re: Driving with hazard lights on.

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Well if a state trooper said that then I stand corrected.

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It is actually open to interpretation in LA.

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Is it true that it’s illegal to use you car’s hazard lights while the car is moving, that you can only use them if the car’s parked at the roadside?

No, said state police Sgt. James Anderson.

He cited two relevant statutes:

R.S. 32:327: “Flashing lights are prohibited except on authorized emergency vehicles, school buses, or on any vehicle as a means of indicating a right or left turn, or the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing.”

R.S. 32:300.3: “No person shall operate a vehicle in a funeral procession unless the headlights of such vehicle are lighted and its emergency lights are flashing.”
“Most people associate flashing hazard lights with vehicles that have broken down along the roadside or have been involved in a crash,” Anderson wrote in an email.
“There are, however, times when the use of hazard lights while moving would be appropriate under the law.

“These include, but are not limited to, driving significantly slower than other traffic (i.e., driving with a compact spare tire with a maximum rated speed of 50 mph, driving with an oversize load) or upon encountering stopped traffic on the interstate and using hazard lights to maximize your vehicle’s visibility so that you aren’t struck from behind.”

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My opinion on the subject has nothing to do with whether or not it is illegal and everything to do with the believe that it is a net negative in a situation such as low visibility.