Do not turn on your windshield wipers while they’re frozen to the glass. You’ll burn out the motor, and then you’ll have an even bigger problem. That’s like trying to run with your shoelaces tied together—disaster.
Instead, once you’ve scraped the worst of the ice off, then you can use the wipers with the washer fluid. But use winter-grade fluid, not summer stuff (it will just freeze again and mock you).
The "I’m Late For Work" Emergency Trick
If you have zero time and a tiny patch of ice, just scrape a small peephole the size of a dinner plate on the driver’s side. It’s not safe, but we’ve all done it. I once drove with a view the size of a porthole—felt like a submarine captain.
Don’t do this. Seriously. But if you do, at least wear sunglasses so nobody sees the panic in your eyes.
