Hazard lights in the rain: Why flashing them while driving is a bad idea

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倾盆大雨。 一场暴风雪。 《疯狂的麦克斯:狂暴之路》场景中令人窒息的灰尘。

当能见度下降到接近零并且道路变得危险时,本能会尖叫着让您按下红色切换开关。 打开危险警示灯。 让世界知道你就在那里。

感觉很符合逻辑。 闪烁的光比稳定的光束更具攻击性、更引人注目。 但如果您在恶劣天气下驾驶时打开危险警示灯,您可能会违法,让其他驾驶员感到困惑,或者两者兼而有之。

最安全的举动? 如果情况确实很危险,请靠边停车等待。 但如果你被迫继续前进,那么开启危险警示灯可能是错误的决定。

法律雷区

Laws regarding warning lights while driving are a patchwork of regional contradictions. In many jurisdictions, hazard lights only apply to stationary vehicles.

Take Georgia for example. Local police claim that hazard lights was intended to warn other a stopped vehicle. If you’re using it while driving, you’re on thin ice.

Legality varies by state. In Louisiana, you can legally drive with your lights flashing. Cross into Mississippi is illegal. Funeral processions are usually given permission, but the situation is still different. Some states have outright bans on driving hazards, except at low speeds or in certain dangerous situations.

Check with your local DMV or traffic laws. The line between “safe driving” and “traffic violation” is thinner than you might think.

为什么闪烁的灯光会让司机感到困惑

即使是合法的,安全吗? 大多数安全专家都说不。

危险警示灯的设计目的是说:“我停下来了。这里出了问题。” 当你移动时,即使是缓慢移动,你也会发出相互矛盾的信号。 其他司机希望您将车停在路肩上。 相反,他们遇到了一只以 20 英里每小时的速度爬行的金属蜗牛。

这种迷失方向是危险的。

  • 刹车灯消失。 当危险出现时,刹车灯通常会融入闪烁模式。 几乎不可能判断你是在放慢速度还是只是眨眼。
  • 转向灯消失。 危险所有四个指示灯同时闪烁。 你失去了传达意图的能力。 如果您需要改变车道,没有人会知道。
  • 分散注意力。 持续闪烁会将视线从前方道路转移到后窗。 这是一种视觉噪音,加剧了恶劣天气的混乱。

How to Actually Drive in Rain

The American Automobile Association (AAA) has clear procedures for wet roads where parking is not possible.

  1. **Low beams. ** High beams reflect off rain and snow, making them even more dazzling. The low beams penetrate the darkness without causing glare.
  2. **Slow down. Significantly.
  3. **Stay in the middle lane. ** The left lane is used for overtaking. The right lane is where runoff and water collect. The middle is the safest.
  4. **Turn off cruise control. ** Direct throttle and brake input required. a recipe for a slide is to let the computer control the speed in slippery conditions.
  5. **Smooth input. ** No slamming on brakes. No sudden steering corrections. Keep the tires in place by lightly adjusting.

Double Park Trap

关于停车的简单说明:开启危险并不意味着double parking合法。

在行车道上停车,即使靠近合法停车位,也几乎总是违法的。 闪烁的灯光不会赋予免疫力。 它们只会让您的非法停车更加明显。

所以,下次天空打开时,请关闭闪光灯。 打开近光灯。 减速。 出于对牵引力的热爱,请勿尝试与看不到刹车灯的驾驶员进行交流。