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re: Driving with hazard lights on.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 3:20 pm to DayBowBow
Posted on 1/2/17 at 3:20 pm to DayBowBow
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I can't imagine how triggered some of you all would be driving through the mountains because semis have their flashers on all the time going up hills that cause them to slow significantly.
I couldn't imagine living in a world where traffic laws varied depending on the terrain
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Posted on 1/2/17 at 3:20 pm to slackster
Huh. Interesting. The OT should petition the AG for an opinion on this 
Posted on 1/2/17 at 3:24 pm to DayBowBow
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e of you all would be driving through the mountains because semis have their flashers on all the time going up hills that cause them to slow significantly.
Not that same as driving on an interstate going 70 mph
Posted on 1/2/17 at 3:28 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Not that same as driving on an interstate going 70 mph
Carry on then, that's dumb as shite.
It's legal here and I've never seen anyone with hazard lights on outside of going significantly slower in the right lane.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 3:35 pm to DayBowBow
Well, here when it's raining, 6/10 vehicles have it on and slow down traffic flow.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 3:39 pm to LSUaFOOL
the other day I had a guy in the left and center lane matched speed with hazards on, right lane clear. Beau coup cars going two lanes over to pass. That shite right there should be grounds for a hammer to the nuts.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 4:49 pm to LSUaFOOL
WAIT!!! What if the brake lights or tail lights are out on the vehicle???
Posted on 1/2/17 at 4:53 pm to LSUaFOOL
LSUFOOL..... great name
Posted on 1/2/17 at 4:56 pm to LSUaFOOL
I can see both sides.
1) You want to be able to see the person in front of you.
2) You are following that person and if they are off the side of the road you're fricked.
It's shite either way
1) You want to be able to see the person in front of you.
2) You are following that person and if they are off the side of the road you're fricked.
It's shite either way
Posted on 1/2/17 at 4:59 pm to Eighteen
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I'm curious as well. If someone is driving well under the speed limits in difficult driving conditions, I don't mind knowing when I come up behind them
Well then, get in the right lane! If you are still uncomfortable with the driving conditions & in hard rain - pull the frick over onto the shoulder and stop until the rain subsides.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 5:46 pm to Antonio Moss
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Driving in the rain is not a "traffic hazard requiring unusual care." This refers to motionless things in the roadway.
IANAL but do suspect we're at a point now where such things are argued before a judge.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 6:23 pm to BIWO
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Don't try to tell me pulling on the shoulder is safe in low visibility weather.
It would be, if people wouldn't drive with their hazards.
Now you get up a circumstance where someone could conceivably pull over into the shoulder thinking its a travel lane and hit you.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 6:34 pm to AlceeFortier
Sorry dude. When driving on the Interstate in very inclement weather and 3/4 of the vehicles are going 55 with hazard lights flashing......I don't think anyone is stopped. I think it is bad weather and people are working together to maintain safe distances in low visibility. You are picking scenarios that rarely happen to feed your narrative.
You and the rest of the Neanderthals in this thread are the 1 in 4 who scream like psychopaths at all the vehicles around you while your wife and kids or girlfriend wonder why you are such an angry and reckless a-hole. You will look at my hazard lights flashing and either deal with it or see your blood pressure sky rocket to an unhealthy level. Think about that champ! I am in control of your emotions. I am the regulator.
You and the rest of the Neanderthals in this thread are the 1 in 4 who scream like psychopaths at all the vehicles around you while your wife and kids or girlfriend wonder why you are such an angry and reckless a-hole. You will look at my hazard lights flashing and either deal with it or see your blood pressure sky rocket to an unhealthy level. Think about that champ! I am in control of your emotions. I am the regulator.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 6:41 pm to Napoleon
It's illegal and uncalled for
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:20 pm to LSUaFOOL
The thing is, people drive how ever they want regardless of laws. They like some and not others. They follow only the ones they think they should, and complain when others break ones they don't want them to break. Fact is, in Louisiana, it is legal to drive with hazards on during certain situations.
C. 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.
So, if a car is driving slower during a down pour, it is legal for them to use their hazards to alert other drivers to use unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing. It doesn't matter if you think it creates more of a danger or not, it is legal for them to do it. Stop making up laws.
Funny story... A few years ago there was a big pile up in N.O. East due to fog. 870 AM was talking with LSP Trooper Maddy(or whatever her name is). She said it was illegal to ride with them on. Well, old Scoot asked her for the statute on that. She later came back on and said it is legal.
C. 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.
So, if a car is driving slower during a down pour, it is legal for them to use their hazards to alert other drivers to use unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing. It doesn't matter if you think it creates more of a danger or not, it is legal for them to do it. Stop making up laws.
Funny story... A few years ago there was a big pile up in N.O. East due to fog. 870 AM was talking with LSP Trooper Maddy(or whatever her name is). She said it was illegal to ride with them on. Well, old Scoot asked her for the statute on that. She later came back on and said it is legal.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 8:50 pm to LSUaFOOL
You are a maroon. Hazards in heavy rain are a good thing
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:18 pm to LSUaFOOL
frick people that use hazards when it's raining.
On some vehicles the brake lights don't turn on if your hazards are on.
Damn near rear ended some stupid fricker on I-10 because of this.
These ignorant assholes think they're being safe, but they're actually making things much more dangerous.
On some vehicles the brake lights don't turn on if your hazards are on.
Damn near rear ended some stupid fricker on I-10 because of this.
These ignorant assholes think they're being safe, but they're actually making things much more dangerous.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:30 pm to notiger1997
I think part of the problem is people who insist on driving far faster than any reasonable prudence and the speed limit would dictate, even in blinding rain. I see this far more often than I see people acting irresponsibility with their hazards on
Posted on 1/2/17 at 9:48 pm to HammerheadLincoln
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Damn near rear ended some stupid fricker on I-10 because of this.
These ignorant a-holes think they're being safe, but they're actually making things much more dangerous.
Seems to me like the guy tailgating a vehicle with its hazards on is the one who was making things dangerous.
Posted on 1/2/17 at 10:59 pm to Barf
Exactly. In low visibility it causes people who follow the law to assume they are not in a travel lane, prompting sudden braking or swerving. It endangers other drivers and decrease your visibility.
If you need to turn on hazard lights, please pull over immediately to resolve the problem or wait out the bad weather before attempting to drive under duress. It is that simple why it's a law.
If you need to turn on hazard lights, please pull over immediately to resolve the problem or wait out the bad weather before attempting to drive under duress. It is that simple why it's a law.
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