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re: Turning on your hazard lights in rain-what does this accomplish?
Posted on 7/15/16 at 6:22 am to Asharad
Posted on 7/15/16 at 6:22 am to Asharad
quote:the fact he can't tell the difference between brake lights and hazard lights tells you how intelligent a driver we're dealing with. does he really think people are constantly applying their brakes every other second? Use your brain.
someone, it's your fault for following too closely or driving like a dumb arse.
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Posted on 7/15/16 at 6:25 am to Brosef Stalin
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let's the other drivers know you're an idiot
And it breaks the law
Posted on 7/15/16 at 6:48 am to Wtodd
Maybe where you live
Posted on 7/15/16 at 6:51 am to Asharad
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Maybe where you live
Do you think I was speaking for all 50 states?
Posted on 7/15/16 at 6:52 am to Wild Thang
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Some of you people are fricking idiots. I've driven in shite that you can't see 5' in front.
The hazards are to help see cars in that type of shite.
As an aside, big rigs do it to let people to know to slow the frick down because you about to hit a standstill
If it's that bad then why are you still driving? Pull over till it passes. It's illegal in Louisiana to drive with your hazard lights on.
Big rig do that but usually they are stopped when doing it so it's not illegal.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:00 am to Wtodd
quote:dunno, you made a general statement
Do you think I was speaking for all 50 states?
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:00 am to PapaPogey
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Helps people see you when hard rain is restricting visibility. Is this that hard to understand?
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:05 am to texashorn
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It's illegal in Texas to operate your hazard lights on a vehicle unless it's parked.
But so is not having a front license plate, but I see that all the time, too.
We do what we want down here
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:16 am to PapaPogey
quote:In a blinding rainstorm, flashing yellow lights, further intensified by the amount of water in the air and on your windshield, can make it harder to (a) see the car in the front of you and (b) see the road. It results in a split second of blindness, over and over and over and over and over and over again.
Helps people see you when hard rain is restricting visibility. Is this that hard to understand?
Is this that hard to understand?
Douche.
This post was edited on 7/15/16 at 7:28 am
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:21 am to drexyl
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if you can't tell the difference between blinking hazard lights and someone actually braking you're an idiot
The majority of the time your hazard lights in the rear of the vehicle are shared by either your brake lights or your blinkers. If you have your hazards on, how am I supposed to tell the difference? Do have a separate light for just your hazards on your car?
If they share the same light as your brakes then my braking response will be delayed. I'm used to your hazards so I'm no going to immediately brake when those lights come on. I'll brake only after they stay on.
If they share the same lights as your blinkers then there is no way to tell if you want to change lanes.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:31 am to Wild Thang
No it doesn't. Just put your damn lights on. Which is what you are supposed to do anyways. Isn't that the law in Louisiana? If it rains your lights are supposed to be turned on?
I can see any car just fine if they have lights on... People have no clue what to do when your dumb arse has your hazards on. Are you tapping the brakes? Are you scared? Is something wrong with your car? If any of the above get off to the side of the damn interstate and deal with your problem and keep your hazards on there. That's what you are supposed to do. Not drive 65mph in the left lane when it's raining with your hazards on.
I can see any car just fine if they have lights on... People have no clue what to do when your dumb arse has your hazards on. Are you tapping the brakes? Are you scared? Is something wrong with your car? If any of the above get off to the side of the damn interstate and deal with your problem and keep your hazards on there. That's what you are supposed to do. Not drive 65mph in the left lane when it's raining with your hazards on.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:40 am to NewIberiaHaircut
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Alright genius, let's say that I am following you in the rain and you have your hazards on. I decide I can go a little faster and change lanes to pass you. For some reason you decide you want to
If you decide that you are such a good driver (you aren't), who has the ability to safely do this (you don't), in the severe torrential downpour weather we are talking about, then you're part of the fricking problem.
You're the reason we turn our hazards on. To confuse you. To force you to slow the frick down and use extreme caution like you should be doing already.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:42 am to NewIberiaHaircut
I've been in blinding rainstorms before where the car in front of me having their hazards on absolutely made it easier for me to recognize where they were, where as otherwise I could hardly see anything beyond the front of my hood. I've also never had an issue being "blinded" by anyone's hazards lights nor have I been confused as to what the car's intentions are with having them on as I've seen posted by others here. A little common sense tells you that in a massive downpour the car has them on in an attempt to increase visibility.
As far as the blinker goes, if you have hazards on you shouldn't be changing lanes in the first place. All I know is, I've never encountered all these supposed problems when encountering cars with hazards on in a storm. It shouldn't be done cavalierly, but in an exceptionally hard rain I've found that it was rather helpful in identifying traffic ahead.
As far as the blinker goes, if you have hazards on you shouldn't be changing lanes in the first place. All I know is, I've never encountered all these supposed problems when encountering cars with hazards on in a storm. It shouldn't be done cavalierly, but in an exceptionally hard rain I've found that it was rather helpful in identifying traffic ahead.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:46 am to NewIberiaHaircut
maybe you can use some common sense that the person in front of you isn't applying their brakes at a regular every other second intervals for 10 straight miles.
you literally driving behind someone with hazards on thinking 'THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not'?
use your brain.
you literally driving behind someone with hazards on thinking 'THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not, THEY'RE BRAKING, maybe not'?
use your brain.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:50 am to drexyl
That same person could also use some common sense.
"Hmmm, that same car has been behind me for the past 30 miles. Maybe he knows I'm here."
ETA: I got stuck behind a car on i10 in a blinding rainstorm who left their flashers on the whole time. It was incredibly distracting. It didn't help anything.
Prior to this incident I didn't have much of an opinion on the subject.
"Hmmm, that same car has been behind me for the past 30 miles. Maybe he knows I'm here."
ETA: I got stuck behind a car on i10 in a blinding rainstorm who left their flashers on the whole time. It was incredibly distracting. It didn't help anything.
Prior to this incident I didn't have much of an opinion on the subject.
This post was edited on 7/15/16 at 7:54 am
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:50 am to PhiTiger1764
quote:who the hell are you to say when someone can or can't legally pass you. Just because you or someone else is creeping along slower than necessary doesn't mean we all have to
If you decide that you are such a good driver (you aren't), who has the ability to safely do this (you don't), in the severe torrential downpour weather we are talking about, then you're part of the fricking problem. You're the reason we turn our hazards on. To confuse you. To force you to slow the frick down and use extreme caution like you should be doing already.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:53 am to Bad Medicine
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who the hell are you to say when someone can or can't legally pass you. Just because you or someone else is creeping along slower than necessary doesn't mean we all have to
I am a better driver than you and everyone else around me on the road. If my hazards are on, you shouldn't be passing me.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:53 am to drexyl
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maybe you can use some common sense that the person in front of you isn't applying their brakes at a regular every other second intervals for 10 straight miles.
You are 100% correct. I know you're not braking for 10 straight miles. The problem comes when you do use the brakes. My response will be delayed because I'm used to your hazards.
This is why I'll pass you which is perfectly legal. I remove myself from the situation you're creating.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:54 am to StrongBackWeakMind
quote:this day and age i never assume other drivers on the road are alert and paying attention. with minimal visibility anything that helps other drivers see me is a positive not a negative.
Hmmm, that same car has been behind me for the past 30 miles. Maybe he knows I'm here.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 7:55 am to PhiTiger1764
quote:You just gave me an idea. Next time it's a blinding rainstorm and the car in front of me has their flashers on, I'm going to pass and get in front of them with my flashers on. Then they can see for themselves.
I am a better driver than you and everyone else around me on the road. If my hazards are on, you shouldn't be passing me.
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