Winter Wonderland

Dear Washington Drivers,

There is a very good reason why one should always keep a little tool that has a brush on one side and a scraper on the other side in one's car. I know it doesn't snow often here, but when it does, you all freak out. You seem to have mastered the art of brushing off your windshield, side and back windows. However, all of you have neglected an important area of your car: the roof.

I know that unless you have a sun- or moon-roof you don't actually have your view obscured when there's an inch of snow on top of your car. However, high school Physics might have taught you a few things about the relationship between acceleration and friction.

See, when you're going 70 miles per hour on I-5 and I'm driving behind you, the force of your acceleration combined with the air around your car causes that lovely inch-thick layer of snow on your roof to slowly break away and land on the road in front of me, creating your own personal mini snowstorm that not only scares the crap out of me, but also makes it hard for me to see for a few seconds.

I find myself hoping that you will have to brake suddenly and realize that physics dictates that all of that snow will fly forward onto your windshield (a clump of snow in motion stays in motion), thus leading to a lack of visibility and possibly imminent maiming or death thanks to your laziness and/or stupidity.

Remember: always brush.

No love,
The girl who totally could have died a dozen times on I-5 yesterday AKA The girl from HAWAII who knows more about driving in snow than you do