It looks like the Governor and some state legiscritters might be taking on one of my pet peeves of winter driving. From the Journal Inquirer:
“Each winter our government receives dozens of complaints and reports of accidents resulting from people creating dangerous conditions on the roads by failing to remove snow and ice from their vehicles,” the Republican governor wrote. “We have all seen snow and ice fly off from car and truck roofs while on the highway. These ice missiles are hazards.”[...]
“It’s a very real problem,” Cafero told the JI last month after hearing about an East Hartford woman whose windshield was shattered by ice that flew from a tractor-trailer truck.[...]
Besides requiring motorists to remove snow and ice, the bill pending before the Transportation Committee would impose fines ranging from $200 to $1,000 if uncleared debris then dislodges and harms people or property.
The JI notes that it is actually already illegal to not clear snow and ice off your vehicle, via the “failure to secure a load” citation which carries a $117 fine.
Sadly, it’s not enforced.