The hazards also override your blinkers so I now have no idea when you are going to attempt lane change.
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acosmichippo@lemmy.world 10 months agoand on the opposite side people who turn on their emergency lights in somewhat bad rain. you’re not helping and only cause more confusion by making it seem like you have turn signals on if i can’t see both blinkers.
unmagical@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
The hazards are to indicate you are stopped and now a hazard.
Only when you are stopped and now a hazard.
Thank you for coming to this road safety talk.
Cort@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They also indicate slow moving road hazards like a semi carrying an oversized load
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 10 months ago
and honestly i have the same problem with that intended use. it often looks like a stopped car is attempting to turn out into traffic. IMO emergency lights should have a faster blink pattern or something to differentiate from turn signals.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
There’s a programmable flasher relay that does exactly this. It’s specific to certain Toyota/Lexus and Subarus from the 2000s to mid-2010s, but it’s something. I have one in my 2008 Sienna - the “emergency flasher” part is programmed to strobe, kinda like a tow truck. I like it.
Cort@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Faster blink is already used to indicate that one of the lights is burned out. It’s a consequence of the mechanical part that operates (used to operate) the blinking; less resistance caused by a burned out light means it blinks faster
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 10 months ago
Thats more an issue of using the same lamp for rear lights and turn signal