An automotive vehicle safety device for melting ice and snow on roadways and
in
areas immediately adjacent the vehicle tires includes ductwork extending from a
heater mounted adjacent the vehicle engine with the ductwork terminating at front
and rear undercarriage mounted v-shaped ducts. Each v-shaped duct includes a pair
of heating vents disposed adjacent each vehicle tire that blows heated air onto
the roadway for melting the ice and snow. A heating grid is securable to the vehicle
undercarriage for providing additional radiant heat to melt ice and snow, and a
dashboard-mounted control panel provides for the manual activation of the heater
and the heating grid while sensors mounted to the undercarriage and electrically
connected to the control panel provide for automatic activation of the heater and
heating grid upon sensing a predetermined temperature.