A Christchurch woman has been served about chilly reminder of an obscure traffic violation — copping a $150 for driving with ice covering her windscreen.
At about 8.30am, a police officer noticed a vehicle swerving across the centre line in Wigram, as far as the kerb on the other side of the road.
She was stopped by police and given an infringement notice for driving with an obscured windscreen — a $150 fine.
"With winter officially setting in, this is a clear reminder for motorists to think about safe winter driving," senior sergeant Paul Robertson said.
It is important to ensure your car is safe, roadworthy, and well equipped for winter driving, with a safe spare tyre, lights, brakes and windscreen-wipers all working, and a clean windscreen inside and out.
"If you are ever in this situation, there are ways to safely and quickly defrost your windscreen, and we urge drivers to do so before they head out."
The Automobile Association advised running the engine to warm up the interior of the windscreen while scraping any ice off the outside.
Police said it was also important to allow extra time before your drive, in order to check over your vehicle, and safely drive to the road and weather conditions.
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