Illegible due to snow: is a snow-covered traffic sign invalid?

While many people, and especially children, look forward to snowy landscapes and sledding hills, snowfall tends to be a burden on road users.

Snow-covered roads are slippery and dangerous, footpaths are not always usable – and cyclists have even less space on the roads.

In addition, traffic signs are often covered in snow and are no longer visible. But how does this situation work legally? Does a snowy traffic sign become invalid? The answer is in the video above.