Winter weather can cause complete chaos when it comes to road safety. Drivers are already dealing with icy roads and poor tire traction, so covering up traffic lights with snow only adds to the danger of navigating an intersection. And given that traffic lights have now been in use for over 150 years, it’s pretty surprising that these circular light enclosures don’t have holes at the bottom to let accumulated snow or water simply fall out.
What makes this situation even more confusing is that this photo was snapped in Lake Tahoe, of all places, where snow isn’t exactly uncommon. Perhaps they should have anticipated this.