By Man charged for driving with ‘practically zero-visibility’
A man in Dundee has been charged with dangerous driving after being stopped by police for snow covering almost his entire front and rear windscreens.
The incident took place in the Dunsinane Industrial Estate on Thursday.
Officers said the man had been driving with “practically zero-visibility” when stopped and added it was the “about the most extreme example of lack of preparation” that they had ever seen.
Police said: “This man has put himself and other road users and pedestrians at huge risk by driving the car in this condition.”
They were surprised no one had been seriously injured due to the drivers dangerous driving.
There is no road law that says it is illegal to drive with snow on your car. However, the Highway Code stipulates that if driving in adverse weather conditions you must, by law, be able to see out of every glass panel in your vehicle.
Snow and ice flying from other vehicles can cause accidents and even damage other cars as well as impaired vision can seriously injur pedestrians or cyclists.
If you are caught by police driving with snow still on your car, you can be given a £60 fine and have three penalty points added to your licence.
