Canadian Farmer Pulled Over For Using Zamboni as Snowplow

Zambonis are the most underrated and underappreciated utility vehicles on Earth.

Following a healthy and constant dumping of snow in the greater Victoria area of Central Saanich, British Columbia, farmer Marko Kardum was pulled over this week after taking his Zamboni for a rip down rural streets in order to help clear his stranded aunt's driveway.

Choosing efficiency over style, the 32-year-old had the most stereotypically Canadian counter to a winter weather hazard imaginable.

"We had that heavy snow [Monday] night, so we wanted to see if the Zamboni would do a better job. So we took it out and we got it up to my aunt's house and back—and that's when we got pulled over," Kardum said to the Times Colonist.

How does one acquire a zamboni, you ask? The same way you buy everything—on the internet.

Kardum said he bought the machine (typically used for cleaning the ice surface at hockey arenas) for $300 in an online auction with the plan of using it for day-to-day duties on the farm.

"It was $300, how could I not buy it?" he quipped.

On his interaction with Sgt. Paul Brailey, the officer who pulled him over, Kardum says he was told there's no insurance on the Zamboni and that if there were an accident, he'd be liable. Brailey explained to the Times Colonist that although the Zamboni was able to clear the top layer of snow, it also flattened the bottom layer—which could harden into ice if the temperature dropped, creating potentially even worse driving conditions. The officer then reportedly escorted Kardum back to his farm, but was nice enough to not issue a ticket.

One can only assume that the adventurous, Canadiana-themed evening was capped off with a big fat bag of ketchup chips, poutine, and a cold Labatts.