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[-] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Thats what emergency flashers are for.

Yeah if they aren't using the emergency lights then it means there's no emergency. Pretty sure the first comment was talking about normal road users anyway...

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Emergency flashers... on your typical like Nissan Altima (or whatever)?

The two vehicles were headed to a central meeting point to save critical time, in the actual middle of nowhere.

[-] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 day ago

Yes, it's the red triangle button, give it a shot sometime!

[-] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

That's not an 'emergency flasher' button, it's the hazards, and it's for when you're broken down or crashed, or (illegally) stack your home depot run 17 pallets high.

I'm a first responder (at least, used to be) and that button is known in the states as the 'park wherever you want' button and nothing else.

Fun fact, using the hazard indicators while moving on a public road can be a cited offense. But you have fun going wee-woo and playing pretend emergency man. Maybe lose the snappy attitude though, it's indicative of your age and knowledge.

[-] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

https://legaloverview.com/is-it-illegal-to-drive-with-hazards-on/

Here's a article about the differences, goes into detail about Texas

Texas law enforcement generally takes a common-sense approach to hazard enforcement. Officers focus on genuinely dangerous driving, not technical violations of hazard rules... Texas gives drivers wide latitude on hazard use, but using them without any valid safety reason can still draw attention.

I am fairly certain a person bleeding to death would be a common-sense usage due to driving well above the speed limit to get help.

My comment was snarky because, as you said, people in the states don't use them for anything but parking illegally and many don't know what it's for. I have had to explain what it's for to people decades older. Again from the article:

State laws use various terms including “hazard warning lights,” “emergency flashers,” “four-way flashers,” and simply “flashers.”

I was raised on Emergency Flashers, you obviously weren't, and thats fine, but don't try talking me down because you think you're right without checking first. Lots of people coming in here with an unlinked story that, tbh, sounds extremely far fetched to justify someone not switching lanes as fast as the person most certainly speeding wants gets on my nerves real quick.

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