Connecticut bill would require removal of snow, ice from trucks - Truckers' Trucking Forum

Cybergal · **^ Top** #1 02.02.2008

Connecticut bill would require removal of snow, ice from trucks
2/1/08

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If a leading state lawmaker in Connecticut gets his way, motorists and truck drivers would be forced to remove ice and snow from their vehicles before taking to roadways in the state.
Connecticut law already allows police to pull over drivers for failure to secure a load.
House Speaker Lawrence Cafero, R-Norwalk, said he will introduce a bill for consideration during the upcoming legislative session that specifically targets snow and ice. There have been at least nine attempts since 1991 to enact such a law.

Cafero cited complaints from constituents about wintry precipitation flying from cars and trucks when he reintroduced the measure. It last drew consideration at the statehouse in 2001, The Stamford Advocate reported.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania are the only states to have specific snow and ice removal rules on the books for vehicle operators. Supporters say a specific law for snow and ice removal in Connecticut would make enforcement easier.
Trucking industry officials in the state say the rule would be nearly impossible to comply with. They also cite concerns about requiring people to climb atop large vehicles to remove snow or ice.

New York state Assemblyman Mike Spano doesn’t buy that argument. Spano has offered a measure in his state’s Assembly that would require truckers and others to clear their vehicles of snow, ice, sleet and hail.
Spano said complaints about requiring drivers to climb atop their vehicles to remove the wintry precipitation don’t hold water.

“I firmly believe everything they’re describing are minor inconveniences and do not outweigh the positives,” Spano told The Advocate.
All legislation in Connecticut can be considered during the regular session, which begins Wednesday, Feb. 6.
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_ne.../020108-01.htm

hondadrv24 · **^ Top** #2 02.02.2008

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Originally Posted by Cybergal

Spano said complaints about requiring drivers to climb atop their vehicles to remove the wintry precipitation don’t hold water.

“I firmly believe everything they’re describing are minor inconveniences and do not outweigh the positives,” Spano told The Advocate.

Lets put him up on top of a truck and have him clear the snow off a couple times, I bet he would change his tune pretty quickly especially if he didn't have a safety harness or anything to keep him on top of said trailer.

elharrison · **^ Top** #3 02.02.2008

i sure hope they arnt talking about the roof of the trailer

MACK E-6 · **^ Top** #4 02.02.2008

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Originally Posted by elharrison

i sure hope they arnt talking about the roof of the trailer

Unfortunately, yes they are.

That's fine ... for a lowboy, or a flatbed. But it's a long way to fall from the top of a van.

I like the way this guy Spano has the unmitigated gall to describe climbing on top of a van to shovel it off as only a "minor inconvenience". If that's the case I'd love to see him do it once without killing himself, but that would be what I like to refer to as addition by subtraction.

This is just another case of some ignoramus attempting to pass legislation on something he knows absolutely nothing about.

elharrison · **^ Top** #5 02.02.2008

yeah i dont really like to fall nearly 14ft

just not one of my fav things

im sorry im not climbing on top of my already snowy and icy trailer to get the dumb stuff off

truckermario · **^ Top** #6 02.02.2008

Of all the stupid ignorance. And just how is one supposed to climb up that high? "Minor" my. . .

elharrison · **^ Top** #7 02.02.2008

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Originally Posted by truckermario

Of all the stupid ignorance. And just how is one supposed to climb up that high? "Minor" my. . .

oh they make extension ladders that you are supposed to carrier around with you all the time

roadkill439342 · **^ Top** #8 02.02.2008

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Originally Posted by elharrison

oh they make extension ladders that you are supposed to carrier around with you all the time

Put a ladder on a slick roadway or slick parking lot onto the slick side(s) of a trailer and climb up to remove the snow. Trailers weren't constructed to take someone walking across it. How many times is one expected to move the ladder along the side to get all the snow off, and where is one supposed to stow the ladder when he is done?

I just don't get it.

old-six-pack · **^ Top** #9 02.02.2008

have you read the weight ratings on extention ladders lately? I weight 305 lbs. the most sturdy ( weight rating)ladder I can find is 250 lbs. Next ,what is the weight rating for the roof of a semi trailer?????Not 300 lbs I bet..I can see my big ### going through the roof now. What about what collects on top while going down the road??? And you travel 200 miles into a warmer weather, and the crap starts melting and falling off.??

:biggrin_25517 :

squirrellsgnwild · **^ Top** #10 02.03.2008

If he was a trucker in his past job he would have kept his mouth shut!

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