotten a warning contingent that I remove the snow RIGHT NOW.

Don't want to doxx myself, so I'll just say "in the northeast US."

[–] DerArzt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You mean one of the same parts of the country.

[–] techt@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was just looking for a video to say exactly what you did, people should see it happen in real time:

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=ZA8HB6ZpVRY

(This is invidious, a yt proxy, if you don't recognize the URL. Content (no audio): A car's dashcam captures an incident where a seemingly small bit of ice comes loose from a car ahead of the driver and destroys the windshield. It's hard to notice if you aren't looking out for it, bit of a jumpscare.)

Canonical yt link: https://youtu.be/ZA8HB6ZpVRY

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That shit can get you a nasty ticket in Canada. They know how dangerous it is

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It can get you a nasty ticket just about anywhere, but the cops have to enforce traffic law for that to happen

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Idk I had several people warning me about that when I lived in Quebec, and I very rarely saw people driving with snow on their roof, so I assumed it was enforced quite seriously

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I live in a place where it is illegal and can get you a ticket but the cops never pull anyone over for it so a lot of people don't bother. Every winter /r/Connecticut is about 25% pictures of people with piles of snow like this on top of their suvs

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 4 points 1 year ago

Had similar things happen too. It's why I hate driving. Some moron doesn't even realize how amazingly selfish and idiotic they are being, and come this close to killing someone, meanwhile they just keep driving like nothing happened

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Just the snow blowing off into the windshield of the person behind them is dangerous enough to cause a fatal accident.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 78 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That’s illegal where I live.

[–] kittehx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 73 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hope that it's illegal everywhere

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

It is apparently not illegal in my state.

[–] BoobaAwooga@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 1 year ago

Yeah it’s pretty possible to injure or kill someone if that flies off while driving on a highway

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, the license plate covered in snow is illegal. Surprisingly, only you and i noticed it ! /joke

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Pretty hard to keep your rear plate uncovered when driving in snow conditions. The air currents pack it in there like that as you drive. And it can only take a few mintues of driving to make it happen.

But the roof? Yeah get that cleaned off!

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I bet its illegal where they live too.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 61 points 1 year ago

One time I left a (much smaller) snow helmet on my car. After a very mild stop at a stoplight, I instantly had a blocked windshield too heavy for the wipers to fix in-situ.

I was able to turn into a small parking lot without risk of hitting anyone/anything and clear it off.

Overall: 2/10, would not recommend.

It can be annoying and difficult, but it’s worth going the extra mile even if it seems like a small amount of snow.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have done this exact thing before, and I'm very sorry fellow drivers because I was born on a tropical island and I had never seen snow before. I truly thought nothing of it and just drove the car so long as I could see out the front.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Could you see out of the back?

So many Florida plates here in Chicago that dive around with the whole back and side windows covered in snow. We’ll, not this year because of climate change, but last year was terrible.

Pro tip: if you can’t see out of the car, don’t drive it.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pro tip: if you can’t see out of the car, don’t drive it.

It hardly makes a difference, it's not like they actually look even when they can see

[–] bluewing@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

It's not like ANYONE driving in Chicago looks where they are going. Ever.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

o/ im a Floridian in HS who went through the whole process a few years ago. Snow was hardly ever mentioned on the learners permit test and wasnt even a concept when taking the actual driver's license 'drive around test' which is probably why nobody from here knows what to do. Genuinely my 11 year old brother could pass it in a week if I thought him. Floridians are also bad drivers anyways so that also compounds lol
It's weird driving on your own for literally 2 years and being a safer driver than people in their 40s who have infinitly more voting power than you.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. At least that part had a defroster.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 10 points 1 year ago

At least you have an excuse. So long as you learned for your second winter.

Too many people are just fucking lazy.

[–] Free_Opinions@feddit.uk 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Few times I've gotten to witness when someone brakes onto traffic lights and the uncleared snow from the roof slides onto their windshield and is too much for the wipers to handle.

I drive a truck myself and since the roof is a bit difficult to reach I got a brush with a telescopic handle and a rotating head that I can flip 90 degrees and use to push the snow down from the roof. Works great.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Those extendo handle ones are so great. Spend the extra $10 and get a good one. My work truck is over 7' tall, but I liked it so much I got one for my car and another for my wife's car.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 year ago

SnoBroom/SnoJoe. They're about $10, maybe $15 today.

Hell, I only had that shitty 2' brush thing when I started driving, in a place where there was as much ice as snow, and I still cleared off my car.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not surprised that the picture was taken at a pump, that's going to be killer on the gas mileage

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

at about 15 pounds per cubic foot, thats what maybe 400 pounds of snow?

[–] Stez827@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

And another like foot or 2 of drag

[–] dogsoahC@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not how physics works, but I appreciate the thought.

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[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if it wasn't super dangerous, I wouldn't be able to drive like this. It's like a giant sign that doesn't just say that you're lazy, but selfish.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's the best part of winter if we're honest with ourselves.

[–] hinterlufer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one commenting about this being physically impossible (unless the car in front is significantly slower/stopped)?

[–] Screamium@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Thank you, Neil deGrasse Tyson. I had no idea shooting a green shell couldn't be done like in Mario Kart!

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Fuck. Can we do it like a red shell? Do bananas at least work?

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[–] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago

water cup from Initial D

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