I learned from our road mintenance crews to put them up

They can:
1. Freeze to windshield, tearing the blade or messing with wiper motor
2. Get buried by heavy snow that freezes and makes them difficult to clear
3. Be in the way to clear the windshield when scraping snow and ice

In response to this post by accfootballrules

Posted: 02/15/2021 at 6:23PM

Wipers Up or Down during Ice Storm??? ** -- accfootballrules 02/15/2021 4:33PM

They don't work very well up when you're driving. ** -- EDGEMAN 02/15/2021 6:44PM

I wipe side to side first ** -- Ho_Ki 02/15/2021 6:42PM

WHAT???????? ** -- accfootballrules 02/15/2021 6:52PM

Oh... you guys are talking about cars... nevermind ** -- Ho_Ki 02/15/2021 6:54PM

🤬🤬😒😒😒 -- accfootballrules 02/15/2021 6:56PM

Stick your tongue to them and see if they are metal first ** -- bigbadbird 02/15/2021 6:38PM

I learned from our road mintenance crews to put them up -- TomTurkey 02/15/2021 6:23PM

Yup, especially in an ice situation -- MAHokie69 02/15/2021 8:39PM

That is fresh advice. ** -- MP4VT2004 02/15/2021 7:16PM

I know with snow...but was more curious about frozen -- accfootballrules 02/15/2021 6:35PM

Only up for the reasons I stated - parked vehicle -- TomTurkey 02/15/2021 6:41PM

I’ve heard rubbing alcohol mixed with water helps melt the ice. Just don’t -- Hoakie82 02/15/2021 6:06PM

Up ** -- scoop76cs 02/15/2021 6:02PM

Is there a concept of why down would be a better answer? ** -- Vienna_Hokie 02/15/2021 4:47PM

They seem to work better when in contact with the glass. (TIC) ** -- MP4VT2004 02/15/2021 5:10PM

👏👏👏😂😂😑😑🙄🙄😑😑 ** -- accfootballrules 02/15/2021 6:37PM

I would think they could somehow get stuck airborne.... -- accfootballrules 02/15/2021 4:51PM

Spent 10 years where we had real winters, up always -- Vienna_Hokie 02/15/2021 4:58PM

And when you’re up you’re up! And when you’re down you’re down. And when -- DonHo-kieHi 02/15/2021 9:15PM

100% correct ** -- MAHokie69 02/15/2021 8:35PM

Lol I’d rather not drive with wipers up like that...Doesn’t take that long -- accfootballrules 02/15/2021 5:04PM

1 up, 1 down ** -- FfxStationHokie 02/15/2021 4:34PM

I thought it was up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A? ** -- vthokieq 02/15/2021 4:58PM

You forgot start ** -- Tombo 02/15/2021 5:30PM

Only if they were manufactured by Konami. ** -- MP4VT2004 02/15/2021 5:10PM

😅😅😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣 -- accfootballrules 02/15/2021 5:07PM

🤦‍♂️🙄🤦‍♂️🙄🤦‍♂️🙄🤦‍♂️🙄🤦‍♂** -- vthokieq 02/15/2021 5:11PM

🙄🙄😑😑😑🤥🤥 -- accfootballrules 02/15/2021 4:48PM

Oh, that's the easy approach. Knowing which is which is the science part. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/15/2021 4:36PM

I learned from our road mintenance crews to put them up

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