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Reminder to owners of tall cars

Clear the snow off the roof before you drive.

Headed west on Route 2 near Lunenberg this afternoon, we watched a big sheet of frozen snow lift off the roof of an SUV and fall on the car behind it. As we passed that car, we saw that the windshield was pretty much completely starred (though fortunately for the occupants, not shattered.) He was back up behind the SUV—writing down the license plate number, no doubt.

It wouldn’t surprise me if, when the state police get the accident report on that one, the SUV driver gets a citation along with a sternly worded letter from his insurance company.

Rule of thumb: if you can’t sweep the snow off the roof, maybe you shouldn’t buy it. (And if you just can’t be bothered… well, I hope the ticket is an expensive one.)

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Posted by pjm on March 18, 2007 7:26 PM |

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I haven’t been posting much of anything on my blog lately, but this was going to be the topic of my next post. This is a huge pet peeve of mine. We took the highway on Saturday and noticed the same thing. The big tractor trailer trucks and SUVs were mostly to blame. We saw a lot of snow flying off in huge pieces and hitting other cars. It also annoys me when people don’t take the time to clear off any snow/ice other than part of the front windshield. That’s what I see on the back roads on my way to work.

Posted by: Caitlin | March 18, 2007 8:23 PM

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