Its March; the Snowiest Month of the Year. Here’s What You Need to Know About Snow Emergencies!
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March 1, 2010
Filed under News
By Luther Buhr
Imagine this: Its 6 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, you wake up, take a shower, eat a nice warm breakfast and prepare yourself for another day of high school. The clock hits 7 a.m. and you bundle up and head outside. Everything is covered in a big white fluffy layer of snow as you head to your car. To your surprise your car is nowhere to be seen, “Dude, where’s my car?!”
Here in Minnesota, Snow Emergencies are a popular reoccurring event. Even so, many people, even most adults, still do not understand exactly what a Snow Emergency means. This results in big bucks for the towing companies as they take our cars off the street right in front of our homes.
After we’re hit by a big snowfall, it is likely that a Snow Emergency will take place. This allows the snow plows to clear the roads and make our lives easier. But to do so, they need our cooperation.
Snow Emergencies sets specific parking regulations for a 20 hours time slot.
In order for them to clear the streets they need us to move our cars off the streets and out of the way. If you fail to cooperate, they will move your car for you but at a HUGE price tag.
So make sure you watch for Snow Emergencies on your street so that you don’t end up unexpectedly spending over $200. The city has multiple ways of notifying you if you’re under a snow emergency including by phone, text message or email. Also, some local news stations such as Kare11 have a system where you can signup and they will notify you if and when your specific street needs to be car-free.
Students that park on Maryland during school might wonder if they can park there on days in which snow emergencies are active. As are most of the busy streets, Maryland is a Night Plow route, so, it is plowed during the night, and open for use during the day.
Let me reiterate how vital it is that you NEED to keep track of when your street is going to be plowed. If your car in the way, it makes everything move slower. The plows must go around you, heavily decreasing efficiency and your car will then be towed, you will be over $200 poorer and late to work or school to top it off.
So pay attention to your Snow Emergencies, and everybody will be happy.
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