OT - Clean off your vehicles - Snow

[Bez513]

I hate to vent but this should be common sense. I was driving into work today on I-70 when this huge piece of snow/ice flipped off the roof of a SUV and hit my windshield. Going 75MPH and being blind for a few seconds is a scary thing. :179421: And this SUV had a Raven's bumper sticker! Which one of you was it?? :hammer:

It drives me nuts people take the time to clean there vehicle off but never clean off their roofs or the covers on pickups. It only takes a extra minute to clear it off and could save a life.

Thank you. :thumbup:

[WxKevin]

Amen!!!

[Losac]

Funny you mention this.

Over a week ago, after the Valentines Day ice storm, I was driving into work when a piece of ice fell off the roof of a tractor trailer and struck the side of my car. It shattered my passenger side window and put a huge dent in the door. Plus another piece fell and I ended up running over it, busting up my front bumper.

I had my car in the shop all last week and it cost me $500 to fix with my deductible.

Yes, clean off your cars! Laziness is not an excuse to smash up someone's car and cost them big money!

[crazyraven]

I never clean the roof, cause Im always in a rush and because I know the snow will slip off while I'm driving. I suggest you slow the f*&k down while driving in the snow and use your windshield wiper next time. :nerd:

[Bez513]

I never clean the roof, cause Im always in a rush and because I know the snow will slip off while I'm driving. I suggest you slow the f*&k down while driving in the snow and use your windshield wiper next time. :nerd:

Please tell me your actually joking. :insane:

[Greg]

Losac, did you get the truck ID? They should pay for your repairs.

[ravensscott57]

CrazyRaven is a complete idiot if he really thinks that slowing down has anything to do with it. Hey dufus, the law requires you to clean off your vehicle. I got on the beltway the day after Valentines day and was in the slow lane when a minivan in the fast lane had a 4'x4' block off ice shoot off their roof, go about 35-40 feet in the air, come across 2 lanes and shattered my windshield in my face. The glass repair company had 160 repairs on their books in 3 days from flying ice.

[ClericBlackDave]

Excuse CrazyRaven's bad manners, he likes to put up the tough guy act sometimes.


its inexcusable not to clean off the roof of your car. We're talking lives and money and damages here.


Yeah I know its cool to be tough guy and say "slow down" but uhhhh last time I checked that wont help. You're on a highway or major roadway going at least 40 and ice coming off someone's roof can be deadly. Snow also if it causes an accident.

[Bez513]

For the record it wasn't snowing this morning and I was in the slow lane doing 75. People go between 75-85 in the middle/fast lane. I know we can't control what the truckers do (that's a whole different story) but the excuse of being in a rush is BS. If you have time to wipe the vehicle off it takes u and extra minute to do the roof.

I'm happy losac was lucky enough not to get hurt but it could have been worse.

[Losac]

Losac, did you get the truck ID? They should pay for your repairs.
No, I didn't get his tag# - just saw that it was a Maine license plate. I was alongside him at the time, and with ice still falling off his truck, didn't really feel safe trying to drive alongside him signaling for him to stop. The insurance people said they had dozens of similar claims that week involving flying ice damage.

They also had a story about it on WJZ last week about all the car damage from the ice. You can be killed and it's really a shame people are so careless, lazy and apathetic.

[highwater]

I never clean the roof, cause Im always in a rush and because I know the snow will slip off while I'm driving. I suggest you slow the f*&k down while driving in the snow and use your windshield wiper next time. :nerd:

Hey, an early contender for the dumbest post of the year! And it's only February! Congrats!

After the Valentine's Day storm, I did not get hit by ice from the roof of a car or truck, but almost got hit at least four times, all in front of me on 95. They were probably people like crazy, who "never clean the roof cause I'm always in such a rush." Hey genius, give yourself some time like the rest of us so you don't endanger other people on the roads.

[festivus]

No, I didn't get his tag# - just saw that it was a Maine license plate.
You'd think someone from Maine would know better.

[cajmax]

Losac, did you get the truck ID? They should pay for your repair.[I]

The same thing happened to me, but after I called the trucking companys insurance co., they informed me that it was a [I]"act of God,"and would not pay for any repairs!

Thank God noone was hurt in all three cases!

[Greg]

That's bullshit, they gave you that answer but it isn't the truth. An act of God was the snow and ice, the failure to remove it was negligent. They are hoping they won't pursue it any further.

[crazyraven]

You know what's bullshit? It's people trying to bilk the insurance companies with flying ice stories. If it happens it was an act of god, Period. The guy who started this said he was going 75 miles an hour driving in the snow...Come on now...lets use some common sense.


give yourself some time like the rest of us so you don't endanger other people on the roads.

The roads are fine regardless of if i clean off the top of my roof. No one has ever said shit to me about not cleaning the top of my car roof and I don't expect anybody to do so at any time in the near future.



I got on the beltway the day after Valentines day and was in the slow lane when a minivan in the fast lane had a 4'x4' block off ice shoot off their roof, go about 35-40 feet in the air, come across 2 lanes and shattered my windshield in my face. The glass repair company had 160 repairs on their books in 3 days from flying ice.


WOW! what an exageration. I think you're just one of those guys looking for a lawsuit. As stated before its an act of god, get over it.

[Drkraven]

MY kids broke up the ice on the roof of my van and built an igloo.

[Mr.Boh]

"The roads are fine regardless of if i clean off the top of my roof. No one has ever said shit to me about not cleaning the top of my car roof and I don't expect anybody to do so at any time in the near future."

The cops will get you eventually. And rightfully so.
Do you really want to endanger someones kids life because you dont feel like running a broom across your roof for 30 seconds?

[Losac]

You know what's bullshit? It's people trying to bilk the insurance companies with flying ice stories. If it happens it was an act of god, Period. The guy who started this said he was going 75 miles an hour driving in the snow...Come on now...lets use some common sense..

I know you are a Yankees fan, so things come to you a little slow. So try to follow. Not cleaning ice off your car so that it flies off on the highway creating a hazard is AGAINST THE LAW. You can get a ticket if you get caught.

When my incident happened, the roads were dry and clear. It was 2 days after the ice storm, but there were still cars covered with snow and ice. What difference does it make if you are going 75 or 55? A hunk of ice flying at you will still mess up your car and could possibly injure you. Hell, you could be standing still and it would hurt you. So yes, the roads were less safe due to one trucker being too lazy to clean off his trailer.

Who the hell is bilking an insurance company? That's what insurance is there for. No one is making anything up. The law says that the driver of the car with the flying ice is liable, so when you do finally bust someone's car up because you are a lazy tool who is too busy and/or important to take 2 minutes to clear off your car, then you can explain your "act of God" theory to the police and your insurance company.

[festivus]

WOW! what an exageration. I think you're just one of those guys looking for a lawsuit. As stated before its an act of god, get over it.

Really! Because I think you're just an insensitive lazy jerk who is too lazy to do what's in the best interest of the other people around him. I think you're proud of it, and hopefully we will all be lucky and you won't hurt anyone, but if you do, you'll say it was their fault and drive away. I think you're a guy whose been lucky so far this hasn't happened to you!

But we're all entitled to our opinions.

[Bez513]

You know what's bullshit? It's people trying to bilk the insurance companies with flying ice stories. If it happens it was an act of god, Period. The guy who started this said he was going 75 miles an hour driving in the snow...Come on now...lets use some common sense.

God...you are really that stupid. If you read my follow up I was driving to work today. It was NOT snowing today...it was cloudy...so no I was not driving 75 in the snow....I-70 was totally clear.


The roads are fine regardless of if i clean off the top of my roof. No one has ever said shit to me about not cleaning the top of my car roof and I don't expect anybody to do so at any time in the near future.

The point of this whole topic is not the roads. The roads are fine. It's idiots like yourself who don't use common sense that create a potentially dangerous situation because of negligence. Point is people shouldn't have to tell you this. If you had a brain and thought about it for a second you may understand. I'm sure if you were put in the same situation and you got hit (shattered your windshield, caused damage to your vehicle, etc) you'd be pissed as hell.


WOW! what an exageration. I think you're just one of those guys looking for a lawsuit. As stated before its an act of god, get over it.

I don't believe in frivolous lawsuits but after taking a semester of law at school I'd seriously consider a negligence lawsuit in this situation. Snow/weather is an act of God....not cleaning your car off and someone getting hurt by it is negligence. It's no different then you not shoveling your walkway and someone slips and falls on it.

But it's clear you don't have 2 brain cells to rub together and understand the point.

[highwater]

I thought crazy's first post in this thread was an early contender for dumbest post of the year, but he's already outdone himself with this gem:


You know what's bullshit? It's people trying to bilk the insurance companies with flying ice stories.

The person who started this thread said NOTHING about insurance. Thanks for paying attention. Read much?


The guy who started this said he was going 75 miles an hour driving in the snow

The person who started this thread was NOT driving in the snow, as previously stated. Thanks again for paying attention.



The roads are fine regardless of if i clean off the top of my roof.

This thread is not about the condition of the roads, it's about lazy, clueless dopes who don't remove ice from the roofs of their cars, causing a needless threat to innocent people. Thanks once more for paying attention.


I think you're just one of those guys looking for a lawsuit. As stated before its an act of god, get over it.

What is being discussed is not an act of God, unless it's an act of God that morons that are too lazy to clear off the roof of their cars are allowed to exist.

Sorry if I'm crossing the line, mods, but this sort of unique stupidity shouldn't go unchallenged.

[Greg]

You know what's bullshit? It's people trying to bilk the insurance companies with flying ice stories. If it happens it was an act of god, Period. The guy who started this said he was going 75 miles an hour driving in the snow...Come on now...lets use some common sense.
Uh, talk to a lawyer. God doesn't make you drive down the road at high speeds, he makes it snow or ice to fall. You are responsible for removing the snow and ice before driving, not God.

And people get killed by snow and ice flying off of vehicles. If you think it is fine to just drive down the road with snow and ice flying you are nuts.

Personally I think you are just trying to be a jackass stirring up trouble, nobody could be this obtuse.

[The Fanatic]

"No one has ever said shit to me about not cleaning the top of my car roof and I don't expect anybody to do so at any time in the near future."

I can assure you that if the built up snow and ice on your roof comes my way going down the road, I'm going to be that somebody.

You can bank on it!!

I would say I find it hard to believe that there is anybody out there this clueless regarding this subject, but all you got to do is go out and drive after a storm.

As someone that spends the majority of his day on the road driving, I can guarantee you I've seen damn near everything.

That crap last week was dangerous stuff.
The story above about the flying sheets of ice is in no way an exaggeration.

If it's me that gets hit by the ice and sustains damage, I'm not stopping until I get the guilty culprit stopped.
I would have pulled out the cell phone and dialed 911 and continued to follow.

The whole SUV thing really chaps my ass to begin with.
Hate the damn things!!
Got into an argument with somebody at work just last week on this subject about people that own them not cleaning off the roof portion.

Dude came back at me about pick-up trucks and the same scenario because of there height.

I made it a point the next day to kind of track it so to speak.

Roughly, 1 out of every 10 pick-ups didn't clear the roof portion of the cab.

Complete opposite on the SUV idiots!! (about 1 out of 10 did)

If you're too fucking lazy to clean the damn thing off, then leave the thing parked until it melts off!!

The ones that get me even worse are the lazy douche bags that drive around in little sedan type cars that have only cleared a window through the snow on the windshield so they can drive.
The whole freakin' car is covered with snow except for a small portion of the windshield in their line of vision.

These are the idiots that should be flogged and forced to ride behind large trucks with 4x4 slabs of ice falling off.:hammer:

I use to work for a furniture company several years ago.
We had a couple box type cargo trucks we used for delivery.
The business owner would make us go on top of the trucks and shovel off the snow before he'd let them hit the road.
Dangerous to us doing the removal, but I understood where he was coming from with wanting it done.

[ravensscott57]

WOW! what an exageration. I think you're just one of those guys looking for a lawsuit. As stated before its an act of god, get over it.

Hey idiotraven... I mean crazyraven, does this picture of my truck look like an "exageration"? I almost got killed by a dumbass like you who thinks the world revolves around them, and they make no effort to live their life thinking of others. It would be impossible to be as stupid as you are, so I can only assume you're just trying to stir up the board during the predraft lull...

Link to Pictures
http://ravensscott57.blogspot.com/

[ChrisQ]

If you NEGLECT to remove ice from your vehicle, and someone witnesses that ice causing an accident, YOU will be the one held responsible for that accident.

Your god can't save you now!

[crazyraven]

I almost got killed by a dumbass like you who thinks the world revolves around them, and they make no effort to live their life thinking of others.

Scott guys like you, in your pick up trucks, always seem to be bitching about something...either about Nascar or about scratches and nicks to your over hyped, fuel guzzling vehicles.

Here's some free advice. If you are worried about a car with snow or Ice on it, don't follow behind it. If you are forced to be behind a person who didnt clean the roof of his car, Leave some room, I would give it a 4 Mississippi Count. Better yet try not to go 75 MPH or speed. You need to be more careful and stop blaming your accidents on other people.


I can assure you that if the built up snow and ice on your roof comes my way going down the road, I'm going to be that somebody.

You can bank on it!!

CBD, you were saying about something about being a tough guy.


And people get killed by snow and ice flying off of vehicles. If you think it is fine to just drive down the road with snow and ice flying you are nuts.

OMG now we are talking about people dying because of snow not being removed from the roof of a car? WTF? It's just f*&king snow.

[Bez513]

Hey idiotraven... I mean crazyraven, does this picture of my truck look like an "exageration"? I almost got killed by a dumbass like you who thinks the world revolves around them, and they make no effort to live their life thinking of others. It would be impossible to be as stupid as you are, so I can only assume you're just trying to stir up the board during the predraft lull...

Link to Pictures
http://ravensscott57.blogspot.com/

Damn..that's some serious damage there. Hopefully you personnelly didn't get hurt.

[Bez513]

Scott guys like you, in your pick up trucks, always seem to be bitching about something...either about Nascar or about scratches and nicks to your over hyped, fuel guzzling vehicles.

Here's some free advice. If you are worried about a car with snow or Ice on it, don't follow behind it. If you are forced to be behind a person who didnt clean the roof of his car, Leave some room, I would give it a 4 Mississippi Count. Better yet try not to go 75 MPH or speed. You need to be more careful and stop blaming your accidents on other people.

CBD, you were saying about something about being a tough guy.

OMG now we are talking about people dying because of snow not being removed from the roof of a car? WTF? It's just f*&king snow.

:grbac: :insane: :grbac: :insane: :grbac: :insane: :grbac: :insane: :grbac: :insane: :grbac: :insane:

[Ravenatic20]

It must be the off-season.

[festivus]

CrazyRaven is displaying strong troll-like tendencies. Inflammatory, clearly irrational, not responding to reason, using needlessly strong language.

I'm not sure what could bring out troll-like behavior in a non-troll, but may I humbly suggest, considering CrazyRaven is walking like a troll, and quacking like a troll, we ignore him like a troll.

:2c:

[ravensscott57]

Scott guys like you, in your pick up trucks, always seem to be bitching about something...either about Nascar or about scratches and nicks to your over hyped, fuel guzzling vehicles.

Here's some free advice. If you are worried about a car with snow or Ice on it, don't follow behind it. If you are forced to be behind a person who didnt clean the roof of his car, Leave some room, I would give it a 4 Mississippi Count. Better yet try not to go 75 MPH or speed. You need to be more careful and stop blaming your accidents on other people.

Guys like me in my pickup truck? I'd love to say something about how proud everyone is on this board that you graduated last week to be the chief fry guy at Mickey D's but I'll refrain.... woops...

I fail to see how going 55 in the slow lane and being hit by ice from a car in the fast lane has anything to do with leaving someone room. As I stated, obviously you are too stupid to grasp the concept.

Remember... 2 shakes of the shaker applied in a Z pattern. (also free advice).

[crowdog89]

CR, you can't be serious about this! Hopefully you are just being antagonistic just to cause a rise from the masses.

I once was driving on a clear highway, 4 days after a snowstorm, on a 40 degree sunny day, doing 55-60 mph in the slow lane, when a van with about 6 inches of snow on top went flying by in the fast lane...remember, that's two lanes away from where my vehicle was....when a huge pile of snow from his roof flew off and landed smack dab in the middle of my windshield. It was like going suddenly blind...thank God my wipers worked well and I was able to quickly clear off the snow....if that had been ice or heavier snow, or if it had been colder, or my wipers not functioned, I could have had a serious or deadly accident.

And Finally.
Take time to remove all ice and snow from your car, concentrating on the windows, wipers, mirrors and lights. To reduce the chance of snow flying off your vehicle while driving, remove snow and ice from the front grill, hood and roof. Good visibility is essential for a safe journey. You need to see and be seen by others.


We ain't making this shit up!

http://www.sha.state.md.us/SHAServices/mapsBrochures/oc/survival2.asp

[section553]

Scott guys like you, in your pick up trucks, always seem to be bitching about something...either about Nascar or about scratches and nicks to your over hyped, fuel guzzling vehicles.

Here's some free advice. If you are worried about a car with snow or Ice on it, don't follow behind it. If you are forced to be behind a person who didnt clean the roof of his car, Leave some room, I would give it a 4 Mississippi Count. Better yet try not to go 75 MPH or speed. You need to be more careful and stop blaming your accidents on other people.



CBD, you were saying about something about being a tough guy.



OMG now we are talking about people dying because of snow not being removed from the roof of a car? WTF? It's just f*&king snow.

You're as stupis as a Steeler fan.

[festivus]

Hopefully you are just being antagonistic just to cause a rise from the masses.

i.e., trolling. :troll:

[darb72]

We had three mornings of snow flurries this year.