How many times have you driven around the streets in New Jersey and noticed cars around you covered in snow? If you’re like me, you’ve seen it many times and you’ve probably wondered how they can drive like that.
Now, your New Jersey dealer wants to bring your attention to a new bill in the state legislature that will require those drivers to clean the snow off their vehicles before driving on the roads. On Monday, the Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee unanimously passed a bill that would allow police to pull drivers over if there is too much snow on their vehicles. The bill has a couple more steps to go before it is enacted, but there is a great deal of support for it.
Currently, drivers cannot receive a ticket simply for having too much snow on their vehicle. If, however, that snow falls off and causes injury or damage, the drivers may be fined between $200 and $1,500 depending on the type of vehicle and the circumstances. The new bill would impose fines between $25 and $75 with no points on the driver’s license if there is too much snow on the car.
If you’re driving a new car from your Marlton area Chevrolet dealer, wouldn’t you want to clean it off for everybody to see anyway? Besides, it’s just safer to clean all the snow off your car before you driver it.
