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Reading this entire thread, I can see the two types of drivers. Those who drive safe and use their hazard lights when needed, and those who think safety is stupid.
Reading this entire thread, I can see the two types of drivers. Those who drive safe and use their hazard lights when needed, and those who think safety is stupid.
Yep, two camps, those who follow the law and those who don't.
That is terrible logic. So you start to slow down and are looking for a place to pull over and then you see a good place. 15 mph, 10 mph, 5 mph, you are almost there, then... BAM, an 18 wheeler traveling 50 mph slams into you. All because you didn't want to turn on your precious hazard lights until you came to a complete stop. Suddenly stopping your car on a roadway in poor visibility, without FIRST turning on your hazard lights to warn the drivers behind you is just reckless driving.
Hogwash. Ever drive Alligator Alley? The FIRST people to pull over and hit their flashers are the 18 wheelers. You know, the professionals?
And from Atlanta Metro - "Johns Creek police warned that using hazard lights may actually signal to other drivers that you are stopped or stalled on the road. Hazard lights can reduce the ability to see if the vehicles ahead are braking and confuse other drivers.
Hazard lights also "turn off your ability to use your turn signals," the police department wrote in its Jan. 5 post.
Instead of using hazard lights while driving, consider not driving at all until road conditions improve, the police department advises.
"If you cannot see, pull over to a safe place and wait (until) driving conditions are better," the department wrote. "Your flashers should only be used while your vehicle is stopped or disabled on the roadway or shoulder. This is a sign for emergency services that someone is in need of assistance."
I'm from the south, and yes, we do this, and you are welcome! We're telling you that we're floating around the road at this speed, have to slow down, and please see us so you don't smash your "yankee wagon" into our rebel scooter.
hahaha!! I agree with you! I live in the NE and if it's raining hard enough for me to actually PUT my hazard lights on, I want the yahoos who seem oblivious to poor visibility and driving conditions to see me!! People up here do NOT know how to drive in bad weather!
Hogwash. Ever drive Alligator Alley? The FIRST people to pull over and hit their flashers are the 18 wheelers. You know, the professionals?
And from Atlanta Metro - "Johns Creek police warned that using hazard lights may actually signal to other drivers that you are stopped or stalled on the road. Hazard lights can reduce the ability to see if the vehicles ahead are braking and confuse other drivers.
Hazard lights also "turn off your ability to use your turn signals," the police department wrote in its Jan. 5 post.
Instead of using hazard lights while driving, consider not driving at all until road conditions improve, the police department advises.
"If you cannot see, pull over to a safe place and wait (until) driving conditions are better," the department wrote. "Your flashers should only be used while your vehicle is stopped or disabled on the roadway or shoulder. This is a sign for emergency services that someone is in need of assistance."
Well since that was posted by one anonymous cop on the Facebook page of a little bitty small town police department, it must be true.
If you can't see the problem with stopping your car suddenly on a highway, in poor visibility, and turning on your hazard lights only after the fact, I don't know what to tell you.
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