Cleaning Off Your Car Becomes Law
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In Washington, D.C. it has now become a legal offense to not clear all of the snow off of your car. For an emergency period of 255 days, law enforcement officials have the right to pull motorists over and warn that they must clear excess snow and ice from the entire vehicle, and not just the windows. This allows the roads to be much safer during wintery weather, when many drivers are injured by falling sheets of ice.
After the emergency period, lawmakers will decide whether or not they would like to make the law permanent. They will also decide at that time what punishment or citation will be due when the officer pulls the driver over. D.C. is not the first city to have such legislation, and some states even have laws regarding this issue. To learn more about your own local laws and what can happen to you if you don’t clear off all of that snow, contact your lawyer today!