time2roll wrote:
otrfun wrote:
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?
Yes and the monotony of driving with hazards on is often forgotten when making a lane change.
How do you deal with NO TURN SIGNALS?
Agree, you shouldn't make a lane change with your hazard lights on.
What's your point? We should never turn on our hazard lights because we may forget to turn them off for a lane change???