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In some cities, snow clearing for elder and handicapped residents counts towards community service hours assigned as a punishment for minor offences. [9] In many places, laws require homeowners to clear snow from the public sidewalk in front of their house, as well as a pathway on their own property to their mailbox. Traditionally, this creates ...
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Frost laws are seasonal restrictions on traffic weight limits and speeds on roadways subject to thaw weakening.. In climates that experience below-freezing temperatures, damage to roads from thaw-weakening have led to many US states, Canadian provinces [1] and other jurisdictions to enact laws that restrict vehicle loads during spring months, when road structures are thawing from above in a ...
A heated sidewalk in Holland, Michigan Installation of a geothermal snowmelt system on a street in Reykjavík, Iceland.. A snowmelt system prevents the build-up of snow and ice on cycleways, walkways, patios and roadways, or more economically, only a portion of the area such as a pair of 2-foot (0.61 m)-wide tire tracks on a driveway or a 3-foot (0.91 m) center portion of a sidewalk, etc.
The City of Boise has a specific code that requires the owners of any building or vacant lot to have the sidewalk in front of their property cleared of snow by 9 a.m. and maintained throughout the ...
A massive pileup occurred on Interstate 94 on Monday morning just west of Kalamazoo, Michigan, forcing the highway's eastbound lanes to be shut down amid lake-effect snow squalls. Video from the ...
In San Francisco, a sit-lie ordinance was proposed in March 2010 by Mayor Gavin Newsom, but generated strong opposition under the banners of "Sidewalks Are for People" and "Stand Against Sit/Lie". It was placed on the November general election ballot as "Proposition L," and was approved by voters on November 2, 2010.
In Michigan, lake effect snow most often tends to fall in western Upper Peninsula, along the north shore of the UP, and in the Lower Peninsula from the tip of the mitten to Indiana along Lake ...