I saw this couple on I-90 near Erie, PA. The plate said New York, but they were heading WEST at a good pace. Wish I would have got a pic from the other side----still a bit of pine tree stuck up there in the snow.RUN, RUN, RUN.Safe travels, whoever you are, I hope the weather is nice enough where you are going to enjoy those kayaks.

:BYup, just being able to have a house you can hitch up, and 'get out of Dodge', when the weather gets too bad, IS truely one of life's' wonderful little pleasures! :C

Headed west on I 90, still cold south, cold North, so must be headed our way out here on the Left coast! It may be a bit damp today, at least the temps are in the 50's.So far winter has passed us by, much to displeasure of all the skiers and snowboarders!

Could be an expensive trip if that snow blows off and takes out somebody window, Pretty Dumb or Lazy.

Maybe you guy's that live where that white stuff falls from the sky and piles up on the roof of RV's, Is it legal to drive down the road with all that snow and ice on the roof? Looks like a accident in the making if a lot of it came off and hit someone following behind.

rv2go wrote:Maybe you guy's that live where that white stuff falls from the sky and piles up on the roof of RV's, Is it legal to drive down the road with all that snow and ice on the roof? Looks like a accident in the making if a lot of it came off and hit someone following behind.Not legal in PA where he was travelling, all snow and ice must be removed from the vehicle. NOT that they really enforce it. Besides, give it a few more miles, couple more days, I bet they will have it removed. THEY WERE HEADING WEST.

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IndyCamp
Explorer
Mar 01, 2015
I see snow and ice flying off of semis on the interstate all the time.

I hate being "that guy," so I always clear my truck of all snow before driving.

We took our trailer out of winter storage today. We keep it in a farmer's barn in southern Indiana from at least Dec-Feb. The roads were clear but he still had anywhere from 2-8 inches of snow on his driveways.

This is why I will never buy a two-wheel-drive truck:
Redterpos3
Explorer
Mar 01, 2015
So I looked at the site showing every state law about snow/ice coming off of vehicles. In PA (where i am a resident) you are fined $200-1000 if said snow/ice coming off your vehicle causes death or serious bodily injury to someone, and that's it? Wow, how is that deterring anyone from snow/ice accumulation? Well, its not I guess. Don't get me wrong, I don't do it all the time either. But the law sounds silly reading it like that.
jandjbaums
Explorer
Mar 01, 2015
What the He** What happened to defensive driving? Oh thats right the govt. is gunna take care of us. Coffee hot dont put it in your lap.Wet roads may be slippery,Jezz people
Blazing_Zippers
Explorer II
Mar 01, 2015
I used to use over passes to remove extra snow from my semi!!
There is probably enough vents, AC, refer stacks, etc to hold that snow as it melts. Shucks, we're just upset cause we're not out there like those folks.
michigansandzil
Explorer
Mar 01, 2015
cbshoestring wrote:
michigansandzilla wrote:
I live in a snowy state. Never heard of any such law, never heard of anyone getting a ticket for anything related. The state could make a bundle if they enforced a law like this b/c EVERYONE would be pulled over and ticketed!!

In fact...........I've NEVER heard of anyone having ANY damage to their vehicle from snow/ice falling off of another moving vehicle. Ever. Nobody. Ever. Not a single person of my acquaintance. I'm sure someone here will be from Texas and know of a person who knew a person that had a cousin that had to replace a windshield from snow falling off of another vehicle.

I could give you an alphabetized list of those I know that have totaled their vehicles from hitting deer running across the street. Now that's scary!

What is that saying about ignorance of the law not being an excuse?

The Pennsyvlania Snow/Ice Removal Law went into effect in 2006, following the death of Christine Lambert the previous year.

The OP was a picture taken in PA....not that it matters, several states have a law on the books.

[COLOR=]I original meant the photo to be light-hearty, and maybe wishful thinking for those of us not able to escape like that 5er, but if you learn something from it---so be it.

That's tragic. Truly

I've still never heard of anyone getting a ticket or having issues with snow off their roof. Pennsylvania law doesn't mean much when you live in Michigan. I am not making a joke, but being serious when I say that I worry more about hitting a deer than I do flying snow. It's more likely to cause a problem, in my snowy area at least.
Yak
Explorer
Mar 01, 2015
michigansandzilla wrote:
I live in a snowy state. Never heard of any such law, never heard of anyone getting a ticket for anything related. The state could make a bundle if they enforced a law like this b/c EVERYONE would be pulled over and ticketed!!

In fact...........I've NEVER heard of anyone having ANY damage to their vehicle from snow/ice falling off of another moving vehicle. Ever. Nobody. Ever. Not a single person of my acquaintance. I'm sure someone here will be from Texas and know of a person who knew a person that had a cousin that had to replace a windshield from snow falling off of another vehicle.

I could give you an alphabetized list of those I know that have totaled their vehicles from hitting deer running across the street. Now that's scary!

http://www.theclda.com/Portals/0/GLAC/Snow%20Removal%20Laws%20September%202014.pdf
cbshoestring
Explorer II
Mar 01, 2015
michigansandzilla wrote:
I live in a snowy state. Never heard of any such law, never heard of anyone getting a ticket for anything related. The state could make a bundle if they enforced a law like this b/c EVERYONE would be pulled over and ticketed!!

In fact...........I've NEVER heard of anyone having ANY damage to their vehicle from snow/ice falling off of another moving vehicle. Ever. Nobody. Ever. Not a single person of my acquaintance. I'm sure someone here will be from Texas and know of a person who knew a person that had a cousin that had to replace a windshield from snow falling off of another vehicle.

I could give you an alphabetized list of those I know that have totaled their vehicles from hitting deer running across the street. Now that's scary!

What is that saying about ignorance of the law not being an excuse?

The Pennsyvlania Snow/Ice Removal Law went into effect in 2006, following the death of Christine Lambert the previous year.

The OP was a picture taken in PA....not that it matters, several states have a law on the books.

[COLOR=]I original meant the photo to be light-hearty, and maybe wishful thinking for those of us not able to escape like that 5er, but if you learn something from it---so be it.
bguy
Explorer
Mar 01, 2015
There is a vast difference between a bit of light snow blowing off the roof, to a sheet of hardened snow, to a sheet ice coming off the roof. An experienced "northerner" would generally know when it's time to check whether what's up there will come off or stay put. Being as he's travelling into warmer weather it would be quite prudent to check the roof load often. Once into warmer regions a couple hours at the side of the road would render that snow load quite removable.
michigansandzil
Explorer
Feb 28, 2015
I live in a snowy state. Never heard of any such law, never heard of anyone getting a ticket for anything related. The state could make a bundle if they enforced a law like this b/c EVERYONE would be pulled over and ticketed!!

In fact...........I've NEVER heard of anyone having ANY damage to their vehicle from snow/ice falling off of another moving vehicle. Ever. Nobody. Ever. Not a single person of my acquaintance. I'm sure someone here will be from Texas and know of a person who knew a person that had a cousin that had to replace a windshield from snow falling off of another vehicle.

I could give you an alphabetized list of those I know that have totaled their vehicles from hitting deer running across the street. Now that's scary!
Yak
Explorer
Feb 28, 2015
http://www.wmur.com/news/parents-of-car-crash-victim-urge-drivers-clear-snow-and-ice-from-cars/31124062

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