Yes I'm actually in Florida now and am shocked by how close together the homes are. I like space

It’s the trucks that are really dangerous. Almost had two giant ice sheets fly off 16-wheelers on the pike, shoot 40 ft in the air and crash down on my windshield this morning. Luckily no one was driving close behind me so I could slam on my brakes to avoid them both times.

Good thing you cleaned your car off.... oh.

One of the many unenforced motor vehicles laws in MA. It's also illegal to drive with a cellphone in your hand.

Typically CT drivers 👀

My driving instructor drilled into my head that any time you are turning left, you are the "scum of the earth" lol. You wait for oncoming traffic and then go unless you have green arrow.

My best friend got her windshield smashed this morning while on the highway by someone who didn't clean the ice/snow of thier roof. Thankfully she's fine and didn't have her kids with her.

It is seriously a law here? I just moved here from the south about 2 years ago- had no clue

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First we would need a basic statewide law against it. Right now they can only get you on an obstructed view or an unsecured load. I think there’s an additional fine if it’s on the Mass pike, but that’s it. Even New Hampshire has stricter laws than us when it comes to this, it’s absolutely ridiculous.

EDIT I had posted a few links to reference this info but Reddit kept removing it.

Cracked my windshield on my drive north last night. The combo of the constant freezing and my defroster blasting.

Acid rain from Ohio duh

This happened to me once. A truck dumped a boat load of snow onto my car while driving. It looked just like the pic above and I had to stop the car on the road to clear it off because I could not see a thing and it was too dense for wipers to clear.

Yes. Turn to the height of journalistic integrity.

Smart.

Yes. I thought my car was pretty clear but even the little bits of snow left froze hard overnight and went flying around as soon as I moved.

Traffic enforcement is abysmal in MA. What do the police do?

JFC - where are the police? Is it too much to ask that basic measures of safety are enforced?

Agreed. Buy her a plane ticket and get her out of there. Deal with immigration later, she will likely qualify for residency under refugee laws. And agree with above posters - USCIS is a computer based department and they do not “lose” people’s cases typically. This doesn’t make sense.

Today - anything left going to freeze into hard projectiles when the temperature drops later today.

I think it goes beyond laziness. It's more folks who a) don't think the rules apply to them b) know the police aren't going to do anything about it on the off chance they're 'caught.'

Exactly this.

I’ve got a hightop Sprinter van and I wouldn’t even think of driving it on the road without clearing off the roof.

It’s not an easy thing either as I have to get out the telescoping ladder and the long handled SnoBrum. Getting all the recent ice off the top required some effort, but it’s important for the safety of others on the road.

Should be sent to a labor camp in the Berkshires

How?

And it would be reported by the major news networks.

I spent 30 minutes clearing off 2 cars this morning. The cars were in the sun which helped tremendously. Then I cleared the ice off the driveway in 15 minutes with an ice chipper. I've only seen a handful of people pulled over for not clearing their car in the past 15 years or so so it's generally not enforced. Similar to mobile-phone laws.