Ever shovel out your driveway only to have the snowplow come by again and fill it in with a foot or two of heavy, icy, chunky snow? Why not ask your ever-benevolent town to spend some of the big bundles of cash they never fail to collect every year to add a little feature to their big plows? Namely, a flat plate that flips down on the right end of the plow blade to briefly block the cascade of snow from going smack into your freshly-cleared driveway entrance. Come to a driveway, flip down the plate, carry that snow past said driveway, then flip up and the snow goes where the driveway isn't. Could even be triggered by a snowbank opening sensor. Call it a smart plow.
-- flypaper, Jul 23 2014

adjustable side tab plow http://www.westernp...wp/showroom/wideout
[Laughs Last, Jul 23 2014]

Street_20gang_20plow [2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 25 2014]

C4 would be your friend for this one, we think. Fifty grams every metre or so, on det cord.
-- 8th of 7, Jul 23 2014


In Chicago a mayor lost the election due to streets not being plowed quickly. The new mayor had one snowplow followed by a conga line of tow trucks. The snowed-in parked cars were yanked out almost as quickly as the plow could progress. Was fun to watch.

Certainly proved to me all politics is local. Vote early and vote often.
-- popbottle, Jul 25 2014


I knew I'd read this idea before...
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 25 2014


// Vote early and vote often //

Everyone knows that American politicians are the best that money can buy ...
-- 8th of 7, Jul 25 2014


Thank you 2 fries. Baked for sure. Just not in my town.
-- flypaper, Jul 25 2014


I don't know about baked, I just had the same idea is all.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jul 25 2014


I forgot an important rule: search Halfbakery before posting!
-- flypaper, Jul 28 2014


Looks fairly redundant to me, given 2 fries posting. In fact it's almost identical.
-- xenzag, Jul 29 2014



random, halfbakery