by Cowboy_Customs » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:15 pm
The headlight/wiper thing is an exelent law, IF its inforced. And I'll tell u why, as some of u know, I drive a tractor trailer, and from my viewpoint when it is raining, I CANT SEE YOU! I cant count how many times another vehicle has suddenly appeared from my tire spray when I begin to change lanes and get out of the grooves in the highway where the water is lying, had the driver had his lights on, I would have known they were there, PLUS, the mirrors on a Tractor tailer are horribly prone to collecting water on them so I still cant see that well.
TURN EM ON!
Now the snow issue, thats for those drivers that like to wipe a clean spot so THEY can see. Never mind the snow thats blowing all over the place that was left on the roof of the vehicle.
PA has acctually had a similar law for quiet some time now, WAY back when I got my first dually, the dealer got a ticket for having snow cover in excess of 4 inches on the truck.
Plus on the snow issue, how many times have you had to dodge or seen chunks of ice come flying from the vehicle in front of you from snow that wasnt brushed off, melted, then turned to ice? I see it all the time, especially trucks, I almost lost my windshield and or mirror yesterday from a piece of ice about 2 feet in diameter that blew off of a pickup, fortunatly i saw it n got on the brakes. Them things are like a saw blade thats been let loose.
I dont know how the guys with the trailers u cant reach on top are going to do it, but it should/needs to be done.