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OT: Snow Removal From Your Car Before Driving

FfldCntyFan said:
I wasn't questioning how much distance four seconds at 60 mph is, that's easy math.

What I'm calling BS on is the idea that you are normally 350 feet behind the car directly in front of you on a Connecticut highway. Other than overnight, when nobody is on the road, there are very few instances where that much room is available with the congestion on these highways.

You knew that going in but as is standard for you, instead of trying to defend the more than twenty car lengths you claim to keep between you and the car immediately in front of you, you find some item that was never disputed and show proof of what nobody questioned.

For your sake I seriously hope that the personna you display here is merely an act.
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Tailgating is a risk with no return.
 
temery said:
If you're close enough the ice on the roof of the car in front of you will fly over your car instead of through your windshield.
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What kind of an arc would the sheet of ice need to take to get over the car behind it if the trailing car was within 50 feet?

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Remote start is the best option. But assuming thats not available i clean the front windshield, driver and passenger side windows.... everything else can fall or blow off in its own time. Anyone who doesnt clean side windows is an idiot
 
The lengths some people will go to shame Nelson.
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nelsonmuntz said:
Do you know what would happen to me if I was behind you and you had cleaned your car like that? Nothing, because I would be at least 4 seconds, or roughly 350 feet, behind you. You could have the driver's side window down, grabbing snow off the roof and trying to throw it at me, and it wouldn't hit.

You know why? Because I would be at least 4 seconds behind you.
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So you would be 33% further than the DMV suggests for non-adverse weather conditions at all times, well done. As stated earlier - you'll immediately get merged into, cutting your distance, so what then? I'd love to be your brake guy.

The state statute is smart enough to know that distance is hard to maintain, so they only (C.G.S. 14-240) require a "reasonable and prudent" distance, for this reason. Suggest you get in line.
 
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Hans Sprungfeld said:
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That is some schittie driving right there. I counted to three from the time I saw the ice come off the roof and the time it shattered the windshield.

Didn't look like the driver made any attempt to slow down, change lanes, or even move towards breakdown lane on the left.
 
Chin Diesel said:
That is some schittie driving right there. I counted to three from the time I saw the ice come off the roof and the time it shattered the windshield.

Didn't look like the driver made any attempt to slow down, change lanes, or even move towards breakdown lane on the left.
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It was in the air less than that, but everything else you said is 100% true. There is a meaningful chance the video is AI.
 
pepband99 said:
So you would be 33% further than the DMV suggests for non-adverse weather conditions at all times, well done. As stated earlier - you'll immediately get merged into, cutting your distance, so what then? I'd love to be your brake guy.

The state statute is smart enough to know that distance is hard to maintain, so they only (C.G.S. 14-240) require a "reasonable and prudent" distance, for this reason. Suggest you get in line.
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33% more, also known as 1 second further. If cars have snow on them, it would imply adverse conditions. I do not recall seeing much snow on cars in the middle of May when it is 65 degrees and sunny.

The rest of your post is a justification for tailgating. There is no justification. If cars want to pass, let them pass. You shouldn’t be racing on the highway.
 
Chin Diesel said:
That is some schittie driving right there. I counted to three from the time I saw the ice come off the roof and the time it shattered the windshield.

Didn't look like the driver made any attempt to slow down, change lanes, or even move towards breakdown lane on the left.
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I think you're disregarding the "W:T:F is that" processing time of seeing a spinning ice chunk of doom flying toward your car.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
33% more, also known as 1 second further. If cars have snow on them, it would imply adverse conditions. I do not recall seeing much snow on cars in the middle of May when it is 65 degrees and sunny.

The rest of your post is a justification for tailgating. There is no justification. If cars want to pass, let them pass. You shouldn’t be racing on the highway.
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Nope. Fault lies with the selfish people who are absolutely breaking the law by not cleaning up. Try again

  • Adverse Conditions: Use a four-second or greater following distance in slippery conditions or low visibility.
 
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The big snow was last weekend. Mid-morning yesterday, I encountered an SUV still completely covered with a foot or so of snow, except for about half the hood, and a maybe 1-1/2 foot square on the windshield directly in front of the driver. And it's supposed to snow tomorrow. Should miss us in western ct, but some of the forecasts are calling for a 6~10 inch hit this far west. Just wondering if little miss snowflake will still drive it with another 6" on top.
 
Went to bed last night with trepidation. Forecast was for three inches of snow and was worried what I would do about it today. We don’t have a garage. When it reached three inches I debated whether I should do a Nelson or not. But as I deliberated on my options nature chose to ignore humanities established science of physics. It’s still snowing and looking like six inches is possible. Now the debate is whether I should do a half Nelson or not.
 
ctchamps said:
Went to bed last night with trepidation. Forecast was for three inches of snow and was worried what I would do about it today. We don’t have a garage. When it reached three inches I debated whether I should do a Nelson or not. But as I deliberated on my options nature chose to ignore humanities established science of physics. It’s still snowing and looking like six inches is possible. Now the debate is whether I should do a half Nelson or not.
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I can't remember the last time I cleaned my car off. I park in a garage (#18).

As I proved earlier, it is effectively impossible to get hit with snow or ice off another car if you are driving 4 seconds behind the car in front of you, but I can tell that tailgating is really important to you personally, which makes you a much bigger risk to everyone on the road in any season than a little snow on top of a car is to you.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
33% more, also known as 1 second further. If cars have snow on them, it would imply adverse conditions. I do not recall seeing much snow on cars in the middle of May when it is 65 degrees and sunny.

The rest of your post is a justification for tailgating. There is no justification. If cars want to pass, let them pass. You shouldn’t be racing on the highway.
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lol and those people got that much snow on their car while driving? okay bud sure it's 100% on the distance between cars and not whether or not cars have snow on them
 
bjc42 said:
lol and those people got that much snow on their car while driving? okay bud sure it's 100% on the distance between cars and not whether or not cars have snow on them
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We are on page 12 of about 20 posters yelling at a complete stranger (me) to justify their right to tailgate.
 
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nelsonmuntz said:
We are on page 12 of about 20 posters yelling at a complete stranger (me) to justify their right to tailgate.
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Buddy I don't even tailgate but snow is a bigger factor because if there's no snow on the car, it can't possibly hit someone else's car. But I know you struggle with nuance and actually paying attention to what other people are saying. And yes I KNOW YOU PARK IN A GARAGE THAT'S NOT THE POINT
 
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