riding in a rain storm - using flashers
#21
06-10-2010, 05:35 PM
Just an FYI from a safety standpoint. Be very careful of following semis in low-light/limited-visibility situations. You can disappear into that truck to cars coming up behind you and they do not see that you are there until it may be too late. This is especially true if the truck has a lot of marker lights on the trailer. Your silhouette is hard to see and your little taillight and turn signals look like they belong to the trailer.
#22
06-10-2010, 05:39 PM
Cruiser
I hate when people use flashers during inclement weather. who in the hell told these people to do that? at least I know who to get the hell away from when driving.
#24
06-10-2010, 06:50 PM
Ultimate HDF Member
My two cents...
- "flashers" are actually meant for parked vehicles and are not intended for driving. Most states have statutes stating "only vehicles that are disabled or lawfully stopped can have hazard lights in use."
- Visibility is bad enough at night, in the rain, without some flashing lights emitting concentric rings of strobing rain drops.
- The initial reaction of most drivers upon seeing lights, at night, in the rain, is to hit their brakes. This action transmitts to each driver behind them...and so on.
- If you are so uncomfortable you can't drive at a safe speed or simply can't see, park it.
#28
06-10-2010, 07:35 PM
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As a former LEO it is safety issue here. I would be happy to light a flare and stick it up my AZZ if if saves my life and I can be seen better. No LEO I know would give a ticket to someone who felt the flashers assisted there safety. A judge would throw that ticket out of court in a heart beat. If not he should be voted off the bench.
