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[deleted] t1_j136y84 wrote

Reply to comment by Reubachi in We have a genius out there by EmeraldMoose12

Meh. I just moved here from a place that never gets snow. Someone told me it was the windshield when telling me the law existed. So I was a little surprised to find that it was more than that.

I have no problem with it, I was just given some bad information and learned some facts. It’s nice there’s a place that can happen.

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Tullyswimmer t1_j13jsgr wrote

The law exists because of a tragedy where ice flew off the top of a vehicle and went through the windshield of the car behind and killed someone.

So it's related to windshields, but it's about the snow on the roof far more than the snow on the windshield.

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[deleted] t1_j13kegc wrote

Wow, that’s terrible. I used to drive trucks and ice falling off the top of the trailer was always a problem. As a driver, you have no way to even know it’s up there until you see it falling off in your mirror. Clearing off the top of the car makes sense.

The person who told me about the law literacy said it was about making sure your windshield was clear before driving because a little girl was hit by someone looking through a little hole in the snow while trying to drive. Seemed pretty plausible to me at the time. Thanks for helping me know different.

This is an example of the information problems in trucking, as well. Lots of truck stop BSing leads to drivers not understanding what the actual law is. Someone said it and it made sense, but I didn’t think to look it up, kind of thing.

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Tullyswimmer t1_j13kzyi wrote

> The person who told me about the law literacy said it was about making sure your windshield was clear before driving because a little girl was hit by someone looking through a little hole in the snow while trying to drive. Seemed pretty plausible to me at the time. Thanks for helping me know different.

I mean, it may also require that you do that, but the main thing here that the cops will care about and will fine you for is what's on the roof.

And if you ever get pulled over by a statie with snow on your roof, you're NOT getting out of that ticket. The staties in NH are known to be pretty lenient, especially for NH plates (I'm not making that up), but they do NOT give you any wiggle room with Jessica's law.

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[deleted] t1_j13l6k5 wrote

I get it. Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse for not following it.

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Reubachi t1_j13tkee wrote

I originally replied snarkily and apologize,

In fact I think you're original thought (ie peeping through a hole in windshield being dangerous) is way more valid than the roof/snow law that cops look out for.

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[deleted] t1_j13z6eg wrote

It’s all good. I truly appreciate the guidance. Things are different here than out west. It takes a little bit of time for me to adjust, but I sure love it here.

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