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re: The law says I can drive in the rain in Louisiana with hazards flashing

Posted on 7/17/16 at 1:36 am to
Posted by LakeViewLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2009
17730 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 1:36 am to
Post the parts that say its legal.
Posted by StrongBackWeakMind
Member since May 2014
22650 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 1:39 am to
If you don't feel safe driving in the rain without your hazards on, you should pull over and wait it out.
Posted by dkreller
Laffy
Member since Jan 2009
34298 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 1:48 am to
It's in the OP
Posted by LoveThatMoney
Who knows where?
Member since Jan 2008
12779 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 1:53 am to
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Why the frick would this deserve it's own thread when they have a 9 page thread on this topic on Page 1? 

Btw, your wrong and your a giant puss


If it's raining so hard that I feel the need to use my hazards, most of you frickers are probably on the side of road waiting it out like peppercrusted ahi tuna pussies.
Posted by LakeViewLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2009
17730 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 2:31 am to
No it isn't.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80821 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 3:06 am to
quote:

you should pull over and wait it out


Yeah cause parking on the shoulder is much safer
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
20239 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 5:48 am to
That statement basically just said you are a whiny bitch and a huge vagina
Posted by Antonio Moss
The South
Member since Mar 2006
49577 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 6:43 am to
Section C clearly states that flashing lights may only be used to signal a vehicular traffic hazard. That means your vehicle is disabled in some manner and you are alerting other drivers that you cannot move with the speed of traffic.

Driving with your hazards in the rain is illegal and dangerous.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
87978 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 6:48 am to
quote:

Post the parts that say its legal
There isn't such a part.
Posted by Grassy1
Member since Oct 2009
7330 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 7:05 am to
quote:

It's helps me so other cars when it's monsooning. What's the problem?





That's what I'd expect you to say.
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 7:10 am to
I would think (for argument's sake) that a vehicular traffic hazard by definition would include rain coming down so hard that you can't see past ten feet in front of your vehicle.
Posted by Antonio Moss
The South
Member since Mar 2006
49577 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 7:12 am to
quote:

would think (for argument's sake) that a vehicular traffic hazard by definition would include rain coming down so hard that you can't see past ten feet in front of your vehicle.


I don't believe so. As long as you are moving around the approximate speed of traffic - no matter how slow traffic is - you aren't a hazard.
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
28292 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 7:44 am to
quote:

dangerous.


How so? How often do wrecks occur in the rain due to hazard flashers?
Posted by Antonio Moss
The South
Member since Mar 2006
49577 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 7:49 am to
quote:

How so?


Hazards indicated that a vehicle is either stopped or moving at a speed much lower than speed of the traffic. Vehicles approaching hazards are more likely to stop suddenly or take action to avoid the hazard. In rainy conditions, this increases the likelihood of collisions between vehicles avoiding the person using the hazards illegally.

Posted by tigersownall
Thibodaux
Member since Sep 2011
17201 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 7:50 am to
The lights on my car are weak. If it's coming down in 55 gal drums. I will kick them on. It kills me that other people don't put their lights on at all because you can't see them until you are right on their arse.
Posted by Royal
God's Country
Member since Apr 2009
1051 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 7:54 am to
Yep, I don't know of any laws preventing people from being douchebags. You are correct
Posted by Black n Gold
Member since Feb 2009
16020 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 8:32 am to
I was always told it was illegal to ride on any road with your hazard lights on. Hazard lights are for when you are broke down on side of the road. If you feel like you need your hazard lights on, your car shouldn't be on a road.
Posted by Grilled Bald Eagle
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2008
1070 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 8:39 am to
quote:

or the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking or passing.


Rain is not a "vehicular traffic hazard". A "vehicular traffic hazard" is something that makes your vehicle unique in the flow of traffic that may make it difficult to go around - a flat tire, a heavy trailer requiring you to drive slower than traffic, oversized load.

Frankly, if you require someone's hazard lights on to see them in the rain, you should pull over - the conditions are clearly too dangerous for you to be driving in it.
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
69236 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 8:42 am to
I had no idea you were an 85 year old lady until you started this thead
This post was edited on 7/17/16 at 8:43 am
Posted by nc14
La Jolla
Member since Jan 2012
28193 posts
Posted on 7/17/16 at 8:44 am to
Beta as shite
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