# Snow on the roof of your car. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 13, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334 "2006-02-13T21:08:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/101 "2006-02-15T23:01:34Z")
I remember what I meant to add to this discussion - when my car was hit on the street a while ago, the piece of shit driving the piece of shit just drove off. My husband ran to the door and did see him driving away, but since it was a truck without the snow cleared off the license plate ledge, we weren’t able to see the license plate. I think those license plate ledges should be made illegal because of all the jerk-offs who don’t bother to clean them because they want their plate to be obscured (and yes, there is a fine for an obscured plate, but virtually no enforcement.) Since then I’ve made it my business to swipe the snow off any license plate ledges I walk by. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/102 "2006-02-15T23:11:08Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > In fact, I do it all the time. I never clean the snow off the roof. Never. Not once. > > I even think it’s pretty cool the way it makes a miniature blizzard as the wind from my acceleration blows it off, and I like it when chunks go flying behind. > > Personally, I say **Fuck all you tailgaters!** Echo that. 'Course I have all of a 2 mile commute and don’t get over 20 mph when there’s snow. It doesn’t bother me when other folks leave their snow on their cars. Is the OP like one of those people who pull a knife on you if you touch a section of the paper they’re not reading yet? ---
**Author:** ![Necros](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/necros/32/11086_2.png) [@Necros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necros)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/103 "2006-02-15T23:27:49Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > Echo that. 'Course I have all of a 2 mile commute and don’t get over 20 mph when there’s snow. It doesn’t bother me when other folks leave their snow on their cars. Is the OP like one of those people who pull a knife on you if you touch a section of the paper they’re not reading yet? Plus, as **wolfman** mentioned, us Coloradans don’t clear the snow off our cars. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/104 "2006-02-16T01:40:44Z")
> [@Necros](#): > > Plus, as **wolfman** mentioned, us Coloradans don’t clear the snow off our cars. 🙂 Of course not! When you’re this close to outer space you need all the weight you can get over those wheels to keep you from making escape velocity…or something. Plus that snow puff bugs the po-leece radar! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/105 "2006-02-16T02:09:17Z")
> [@TVeblen](#): > > Stop acting like a jerk, **Scumpup**. Being obnoxious and provocative just to tick people off is trolling. Knock it off–now, and don’t do it again. > > Your posting privs will be up for grabs if you don’t clean up your act. Dump some snow down his pants, that’ll cool 'im off. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/106 "2006-02-16T04:25:49Z")
> [@Necros](#): > > Plus, as **wolfman** mentioned, us Coloradans don’t clear the snow off our cars. 🙂 You know, I never thought in my entire life I would agree with Scylla on anything, but it sounds to me like you guys are tailgating. Scrape the snow off the roof of my car, are you insane? I’ve lived in Colorado and driven in Colorado for over 20 years now and I have never heard of such a thing. If the snow blowing off my car is bothering you, back the fuck off! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/107 "2006-02-16T06:08:31Z")
Snow blowing off other vehicles can be a problem regardless of whether people are tailgating or not. We get big trucks barrelling down the highway at 100k+, and they are practically making a whole new blizzard behind them for everyone. Clean your cars properly, people. It’s the law, and it’s the right thing to do. Driving in snow and ice is a big enough pain in the ass without dealing with other people being lazy gits. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/108 "2006-02-16T15:17:06Z")
There’s a hole lotta difference between igloos coming off a bread truck and some powder clouding off my Camry. I drive a small car, am pretty close to the ground so you’d think I’d get the worst of the blow off, right? Only time it’s ever been a problem for me is when I’ve crept up someone’s ass and needed to back the fuck off anyway. Seriously. in 20+ years of driving I’ve never even considered getting annoyed by other drivers’ blowoff. Someone needs some chill-pills. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/109 "2006-02-16T15:33:43Z")
It’s not the small cars that are making the blizzards; it’s the larger vehicles. It still isn’t legal to not clean a small car properly either, though. The snow blows onto your own windows (front and back), obscuring your vision as you drive. There are tons of people here who don’t get upset about blow-off, their own or others, either. I’m about to go start my car, sweep it all off, and head off to work, and I’m sure I’ll see any number of people who are peering through the six inch circle they’ve cleared in front of the driver’s seat. I’ll try to stay away from them, because they are a hazard on the road. Do I get a little upset about other people making something dangerous even more dangerous because they’re lazy and/or ignorant? Yup. Guilty as charged. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/110 "2006-02-16T15:42:38Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > It still isn’t legal to not clean a small car properly either, though. Cite? Actually, you may be right. But I’m in Colorado and, well, the cops have a hard enough time peeping through their own 6 inch clean spots without having to bother with pulling the rest of us over for not brushing the snow off _our_ cars. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/111 "2006-02-16T17:45:58Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > There’s a hole lotta difference between igloos coming off a bread truck and some powder clouding off my Camry. > … > Someone needs some chill-pills. And there’s a difference between an inch of light powder blowing off and a foot of heavy wet snow coming off in chunks. We got about 18 inches this weekend, and I can’t believe how many cars I saw tooling around with a foot and a half of snow on top, billowing off the back like a whirlwind. It wasn’t just SUVs, either; it was regular-sized cars that anyone could reach up and brush off. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/112 "2006-02-16T17:54:58Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > There are tons of people here who don’t get upset about blow-off, their own or others \>snurk\< ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/113 "2006-02-16T22:39:30Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > We got about 18 inches this weekend… What part of Baltimore do _you_ live in? We got about 10 inches here. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334/114 "2006-02-17T00:30:54Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > What part of Baltimore do _you_ live in? > > We got about 10 inches here. Out in the 'burbs, northeast of the city. It was a weird storm - wildly varying amounts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-on-the-roof-of-your-car/344334.md?page=5)