{"id":63177,"date":"2020-01-07T18:07:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T01:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/?p=63177"},"modified":"2020-01-07T18:07:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T01:07:12","slug":"clear-snow-off-vehicle-to-avoid-getting-a-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/2020\/01\/07\/clear-snow-off-vehicle-to-avoid-getting-a-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear snow off vehicle to avoid getting a ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/snowman-1-520x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63186\" width=\"336\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/snowman-1-520x518.jpg 520w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/snowman-1-500x498.jpg 500w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/snowman-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/snowman-1-696x693.jpg 696w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/snowman-1-422x420.jpg 422w, https:\/\/idyllwildtowncrier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/snowman-1.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><figcaption><em>It is a good idea to remove \u2018Frosty the Snowman\u2019 from your vehicle before driving.\u00a0 \u00a0 Photo courtesy of the San Gorgonio Pass California Highway Patrol<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\tHow many of us have driven with snow on our vehicle?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tAccording to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), it violates California Vehicle Code 24002, which reads, \u201cIt is unlawful to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in an unsafe condition, or which is not safely loaded, and which presents an immediate safety hazard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tThe CHP took to social media recently to ask: \u201cWould you drive around with loose luggage on your car?\u201d I am guessing no one would and neither would the CHP.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tThe same goes for snow and ice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t\u201cSnow on vehicles presents a hazard to both the driver of the vehicle and other motorists alike,\u201d said CHP Public Information Officer Matt Napier. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tNapier wrote on the agency\u2019s Instagram page, \u201cImagine applying the brakes and suddenly your view is completely blocked? Or imagine you are driving 55 mph behind someone when suddenly your windshield shatters from a chunk of ice off the vehicle in front of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\t\u201cSnow and ice are a very real hazard when they aren\u2019t cleared from your roof,\u201d wrote Napier in an Instagram post. \u201cThey are solid objects just like anything else. Be smart, take the time to clear it off before you travel.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How many of us have driven with snow on our vehicle?&nbsp; According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), it violates California Vehicle Code 24002, which reads, \u201cIt is unlawful to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in an unsafe condition, or which is not safely loaded, and which presents an immediate safety [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":413662,"featured_media":63186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Clear snow off vehicle to avoid getting a ticket &bull; 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