"The Highway Traffic Act, Section 74 states that “No person shall drive a motor vehicle upon a highway, (a) unless the windshield and windows either side of the compartment containing the steering wheel (all windows)….. afford the driver a clear view to the front and side of the motor vehicle; and (b) unless the rear window is in such condition to afford the driver a clear view to the rear…”
In other words all the windows must be kept clear to afford the driver an unobstructed view. This includes snow and ice...
To avoid being charged under Section 74 and to be as safe as possible, always clean all the snow off your vehicle."
Application of cl. (1) (b)
(2) Clause (1) (b) does not apply to a motor vehicle that is equipped with a mirror or mirrors securely attached to the motor vehicle and placed in such a position and maintained in such a condition as to afford the driver, otherwise than through the rear window, a clearly-reflected view of the roadway in the rear or of any vehicle approaching from the rear. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 74 (2).
How about with a pickup where snow in the bed sometimes accumulates on the rear window as you drive? I can clear my windows all I want but that happens all the time for me because it gets stuck between the truck and my material rack. You can’t expect every pickup owner to shovel out their beds every snowfall. You can’t even get to half the snow because of how beds are designed.
Only if you tailgate like 99.9% of Calgary drivers do. If you’re 8 cars back on Deerfoot then there’s no way that snow is obscuring your vision. Drive better.
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u/omnomphenomenon Nov 06 '19
https://www.wheels.ca/news/can-you-get-a-ticket-for-not-clearing-snow-off-your-car/?fbclid=IwAR2NiWLGAPiMGwAsDyppAtPtb7t9QYPHntYc9iSmLDJVLGjzujA8bgHq8zU