The Croatian police have been upping their game recently when it comes to fining drivers, from offenses like using your phone while driving to not having your seatbelt buckled, we’ve now entered the colder months and drivers having left snow on their car roofs and car bonnets (hoods), are next in line for a hefty fine.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 28th of November, 2018, drivers who haven’t cleaned bothered to clean the snow from their vehicle’s roof or engine cover pose not only a major danger to themselves on the roads, as well as to others.
Avoiding the unwanted task of having to clean snow off your car in the morning can however be avoided entirely with the use of a simple piece of cardboard and two socks, according to 24sata.
If you put the piece of cardboard on the windshield in the morning, it won’t freeze over, and a sock on each windscreen wiper blade will prevent them from freezing and sticking themselves to the glass. If you haven’t or don’t intend to do this, make sure to take other proper measures or be prepared to wake up that bit earlier as properly removing snow and ice is, as you’ll likely be aware of, quite time consuming.
The Croatian police have warned that hefty fines will be given to those who drive their cars without having removed the snow and ice from the vehicle beforehand. Snow that flies off your car when in motion can cause a danger to other drivers, and you may be completely blinded when braking, which is one of many reasons why uncleaned snow and ice can easily cause an otherwise completely avoidable traffic accident.
If the Croatian police stop you on the road with snow and ice left on your car, you will receive a 1,000 kuna penalty.
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