I heard this too. :dunno:
here is what I found, “injures or kills someone” Whatever.
For years, Pennsylvania law has required drivers to remove snow and ice from their vehicles before driving. Motorists will now suffer severe penalties and fines if snow or ice they failed to clear from their vehicle injures or kills someone, according to a press release from state Rep. Robert Godshall (R-Montgomery).
“Specifically, the fines could range from $200 to $1,000 per offense,” Godshall said in his press release.
This new law is important because most drivers don’t realize how negligent it is to drive around with only 40 percent of their windshield visible because of ice or snow, Davis said.
“Most people don’t take the extra half an hour to clean off their cars and heat them on a snowy morning, but that extra time and greater visibility can be the difference between safe driving and fatalities,” Davis said. “These laws are put together to improve drivers’ safety and help them stay alive a little longer.”
Laws are always changing and growing with our society. This winter Pennsylvania is introduced to a few laws to help keep accidents, and casualties down this winter, and for winters to come. A new Pennsylvania law imposes severe fines on drivers who fail to clear snow and ice from their vehicles. The snow or ice can cause injury or death to another person, state officials said. It is true, many people maintain the same perception of driving and perceived ability to drive during any and all weather conditions. It is important to know the different approaches to take when encountered with mother nature. Some laws make sense while others are just grandfathered into the laws and are never really updated to change. Here is a brief overview of the new laws i discovered while attending college and living in Pennsylvania.
If you do not follow this particular law of clearing the snow from the tops of your car, the fines could range from $200 to $1,000 per offense. Pennsylvanians have long been required by law to clear snow and ice from vehicles before they drive on the state’s roadways, the representative said. More counties are starting to follow and enforce this particular law. It may take time, but this small task does save lives, if you can do anything to help the safety and well being of other motorists it is time well spent. It would pose as a nuisance and a hazard to drive behind a vehicle that is kicking up power snow into your windshield. It momentarily distracts you and can blind you from seeing what is directly in front of you, causing you to either swerve in the lane or possible hit another motorist.