Garden City, NY – A lawmaker on Long Island says drivers who leave huge chunks of snow and ice on their vehicles after a snowstorm should be subject to a ticket by the police.
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Suffolk County Legislator Jon Cooper has proposed a bill to require drivers clear their vehicles. He says five other states, including Connecticut and New Jersey, have such laws. He hopes enacting the law in Suffolk County will inspire state lawmakers to follow suit.
Fines for those who fail to clear their vehicles would start at $75. They could rise to as much as $1,500 if the flying snow and ice causes an accident that injures people.
Cooper says his priority is not to collect fines, but to keep people safe. The proposal will be taken up by the county legislature next month.
how about getting the sanitation dept to take cre of it
Of course it should be illegal to drive that way. I once witnessed an accident… I think on Van Wyck… where a sheet of ice flew off the roof of a truck. It hit the ground but cars scrambled to avoid it and hit each other.
gm should start making heated roofs they will make a fortune
I agreed with this law when they enacted it in New Jersey. My only hesitation is that while it may stem from a desire to prevent serious accidents it ends up being another cash cow for NYC/NYS and the police will stand around pulling cars off the road because they have a quota to fill (think seat belts, cell phones, etc.).
Great idea I am all for it!
Flying Ice or other frozen inches of snow is a traffic violation in Quebec. If there is injury, then it may be a crime. To that extent that it is criminal is something I don’t know enough about.