I honestly haven't had much to post about lately, but the return of winter brings with it one of my big pet peeves.Namely, people who can't take a few extra minutes to clean snow off of their cards.
We've only had two days of the white stuff, and I've already been behind a half-dozen vehicles that either A) create a blizzard in their wake or B) cannot possibly see out their back windows.
So, allow me to establish a few do's and don't for winter-time car cleaning:
1. Hopping in your vehicle, turning on the defrost, and pulling away does not qualify as cleaning off the snow.
2. If I can't see inside your car, you can't possibly see out of it. It's not that hard to brush the snow from your back window.
3. Cleaning off just the driver's side of the windows does not qualify. Take the extra minute to do both sides.
4. While you're at it, brush the snow from your roof and trunk as well. I like winter wonderlands as much as the next guy, but not when I'm driving 55 MPH down a highway.
5. Rule 5 applies even more to those of you with pickup trucks with bedliners ... on which about 4 feet of snow piles up.
6. All of the rules apply even more to those of you who, despite owning garages, still park your vehicles in the driveway or street.
Yeah, I know it's cold out. Yes, you might have to set your alarm 15 minutes earlier than you normally would in the morning. But, it would make you a much safer driver, and make the experience a lot more enjoyable for those on the roads around you.
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