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re: Turning on your hazard lights in rain-what does this accomplish?
Posted on 7/15/16 at 10:54 am to StrongBackWeakMind
Posted on 7/15/16 at 10:54 am to StrongBackWeakMind
it seems safer is all the reasoning i really need
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Posted on 7/15/16 at 10:54 am to SG_Geaux
quote:Guess I'll start driving with my high beams on. Because frick what other people think.
I can tell you one thing for sure. You are definitely an idiot if you let what other people think determine what you do behind the wheel.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 10:55 am to PhiTiger1764
quote:Yeah, smart people LOVE to act like a parked vehicle while moving...thereby making their brake lights damn near invisible, smart people love shite like that.
It's what smart people do when the weather gets really bad for safety and visibility purposes
Oh, and smart people think that turning them on makes them an ambulance or police car too.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 10:56 am to StrongBackWeakMind
53% of readers polled thinks harzards in bad weather are safer
Guess you should start putting them on for the majority. I know its from Cleveland but it was the first link that appeared.
Guess you should start putting them on for the majority. I know its from Cleveland but it was the first link that appeared.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 10:57 am to Sneaky__Sally
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53% of readers polled thinks harzards in bad weather are safer
53% of people also voted for Obama.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 10:58 am to Sneaky__Sally
Hell of a sample size you've got there.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 10:58 am to LNCHBOX
Ya they fricked that one up. I'm just gonna have to keep following my heart in terms of the hazard / no hazard debate.
- and hey if you got a larger sample size post it.
- and hey if you got a larger sample size post it.
This post was edited on 7/15/16 at 11:02 am
Posted on 7/15/16 at 11:02 am to LSULyle00690
Coming in late but the only time my hazards are used while moving is if we are going from a very high rate of speed to basically stopping because of traffic on the interstate. I will turn them on then for a couple of seconds to hopefully catch peoples eye and keep from getting my arse smashed.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 11:04 am to Sneaky__Sally
quote:On the one side you've got highway patrol officers telling you one thing... on the other side you have news station viewers writing in.
- and hey if you got a larger sample size post it.
Credibility is up for you to decide.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 11:08 am to StrongBackWeakMind
Oh i was just saying that your point about the other drivers thinking i'm an a-hole wasn't totally accurate.
I'll trust my own judgement in regards to the safety of hazards over highway patrol (plus some states do in fact allow it so the highway patrol officers also offer a split decision on the national level)
I'll trust my own judgement in regards to the safety of hazards over highway patrol (plus some states do in fact allow it so the highway patrol officers also offer a split decision on the national level)
This post was edited on 7/15/16 at 11:09 am
Posted on 7/15/16 at 11:42 am to LSULyle00690
I turn them on so idiots who drive as fast as they can in the rain, even though they can't see anything, will hopefully see my vehicle.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 11:53 am to Nado Jenkins83
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I don't care if they pull to the shoulder.
Niether do I, I'd rather you pull to the shoulder if you want to run your hazards.
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Its the people who are still driving pretty fast and I gotta look at it for 20 minutes. frick those people
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Posted on 7/15/16 at 12:04 pm to LSULyle00690
If it's raining so hard that even I can't see, I turn them on in hopes that it helps other drivers see me.
Rarely does this happen though.
Rarely does this happen though.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 12:06 pm to tgrbaitn08
its just really annoying.
there is some merit to the people who complained about hard to tell when braking or turn signal
latter doesnt happen in NOLA
there is some merit to the people who complained about hard to tell when braking or turn signal
latter doesnt happen in NOLA
Posted on 7/15/16 at 12:15 pm to dcrews
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If it's raining so hard that even I can't see, I turn them on in hopes that it helps other drivers see me.
Rarely does this happen though.
I can't really remember doing it, but I've seen people do it.
From what I recall I generally appreciated it, I certainly don't know why it would bother anyone.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 12:23 pm to ChewyDante
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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.
If you don't agree with this then you're either a terrible driver or you've never experienced driving in torrential downpour
Posted on 7/15/16 at 12:23 pm to PhiTiger1764
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Driving with hazards may be illegal but what is safer? A) Driving 70 mph down the interstate in severe wind and rain because you're "that guy" who doesn't understand why people slow down in a tropical fricking storm and has to prove to himself that he's a better driver than everyone else? or B) Using caution, helping yourself stand out to other drivers out when visibility is low. I mean I know the government says one of those things is illegal but I don't need them to tell me what is safer.
You do realize that neither of those are correct right? You do realize that an option "C" should entire this conversation right? You do realize that a sane and competent adult should be capable of both, slowing down to a reasonable manner (which unless it's a typhoon, shouldn't be anything less than 60 mph on the interstate) and also NOT PUTTING THEIR HAZARDS ON LIKE A frickING RETARD right?
To the OP - It accomplishes...
1) Making it more difficult for other drivers around you to determine when you are braking
2) Increases the chances of you being rear ended and killed. When a sane and competent adult sees hazard lights, they SHOULD automatically think "vehicle in distress pulled over on the side of the road", but because so many people are fricking retarded and assume that driving with hazard lights on when it starts to sprinkle is the correct and normal thing to do because they see other people doing it, one can become rear ended when actually being pulled over now. When visibility is low and you are actually pulled over in distress you could become a target in a sense because so many people are now accustomed to other drivers driving with their hazard lights on.
3) Tells cops I'm an idiot and I don't know Louisiana's driving laws.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 12:26 pm to Tiger4life306
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If you don't agree with this then you're either a terrible driver or you've never experienced driving in torrential downpour
When you're in rain that heavy, it's almost easy to zone out. You're basically in a tunnel, and I've actually felt the urge to just close my eyes because you can't really hear anything but rain, you can't see anything but what is directly in front of you.
So in that respect, I entirely understand the idea that hazards may break up the monotony of the gray tunnel and faded lights ahead of you.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 12:31 pm to dgnx6
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So I'm warning the people behind me I'm about to slow the frick down when it's actually hard to see people's break lights, even if they are working, when it's day light out side.
The funny thing about this thread is that everyone that believes this is contradicting themselves. When your hazard lights are actually in the "flash" stage of the on/off process, what exactly do you think that light is? It's the brake light. You are really confusing the frick out of everyone. Just run your vehicle with your normal lights on and when you actually do brake, the lights will turn bright red because you are braking. What's easier to determine, a light flashing constantly in front of you or a regular light that only lights up bright when someone is actually slowing down? I honestly don't understand the logic of some of you people on here sometimes.
Posted on 7/15/16 at 12:33 pm to ruzil
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hey certainly don't do this sort of thing on the Autobahn
Actually, they do use hazards but for diff reasons. I believe in Germany, cars are required to have yellow hazards, can't also be brake lights. But there mainly use them for warning drivers approaching from behind that there's stopped traffic or a brand new accident ahead.And the hazard button in your dash is often really prominent so you can hit it while going 90-120 mph.
Also, while it does rain a lot and often in Germany, at least in the north and west parts where I lived for about 7 years, we only had a thunderstorm once
different weather patterns I guess. They used the hell out of them in the fog though.
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