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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.
It’s because when it rains it pours and you can’t see the person in front of you they don’t want to get smacked from the rear I use to live in Florida and i can speek from experience. It’s like when you are from the north and there’s a white out you use your emergency flashers then also so people can see you.
You also have to remember that for most in those states, have witnessed and driven in rain storms that have come off the coast, which can be an insane amount of water in a very short period. I've seen roads basically start to flood in about 5 minutes due to some of those rains. Very flat, very easy to hydroplane. When they're using the hazards, they're telling you they might hydroplane themselves (not all have Michelins on their rebel chuck-wagons) :-)
I'm from Ohio and I always noticed that when I'm driving in the south (NC, SC, FL), when it rains people always turn on their hazard lights.
That is what hazard lights are for -- to notify other drivers that you're there when the visibility is poor and you are driving slower than normal, and are therefore a hazard.
When I use them for that purpose, it's usually for a short distance or a short period of time. But I remember once driving from Lincoln to Omaha, with heavy rain and lots of construction detours, and I had to use the flashers the whole way. Other drivers were presumably familiar with the roadway and happy to drive at close to posted speeds, but I was not at all comfortable with the conditions and was consistently 10+ mph slower than the rest.
I'm from Ohio and I always noticed that when I'm driving in the south (NC, SC, FL), when it rains people always turn on their hazard lights.
has anyone else noticed that?
yea, we got some dumbass down here when it rains, which is almost daily
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