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re: People who drive in the rain with their hazard flashers on should be flayed.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:05 pm to TackySweater
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:05 pm to TackySweater
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If you’re uncomfortable driving in “hazardous” conditions or if you feel others are driving to cause a hazardous situation for you, then you need to pull over instead of making things worse by putting hazards on when tbh shouldn’t be.
Sure you should
But you’re not required to
It’s funny that this board has convinced themselves the old lady with her hazards on going 60 MPH is more dangerous than the tailgating Salt Life-sticker douche in the jacked up F150 going 90 when visibility on the intestate is low
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Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:06 pm to GCTiger11
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It’s funny that this board has convinced themselves the old lady with her hazards on going 60 MPH is more dangerous than the tailgating Salt Life-sticker douche in the jacked up F150 going 90 when visibility on the intestate is low
Why can’t both be true?
I may have missed it but show me if anyone said the latter is cool.
This post was edited on 4/10/24 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:15 pm to TackySweater
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What about an official stance from an official outlet of the state police?
No, that isn't law, either.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:17 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
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No, that isn't law, either.
So they are just shite posting on the internet to mislead citizens? Nice! Didn’t realize they had such a sense of humor.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:20 pm to TackySweater
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So they are just shite posting on the internet to mislead citizens?
Nope.
Perceived authority doesn't make them infallible.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:22 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
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Nope. Perceived authority doesn't make them infallible.
So you’re saying it ISNT illegal then?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:24 pm to TackySweater
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So you’re saying it ISNT illegal then?
I'm saying that a quote from a cop doesn't make it illegal. What do the relevant statutes say?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:24 pm to OysterPoBoy
Anyone that uses rule of thumb over the law is a fool
Stfu and exit and wait for the roads to dry if you scared. Another everyone should be like me because I'm uncomfortable with something
Stfu and exit and wait for the roads to dry if you scared. Another everyone should be like me because I'm uncomfortable with something
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:27 pm to ChineseBandit58
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Same strategy I'd use if I had to continue driving on a low pressure tire.
That's different, because that is a hazard and you are providing an indication of something that others aren't aware of. With that, you are likely the only one going slowly on the roadway. In the rain, a jackass hauling arse knows you and 99% of other people are moving slower due to the rain. Hazards are not indicating anything unknown in that situation. It is illegal, but your chances of getting a ticket are between very unlikely and zero because a cop isn't getting soaked for that.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:28 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
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I'm saying that a quote from a cop doesn't make it illegal. What do the relevant statutes say?
So a citizen that isn’t experienced in writing or interpreting laws, should use their limited knowledge to interpret a vague law as their first option and not follow what the state police say?
This post was edited on 4/10/24 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:28 pm to OysterPoBoy
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All depends on the rain. For a regular rain, absolutely. However, rule of thumb is when your wipers can't keep up with the rain when they are full speed hazards lights are recommended.
Recommended by whom? Unless you're stopped (hopefully pulled over on the side of the road), you would be breaking the law in Louisiana.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:32 pm to TackySweater
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So a citizen that isn’t experienced in writing or interpreting laws, should use their limited knowledge to interpret a vague law as their first option and not follow what the state police say?
You can do whatever you want. So can everyone else.
If a cop tried to cite me for using my hazards simply because I wasn't stopped, I'd eat his lunch.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:33 pm to mdomingue
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Unless you're stopped (hopefully pulled over on the side of the road), you would be breaking the law in Louisiana.
Not according to the statute that was posted earlier.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:41 pm to Slippy
Just moved to Texas and apparently its not illegal and its actually taught in driving schools here to put them on in very bad storms. So im assuming alot of those doing it in Louisiana are people who are originally from Texas? It drives me nuts btw
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:42 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
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If a cop tried to cite me for using my hazards simply because I wasn't stopped, I'd eat his lunch.
If there was clearly no hazard being indicated, other than rain, you would eat your lunch at your next stop while looking at your valid citation. Lucky for you, it won't happen unless you screw up in some additional way.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:46 pm to Steadyhands
The alternative point being made is that without the hazards you literally may have no visibility of the car ahead of you.
The brake lights aren’t as bright unless they are actively braking.
So a car would appear out of nowhere only when they are hitting the brakes.
The brake lights aren’t as bright unless they are actively braking.
So a car would appear out of nowhere only when they are hitting the brakes.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:48 pm to DisplacedBuckeye
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a cop tried to cite me for using my hazards simply because I wasn't stopped, I'd eat his lunch.
So what hazard would you invent? Would you go to court to fight the citation?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:49 pm to AGGIES
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The alternative point being made is that without the hazards you literally may have no visibility of the car ahead of you.
Are they driving in the rain without their lights on?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:57 pm to OysterPoBoy
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I'm not a little girl so I don't pull over. I'm also not an arrogant prick so I put my flashers on for others safety. They don't help me drive better they are for others.
But they don’t make everyone else safe.
Let’s use some logic and common sense to solve this.
When do we typically see hazard lights?
When someone is pulled over onto the side of the road. It is the universal signal to everyone else on the road saying “CAUTION, VEHICLE PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD.”
Driving down the road with hazards contradicts the exact intent that everyone should universally adhere to, which is “I AM PULLED OVER, DO NOT HIT ME ON THE SHOULDER.”
It is extremely confusing, especially in the pouring rain, seeing two lanes of idiots driving with hazards on, and then seeing a 3rd set of hazards on further over. It’s confusing because typically you can’t see lane lines at all.
It also simultaneously makes it 10x more difficult to be able to differentiate between running lights and brake lights, which at this particular time is about the only thing that we should be focused on, NOT SOME IDIOT WITH HAZARD LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLASHING OBSCURING OUR ALREADY OBSCURED VIEW.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:59 pm to TackySweater
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Are they driving in the rain without their lights on?
Apparently your regular lights don't do what they are intended for, to help make you visible and see when visibility is less than adequate. Regular lights are for driving in daylight hours only.
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