Police are stopping car drivers with snow on roof
Buckled_Rims
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I've just heard from a friend that some police are starting to charge motorists if they drive their cars with large amounts of snow on the roof. Friend says it's a £60 and 3 penalty points job. If true, that can only be good for cyclists as snow being blown off a roof is a hazard.
Not sure if this holds true if there's snow on your bike helmet, rack or panniers
Not sure if this holds true if there's snow on your bike helmet, rack or panniers
CAAD9
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. If true, that can only be good for cyclists as snow being blown off a roof is a hazard.
You're telling me, the last time anyone started to blow me off whilst driving, I had to pull into a side road!0 -
deptfordmarmoset wrote:. If true, that can only be good for cyclists as snow being blown off a roof is a hazard.
You're telling me, the last time anyone started to blow me off whilst driving, I had to pull into a side road!
Pictures or it didn't happen :shock:CAAD9
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cant see a problem myself...
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momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.0 -
Buckled_Rims wrote:deptfordmarmoset wrote:. If true, that can only be good for cyclists as snow being blown off a roof is a hazard.
You're telling me, the last time anyone started to blow me off whilst driving, I had to pull into a side road!
Pictures or it didn't happen :shock:
I have to shut my eyes to remember it. Summer, middle of SW France, coming back from the Lot. I was driving a Citroën with that hydrospastic suspension and I discovered that I couldn't raise the suspension with her in that position...0 -
shame! They bloody well should be.
Ace watching people trying to drive at the moment isn't it?
Scrape 15cm square patch on windscreen. Ignore lights/mirror/rest of windows/2cwt of snow on roof. First gear, floor it. Yank steering wheel repeatedly from side to side if you start to lose traction. ffs.0 -
deptfordmarmoset wrote:Buckled_Rims wrote:deptfordmarmoset wrote:. If true, that can only be good for cyclists as snow being blown off a roof is a hazard.
You're telling me, the last time anyone started to blow me off whilst driving, I had to pull into a side road!
Pictures or it didn't happen :shock:
I have to shut my eyes to remember it. Summer, middle of SW France, coming back from the Lot. I was driving a Citroën with that hydrospastic suspension and I discovered that I couldn't raise the suspension with her in that position...
spit or swallow?0 -
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It is illegal in many European countries!0
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Thought it was April Fools day then...0
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Stewie Griffin wrote:
This has been an odd one up here in Glasgow. I heard about this happening from a couple of people...usually 'mates' of others had told them etc.
Read about it on other forums but I've a mate in the traffic police who said it was total rubbish...no offence at all.
But then I heard from more trusted sources that people they knew had been done for careless driving?
Serves them right....only takes a minute to clear the snow.0 -
Including south west france? Oh, I see, you meant the snowFlasher wrote:It is illegal in many European countries!0 -
Policeman on BBC Radio Leicester yesterday was talking about driving offences in the snow, including uncleared windows etc. He *did* say that snow on the roof of a car could be considered to be 'driving without due care and attention' and pointed out the dangers to motorcyclists and cyclists. I wasn't listening too carefully, but I'm sure he said that it would only be in the event of a large amount of snow, and it causing a crash.0
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I would have thought that the offence is not having snow on your car, more the consequences of it moving as you are driving. It's not an offence to carry a bike on your roof rack, but if it falls off on the fast lane of the M6 and causes a pile up behind you then its going to be a big fine.
It pays to make sure you have a secure load...0 -
204. Before you set off
• you MUST be able to see, so clear all snow and ice from all your windows
• you MUST ensure that lights and number plates are clean
• make sure the mirrors are clear and the windows are de-misted thoroughly.
If only eh! If I can spend 10minutes doing this with my old car why cant other people in this day of heated windscreens etc.Novice runner & novice cyclist
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It is possible to haul someone over for having snow on the roof that could fall over the front of the screen blocking vision or fly off at speed and cause damage or injury to someone.I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.0
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Whilst snow flying off cars is a problem, I think sheets off ice sliding off the tops of lorry trailers when accelerating or more often under hard braking is far more dangerous. I've seen it happen a few times and I wouldn't like to right behind or in front of a lorry when it happens on a bike or in a car.0
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I guess this is covered by 229
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Before you set off
you MUST be able to see, so clear all snow and ice from all your windows
you MUST ensure that lights are clean and number plates are clearly visible and legible
make sure the mirrors are clear and the windows are demisted thoroughly
remove all snow that might fall off into the path of other road users
check your planned route is clear of delays and that no further snowfalls or severe weather are predicted0 -
Have some sympathy with ruling. I drove with a roof full of snow a few years ago. Applied brakes and big block slipped forward onto windscreen.
Since I was driving at over 40 mph I thought it imperative to have forward vision and so endeavoured to clear the snow using the windscreen wipers. Promptly, in this order, 1) fused the wipers, 2) crapped myself 3) lowered side window, 4) stuck my head out the side window and 5) froze my feckin ears off driving to suitable bus bay to clear snow by hand.0
