New interstate speed limits
Just returned from a road trip with the family Outback . Traveled US 93 , I 15 , I 84 . In Nevada, Oregon , Idaho and Utah. Limits are from 70 to 80mph , posted speed , well everyone is plus 10mph , m...
Forum Discussion
time2roll wrote:
NEVER use the hazard flashers . . .
sch911 wrote:
No! 4 ways are only for emergency situations.
Terryallan wrote:I disagree.
IF they can't see that 10'+ high wall. Hazard lights ain't gonna help them.
We as drivers get used to seeing a lot of things on the interstate--all the time, including "10'+ high walls". Monotony and boredom can easily result in a tired, pseudo hypnotic state for a lot drivers---especially after driving hours non-stop at 75-80 MPH. Sometimes hazard lights are the last option we "slower" drivers have, to alert, wake-up drivers behind us that something is amiss, out of the ordinary, ahead.
It's customary for truckers to use hazard lights when their speeds drop on inclines. I think for the vast majority of drivers, hazard lights mean one thing---use caution, watch-out, I may be stopped or going slower than you think.
Why wait until you're already in an absolute emergency (i.e., accident) before you turn on your hazard lights? One of the first things to go in a rear-end collision is your hazard lights. What good are hazard lights at that point?
