This is your annual reminder to clean the snow off your car. Not just off the windshield, off everything. The windows, the hood, and yes, the roof. Snow blowing off your car can make it hard for the people behind you to see, and if it suddenly slides onto your windshield you might not be able to see. You can even get a ticket in several states if your vehicle isn’t properly cleaned of snow.

This is what my car looked like after a two-day snowstorm. I’d been driving my truck because of the weather and hadn’t gotten around to cleaning off my car, and by the time I did, there was a foot on snow. Even though all I had was a regular snow brush, I took the time to clean the whole thing off instead of leaving a giant chunk on the top like I see so many drivers do.

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-Dan