Do you clear snow while the engine is running? You can pay the fine
Since this is a consequence of fines for fines, we can pay up to PLN 300 for “using the vehicle in built-up areas in a way that causes inconvenience due to excessive emission of exhaust gases into the environment or excessive noise”.
10.00, parking on Krivoustego street in Zielona Gora. Krzysztof Pac digs into the snowdrift where his car was 24 hours ago. First, he cleans the door, gets in, starts the car, and then proceeds to thoroughly clean the car of white powder.
“Do you know that it can cost 300 zlotys,” we ask.
- Which ? he answers in surprise.
– Leave the engine running.
- And how to defrost windows without blowing? The driver shrugs.
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From time to time, emotions trigger new rules that have always been in force, and suddenly they are re-opened. Drivers or police officers who suddenly remember them. This week's hit is a ticket to... purge.
According to the fines, we can pay up to PLN 300 for “using a vehicle in populated areas in a way that causes inconvenience due to excessive emission of exhaust gases into the environment or excessive noise.” Leaving a car with a running engine in a built-up area is subject to a fine of up to PLN 100.
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“Well, how does this apply to combat snowmen who drive snowdrifts or have eye strips scraped out of the ice, like in tanks? - Sylvester Monczynski from Zielona Góra is nervous. - The car needs to be warmed up.
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In the traffic rules, we read that snow and ice must be cleared of windows, mirrors, headlights and license plates, not forgetting the snow cap on the roof. The vehicle must be in such a condition that it does not endanger other road users.
Mrs. Eva asks not to give her last name. “My windows face the street where the neighbors park,” he explains. "You think it's good when the engines start running before dawn." And some work like tractors. And there are smart people who also turn on the radio. And the smell of exhaust...
The police ensure that similar offenses are not punished ex officio. Everything depends on the situation. Because even they admit that it is not always possible to remove ice from the glass without starting the engine. And let's not exaggerate if the driver is next to the car. But the truck driver...
“In winter, we pay attention to slightly different details than in summer,” adds Lukasz Kostkiewicz from the Lubusz police. - Icing of windows and mirrors, snow on the body, washer fluid, condition of the wipers ... We punish not for the lack of winter tires, of course, but for a small tread or a different condition of tires on the same axle ...
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