While you are correct in that to many this is one way of clearing snow from the top of your vehicle, but please do not propagate this as an acceptable method. Not only is driving down the road with snow blowing off of your vehicle dangerous to the other drivers, it is rude, and in many areas a citable offense. Vanagons and other tall vehicles are more challenging to clear the snow from, but it is the operators responsibility to to clear the snow from all areas, not just the windows. For those that are altitudinally challenged a small stool and a snow rake works wonders. Take the time and do it right, the other drivers will appreciate it, and you may save someone from an accident.( OK, I admit that this subject is a winter driving peeve of mine)

Mark in AK

 original Message -----
From: don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2003 1:55 pm
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Nov 2003 to 12 Nov 2003 - Special issue (#2003-1082)

> Parking in the driveway is the time honoured way of minimizing
> your DW
> shoveling. You park, it snows, you clean the windows and drive away.
> The act of driving removes it from your driveway and the airflow will
> remove  the fresh snow from your van solving two problems at once
> : >
>
> On Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 11:32  AM, Automatic digest
> processor wrote:
>
> > Date:    Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:08:14 -0800
> > From:    Lee Kouns <LeeKouns@WEBTV.NET>
> > Subject: Snow on the roof
> >
> > To those in snow country who keep their vans outside:
> > I just moved to a snowy location (South Lake Tahoe, California) and
> > would appreciate hearing from those who have learned tricks for
> dealing> with the large amounts of snow that can accumulate on the
> roofs of
> > Westys.
>