Car Clearing

From the WMUR:

"Jessica's Law requires New Hampshire drivers to clear snow off cars"

Since 2002, New Hampshire drivers have been legally required to clear snow and ice off their cars before getting on the road. Jessica's Law was passed after Jessica Smith was killed when ice from a tractor-trailer hit a box truck that ended up hitting her car.  Drivers who violate the law face fines of $250 to $500 for a first offense and $500 to $1,000 for subsequent offenses. Jessica's mother, Linda Smith, told News 9 in 2015 that she sees snowy cars every day and she doesn't want other mothers to suffer her loss. "It takes not even five minutes to clean off your car," she said. "It can take three seconds to kill somebody." 

^      It's sad that something that should be common sense has to be made a law and even then few people follow it - and it's not even a law everywhere. As of 2016 these states have a law that requires cars/trucks to be cleared of snow before driving: Alaska, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Of course it should be all 50 states and all US territories. Even if a place doesn't usually get snow they should have a law that requires a car/truck to be cleared of any obstruction (snow, debris, stickers, etc.) before driving it. ^

  

http://www.wmur.com/article/jessicas-law-requires-new-hampshire-drivers-to-clear-snow-off-cars/15336536