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“Must be a self-driving car” – police stop cars with snow-covered windshields

2022-12-14T05:17:08.666Z


“Must be a self-driving car” – police stop cars with snow-covered windshields Created: 12/14/2022, 06:00 By: Sebastian Oppenheimer A driver was driving in the USA with his windshield almost completely covered with snow. The fine for this carelessness was not too tight. Winter is not necessarily the most pleasant time for drivers. In icy temperatures, for example, there is a risk that the batte


“Must be a self-driving car” – police stop cars with snow-covered windshields

Created: 12/14/2022, 06:00

By: Sebastian Oppenheimer

A driver was driving in the USA with his windshield almost completely covered with snow.

The fine for this carelessness was not too tight.

Winter is not necessarily the most pleasant time for drivers.

In icy temperatures, for example, there is a risk that the battery will die and you need jump starters or the handbrake will freeze up.

Fortunately, however, this happens relatively rarely.

On the other hand, depending on the weather, it is almost normal for the windows to be covered in snow or frozen over if you don't have a garage.

Good for those who have a parking heater in such a case.

If you don't have one, you have to use a normal ice scraper - or you can try a "home remedy".

No matter which method you ultimately use: It is important that the discs are completely clear before driving off.

Anything else is extremely risky.

A driver in the US state of Washington did not seem to see it that closely - and that is costing him dearly.

“Must be a self-driving car” – police stop cars with snow-covered windshields

A police spokeswoman for the Washington State Patrol said on Twitter that an officer stopped a vehicle that was almost entirely covered in snow.

She also posted a photo of the car's windshield (below).

In fact, care must be taken to ensure that only a minimal peephole has been cleared.

What is quite scary is that the car was actually driving in this condition for some time before another road user alerted the police.

From the time the alarm was raised until the vehicle was stopped, the car was said to have been on the road for at least another five miles (around 8 kilometers).

Police stop a car with a snow-covered windshield - the driver's strange justification

The driver's justification for his behavior is particularly astonishing: the windshield wipers would not have worked.

Not exactly surprising given this massive snow load.

But he probably didn't feel like using his own physical strength to free himself.

The driver of a Subaru was even more extreme a while ago: he drove hundreds of kilometers with a completely demolished windshield.

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Police stop car with snow-covered windshield – "The world has gone crazy"

The time saved is now costing the almost-blind driver dearly - he was fined 553 US dollars (equivalent to around 525 euros, as of mid-December 2022) for "negligent driving".

In the comments to the tweet, some call for an even tougher penalty, while others can't believe that the driver was actually on the road like this:

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  • "Why not just put a bag over your head before you get behind the wheel?"

  • "Must be a self-driving car."

  • "People are so damn lazy!"

  • "The world has gone mad."

  • "It's scary on the streets."

Source: merkur

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