On my way to work this morning, I counted 12 cars driving past me (including 3 taxis) whose rear windscreens were totally covered in snow. There were many others whose drivers had probably not cleared any snow but which probably hadn't been so completely covered in the first place.
Fair enough, it's a good "keep clear, car driven by idiot" sign - but surely this is a serious hazard, and a road traffic offence? There's no way a heated rear windscreen is going to clear two or three cm of snow without giving you plenty of time to be a road-going menace. A minute or less using a scraper / de-icer / gloved hand are going to give you hugely improved visibility. Are some drivers really that lazy, or are they the ones who think the rear view mirror is just a handy extra for checking if they have spinach between their teeth?
Fair enough, it's a good "keep clear, car driven by idiot" sign - but surely this is a serious hazard, and a road traffic offence? There's no way a heated rear windscreen is going to clear two or three cm of snow without giving you plenty of time to be a road-going menace. A minute or less using a scraper / de-icer / gloved hand are going to give you hugely improved visibility. Are some drivers really that lazy, or are they the ones who think the rear view mirror is just a handy extra for checking if they have spinach between their teeth?