Consider this story..
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ibute-incredible-doctor-30-killed-driver.html
Now, the details of the story are not in issue.
The problem is how do you ensure that your car is defrosted and safe to drive on a cold morning?
You cant warm it up by the roadside. It is a finable offense to leave the engine running on a stationary vehicle unnecessarily and I am pretty sure I have read of cases where "Warming up the engine" has not been considered legal justification and fines have been issued.
Spray de-icer may melt the ice and it can then be wiped or scraped off. But frequently the ice will rapidly reform as one drives away unless the engine is already warm
Neat screen wash will allow this ice to be washed away, but you almost literally have to have the wash/wiping running continuously since the screen will often flash freeze again within seconds untill the engine warms up enough for the blowers to work.
And none of this addresses the problems associated with ones breath freezing on the inside of the windscreen until the hot air vents are able to overwhelm the ice formation.
Now, obviously on fancy high end cars or ones that people have paid for options for. Heated windscreens are the thing. But Most people do not have these.
So how do you legally ensure that your car is safe to drive in frosty weather??
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ibute-incredible-doctor-30-killed-driver.html
Now, the details of the story are not in issue.
The problem is how do you ensure that your car is defrosted and safe to drive on a cold morning?
You cant warm it up by the roadside. It is a finable offense to leave the engine running on a stationary vehicle unnecessarily and I am pretty sure I have read of cases where "Warming up the engine" has not been considered legal justification and fines have been issued.
Spray de-icer may melt the ice and it can then be wiped or scraped off. But frequently the ice will rapidly reform as one drives away unless the engine is already warm
Neat screen wash will allow this ice to be washed away, but you almost literally have to have the wash/wiping running continuously since the screen will often flash freeze again within seconds untill the engine warms up enough for the blowers to work.
And none of this addresses the problems associated with ones breath freezing on the inside of the windscreen until the hot air vents are able to overwhelm the ice formation.
Now, obviously on fancy high end cars or ones that people have paid for options for. Heated windscreens are the thing. But Most people do not have these.
So how do you legally ensure that your car is safe to drive in frosty weather??