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NY Drivers Annoyed Because of Lack of a Car Snow Removal Law

CBS New York is reporting that some New York drivers are annoyed at the fact that New York does not yet have a law against driving a vehicle that has not been cleared of snow and ice.  Many residents of New York every year end up either being injured or with damages dont to their car or property because of ice and snow "blankets" flying of off cars, trucks, SUV's and tractor trailors. 

New Jersey passed a law in 2009 against driving a vehicle without clearing the snow off of the car first.  The law allows police to be able to ticket drivers who do not remove the snow from their car because they create a danger for other drivers.

New York drivers may soon have a snow removal law similar to New Jersey's snow removal law if the Governor of New York signs off on the bill.  The bill would enforce that the snow be removed off of a vehicle within a timely manner (3 hours after the snow/ice stops falling) whenever 3 or more inches of snow, ice or sleet fall and accumulate on a vehicle.  If the New York car snow removal law is not enforced drivers of non-commercial vehicles can be ticketed $150 - $850 and drivers of commercial vehicles can be charged as much as $450 - $1250. 

If you have not done so already please take the time to remove the snow from your vehicle or ask someone else to help you remove it from your vehicle if you are not able to do it yourself.  Removing the snow will help you keep not only yourself safe while your driving but it will help everyone else on the road also.  The snow build up on top of a vehicle is the most dangerous when a large chunk the snow or ice flies off of the vehicle in one chunk and flies towards another vehicle or a pedestrian.  Even if you are only driving 35 or 45 mph a 2 foot long 6 inch think chunk of rock hard snow flying can be very dangerous if it hits another car.  Dangerous enough to have already caused injuries across much of the east coast such as in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and many other states.  Many drivers end up being severely injured or in some cases are killed due to the sheet of snow or ice flying from a car.  The most common injury associated with people not properly removing snow from their vehicles are injuries to the face - lacerations, bruises, facial fractures, etc.  - which often require immediate medical attention and reconstructive surgury so please keep your car clean after it snows.