People who don't clean the ice off the tops of their vehicles SUCK

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: rezinn
I agree. While explorers and such might be hazardous once that stuff comes loose, big trucks can send hundreds of pounds of snow and ice onto traffic behind them. That's really dangerous and I've had it fall pretty close before.

They should all climb on top their trailers and brush that snow/ice off!

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Linflas
Idiots around here carve out a little hole in the snow/ice to see through the windshield and drive. Cops should be allowed to stop them, impound their car and rip up their license right there when they catch them doing this.

ooOoo

I used to do that all the time. At 30 mph it is no big deal.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
What do you expect people to do? Scrape the ice off their entire car before they leave for work?

That's a tad unrealistic don't you think?

no, i do it. but then again, maybe i'm not some incosiderate ass.

 

[mb]

TallBill, you normally seem to be quite smart, but I just don't think you understand the problem here.

There is a big difference between scraping off snow and scraping off a big sheet of ice from the top of a car. Snow isn't as likely to cause much of a problem, but a sheet of ice can be lethal. And it doesn't always just drop straight to the ground. I have personally witnessed a sheet of ice coming off an SUV and actually being lifted a little by the wind causing it to travel farther, so it doesn't always matter if you are following at a "safe" distance or not.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
What's with all the rich ATOT'ers without garages?

That or a car cover designed for winter areas makes it really easy.

 

[rh71]

must've been some thin ice not to do anything destructive on impact... lucky.

Oh and btw, SUVs are really hard to clean the tops of. So people don't bother. /flamesuit.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Man, you people sure do like to argue over the dumbest shit.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Man, you people sure do like to argue over the dumbest shit.

Yeah, because having your car damaged (or worse) because some asshat is too lazy is get the ice off the top of his car isn't that big of a deal. :thumbsdown::roll:

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: mb
TallBill, you normally seem to be quite smart, but I just don't think you understand the problem here.

There is a big difference between scraping off snow and scraping off a big sheet of ice from the top of a car. Snow isn't as likely to cause much of a problem, but a sheet of ice can be lethal. And it doesn't always just drop straight to the ground. I have personally witnessed a sheet of ice coming off an SUV and actually being lifted a little by the wind causing it to travel farther, so it doesn't always matter if you are following at a "safe" distance or not.

Well, I guess I understand the problem. It's just never been a real problem for me. I'm anticipating my drive to school in 15 minutes. If I see ice flying all over the place from my car or any other, then I'll reconsider my efforts and admit that I'm wrong/lazy.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Originally posted by: TallBill
There is a 0 percent chance that I'll scrape the top of my car. Call me an asshole, but I'm just not doing it.

exactly..I park on the street, so when it snows, I just get my windshield and rear one...not going to do the rest...do not follow so close if you do not want to get hit, buttholes!

Also, I am NOT going to chip away at my roof if there is ice on it ... I am not going to wreck the paint

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: waggy
yeah those kind of people are a pain in the rear. but i don't so off my car either (gotta love having a garage).


i remember a court case that was in the pappers here. some guy didnt knock it off his car. he had 6inches of snow and ice and it slid off and hit a kid walking down the street. it cut up his face and head pretty bad. he ended up in the emergancy room.

He was walking too close.

</IcebergSlim>



An ice sheet being lifted off a car can get some pretty good hangtime, especially with the turbulence following behind a car. In addition, the sheet will not continue moving forward at 60mph, it will tumble, which will slow it down considerably. I don't know what kind of following distances everyone here has in mind, but highways would have an awful lot of empty space on them if you stayed back far enough to avoid large flying sheets of ice.
Windshield glass is also not tempered, it's laminated. Tempering glass adds quite a bit of strength to it.

Someone did mention too that ice sheets off of semis can kill people. That's another matter entirely, because there isn't any good way (yet) of easily and cheaply removing ice from the top of a trailer.


Now, if I've only got a light dusting of fluffy snow, I won't bother clearing anything except the lights and rear window. The windshield wipers can get the front, and the wind takes care of the rest. If it's a few inches of fluffy or powdery snow, brushing it off takes less than two minutes.
If the car's completely iced up, it'll probably take a screwdriver just to get one of the damn doors open. Then I scrape off what I can and head out, or else decide that I'm not going to go driving anywhere that day.

 

[Loreena]

The cost when they get sued when someone loses their head would buy a nice garage. I have a great garage but its full of tractors and stupid tools. :|

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: BlackTigers

Originally posted by: nkgreen
Mount some blow dryers on the hood of your car so it melts the ice before it hits.

flamethrowers would be more efficient.

effective yes, efficient, no.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Loreena
The cost when they get sued when someone loses their head would buy a nice garage. I have a great garage but its full of tractors and stupid tools. :|

I think a few people in this thread have lost their heads already. :laugh:

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I think a few people in this thread have lost their heads already. :laugh:

If you are going to do nothing more than dick around and post dumb comments because you can't think of a proper argument (maybe because you are either wrong or stupid), then GTFO.

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: James Bond
I haven't really been hit directly by these ice sheets, but its equally annoying to have a fucking blizzard flying off the car in front of me.... Probably only lasts for a minute or so per car, but its still frustrating.

Try backing up a bit.

It's a fine line because when I get too far back other cars will use that as an opportunity to cut into my lane.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Loreena
The cost when they get sued when someone loses their head would buy a nice garage. I have a great garage but its full of tractors and stupid tools. :|

why not put them both in the tool shed?

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: ThePresence

I wasn't following closely. this sheet of ice blew up high in the air and smacked down on my windshield. Yes, it's not fun to clean the top and it's a PITA. But sometimes it requires a little effort to be a considerate member of society.

Maybe you guys get different ice forming on the tops of your cars on the east coast because of weather differences.

When I hit the highway today with 6 inches of fluffiness on top of my car only powder and maybe a few ice pieces smaller then my fist will come off. Definitely not anything that would take flight.

I'm glad I never drive behind you, b/c I'd probably shoot out your damn tires. You realize when you drive down the road and 6 inches of snow is blowing off your roof it creates a freakin' snow screen for the people behind you? Lazy ass.

 

[Loreena]

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: Loreena
The cost when they get sued when someone loses their head would buy a nice garage. I have a great garage but its full of tractors and stupid tools. :|

why not put them both in the tool shed?

'cuz that has a stupid boat in it!

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: TallBill
There is a 0 percent chance that I'll scrape the top of my car. Call me an asshole, but I'm just not doing it.

You don't scrape it, but you are supposed to brush it off so that you're not spraying show all over the place. Takes 30 seconds.

ZV

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
What's with all the rich ATOT'ers without garages?

The garage is for the nice car, or the race car, not the car you drive everyday.

ZV

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: James Bond
It's a fine line because when I get too far back other cars will use that as an opportunity to cut into my lane.

Two terms for that: "Ablative armor" or "meat shield."

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: Loreena
The cost when they get sued when someone loses their head would buy a nice garage. I have a great garage but its full of tractors and stupid tools. :|

why not put them both in the tool shed?

But where will Beavis and Butthead fap?
Won't somebody think of the children????

Originally posted by: Loreena

Originally posted by: hanoverphist

Originally posted by: Loreena
The cost when they get sued when someone loses their head would buy a nice garage. I have a great garage but its full of tractors and stupid tools. :|

why not put them both in the tool shed?

'cuz that has a stupid boat in it!

Own less stuff.

 

[Baked]

Ice? Snow? What's that?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Baked
Ice? Snow? What's that?

They're like wildfires and earthquakes, except that they don't demolish buildings wholesale.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Aikouka
What's with all the rich ATOT'ers without garages?

The garage is for the nice car, or the race car, not the car you drive everyday.

ZV

3 stall garages are nice.