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re: Driving with hazard lights on

Posted on 8/6/16 at 9:58 pm to
Posted by LSUGUMBO
Shreveport, LA
Member since Sep 2005
8800 posts
Posted on 8/6/16 at 9:58 pm to
I do it when it's raining so hard, I can hardly see the car in front of me's tail lights. I drive a gray truck, so I figure under gray skies in a HEAVY downpour (not just a little shower) it helps my visibility because the flashes are brighter than just my tail lights with my lights on.

I had no idea it was illegal, but I'll probably stil do it and accept my ticket in the event it becomes an issue. I still do my best to try to keep up with the flow of traffic, because when you can't see out of your winsheild, you SHOULD slow down. My windshield wipers aren't any faster than yours, so our visibility should be roughly the same.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
86971 posts
Posted on 8/6/16 at 10:01 pm to
quote:

I drive a gray truck, so I figure under gray skies in a HEAVY downpour (not just a little shower) it helps my visibility because the flashes are brighter than just my tail lights with my lights on.


I mean I get this thinking, but take it one step further. People that actually do pull over will usually use their hazard lights, as they should. If it is raining that hard and visibility is that limited, your hazards are confusing as frick for people behind you.

ETA: And the hazard lights disable turn signals in some vehicles, and even if it doesn't, it makes it difficult to tell the difference when you've had your hazard lights on for miles.
This post was edited on 8/6/16 at 10:03 pm
Posted by nolatiger711
Metairie, LA
Member since Oct 2009
770 posts
Posted on 8/6/16 at 10:22 pm to
I almost hit a car in front of me the other day because he had his hazard lights on. His brake lights never lit up because the hazards were on. Good thing I was at a safe enough distance to slow down once I realized he was actually slamming on his brakes.
Posted by Tiger in NY
Neptune Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2003
30588 posts
Posted on 8/6/16 at 10:44 pm to
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LSUGUMBO


It doesn't make you safer. If it's that bad, pull off the road.
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