I guess most Michiganders are criminals now!

There are many laws in existance that are poorly written, counterproductive, or just plain defy logic. In a northern state that recieves much snow on a yearly basis, such as Michigan, there is apparently one law that not only defies logic, but practically turns every resident of the state into a criminal.

A Springfield, MI man is now facing a $100 fine and up to 90 days in jail for pushing snow across the street. That's right folks... pushing snow across the street, in an attempt to clear a friend's driveway. You can read more about it by reading this story from the Detroit Free Press.

When there is such a massive onslaught of snow dumped on us at once and people need to clear their driveways in order to drive to work or school, there is one question that needs to be asked here: where the fock else is the snow supposed to go?!?

Who hasn't done this while trying to clear their driveways? I suppose that the people who own snow blowers recieve the blessings of the state for taking the alternative route of blowing their snow onto their neighbor's driveway, but what about everyone else? I knew that I was breaking the law as early as the age of 15 when I'd partake in the consumption of alcohol, but I didn't realize that I was already a criminal for shoveling snow across the street years before that!

Here is the explanation given as to why this ludicrous law exists:

Dennis Randolph, managing director of the Calhoun County Road Commission, said his staff tries to inform residents about the law. He said pushing snow across the road is a problem because it creates hazardous humps of ice and snow. He added that residents get angry when road crews plow the cleared snow back into driveways.

Um... road crews plow snow into people's driveways anyway, with or without any clearing taking place beforehand. These road crews then force people to go outside and shovel snow across the street yet again, since a cleared driveway isn't exactly smooth sailing when there is a huge lump of snow at the very end of it created by the road crews. Common sense also tells us that drivers should take caution while driving in winter weather because there will be ice and snow on the roads anyways, even without this ridiculous non-hazard of driveway clearing.

This little snippet is great, as this Andrew Rowland guy clearly has his mind screwed on correctly:

But Andrew Rowland, owner of Right Choice Lawn and Landscape of Battle Creek, said the law is "ridiculous." He said he has to push snow across the road in at least three places because there's nowhere else to put it, but he uses common sense and makes sure the road is clear.

Ah yes -- common sense. An apparent prerequisite to working for the government is that one must first remove all traces of common sense from their minds, which is why Mr. Rowland's common sense has been made a criminal act.