It’s now law in Pa: Clear those cars of snow and ice

By Justin Vellucci
Trib Total Media
Rachel Cravotta doesn’t think a new state law regulating snow- and ice-covered vehicles will change the way she gets her Mercedes GLS 550 ready on snowy mornings this winter.
“I have a pretty big SUV — even if I gave it my all, I don’t think I could reach the whole roof,” said Cravotta, a native Pittsburgher who lives in Swisshelm Park. “Who has the time, when you’re rushing in the morning, to clear snow from their whole car?”
Under the new measure, which Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law this summer, Cravotta and others could be facing fines if they leave snow or ice on their vehicle more than 24 hours after a heavy snowfall.
Named Christine’s Law, its sponsor, state Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-Northampton, hopes it prevent tragedies like that of Christine Lambert, a Palmer Township woman killed on Christmas Day 2005 when a large piece of ice dislodged from a passing box truck and crashed through her windshield.

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