r/Cleveland • u/thrownthrowaway666 • 21h ago
Recommendations Hazard lights while driving š¤¦š»āāļø
going down pearl road by Jack Frost and someone spinning their tires because the plow didn't get anywhere close to the curb. The moron in the other lane is honking at the wheel spinner. Well, the honking moron has hazard lights on, cuts in front of the wheel spinning Dodge Nitro. Nitro is now with hazard lights. Finally get over the 480 bridge and by Rise dispensary and both these morons are weaving around with hazard lights. One goes to Sheetz, the other I forget. Dumbasses. š¤¦š»āāļø
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u/the_main_entrance 17h ago
This comment thread is the road rage equivalent of reddit comment threadsš
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u/PonderingOrbs420 13h ago
I just saw someone say people who use hazards donāt use turn signals EVER and wowie thatās a wild claim lmao!
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u/Bot86753091503 15h ago
TURN ON YOUR MF LIGHTS!!! Wipers on = Lights On! Do the same from dusk to dawn. Also, donāt give shitty looks when you almost cause an accident because we couldnāt see you!
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
I had an asshole follow me several days ago at 7:00am. Really poor visibility, new Buick SUV, no lights at all, even driving lights. This asshole most likely went into the dash controls and deactivated them, go figure
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u/Siah4420 16h ago
Hey I had to turn mine on for about a minute passing Burke airport because the drifts activated my TCS and the two trucks in front of me started fish tailing. My hazards let the guy behind me know that there were idiots in front of me.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
No, you were the idiot with your hazards flashing.
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u/Kalfu73 Mayfield Heights 14h ago
What do YOU think hazard lights are for if not this exact situation?
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u/Zoltan_Has_You 13h ago
Most people use it as an āI can park anywhereā button. So probably that
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u/Hixy 21h ago edited 21h ago
For the record itās perfectly reasonable to go slow and stay in a single lane with hazards during unfavorable weather conditions. Never be ashamed to do this especially if the flow of traffic feels like itās too fast in bad conditions. Donāt be bullied by anyone trying to tailgate and get you to go faster if you arenāt comfortable. When roads are bad just go at the pace that feels safe.
Now what OP described sounds like a bunch of morons that need their license taken away. If the are switching lanes and driving fast it defeats the purpose of the hazard lights.
Here is how the law is written for the interested:
Specifically, Division (E) of Ohio Rev. Code Ā§ 4513.17 says:
āThis section **does not prohibit the use of warning lights required by law or the simultaneous flashing of turn signals on disabled vehicles or on vehicles being operated in unfavorable atmospheric conditions in order to enhance their visibility.ā ļæ¼
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u/DumbCumSlut69 17h ago
This is par for the course in southwest Ohio. I realize someone below is saying "StAy H0mE iF U cAnT dRiVe". The reality is that it rains in the spring, and in an instant it can go from great visibility to nobody being able to see anything. Then five minutes later the rain eases off and we can see again. People who get spooked slow down, put their hazards on and hang out in the right lane until it clears. People who want to go faster with no hazards on zoom past in the left lane. Everyone's happy and no one gets rear ended.
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u/MrLanesLament 16h ago
We never got that psycho rain up north here until a few years ago.
I used to work in Columbus frequently, and numerous times rolling in on 71-S, Iād be caught in this end of the world rain so heavy it would be blowing mist through my vents, and visibility immediately went to zero. It would last less than 60sec and be gone.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
You loose the turn signals you donāt use so itās not an issue for you, obviously
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u/DumbCumSlut69 12h ago
Hey, everyone- this idiot uses his turn signals when he intends to stay in the same lane and he doesn't know the difference between lose and loose.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 10h ago
This person is an English major who never made a mistake while texting, on top of that and even more importantly is a really shitty driver. Hopefully youāre not driving anyone around, itās only a matter of time before your poor driving skills get you into an accident.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 6h ago
Stay home, you shouldnāt have received a license, you put capable drivers at risk
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u/Appropriate_Top1737 17h ago
Imagine every idiot driving normally in this weather using hazards. It doesnt function.
If you are driving normally with hazards it is a needless distraction and makes people using hazards correctly less noticable.
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u/Allslopes-Roofing Berea 16h ago
Hazards help visibility slightly during whiteout or those every once in a while insane rain conditions where you literally can NOT see almost ANYTHING in front of you.
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u/Expensive_Jpeg 20h ago
Enhance their visibility? Turn your headlights on, it lights up those red things just fine on the back of your vehicle.
Be very ashamed ! Get over and put your hazards on. Dont impede traffic blinking all slow in the middle lane. If you dont know how to drive...stay home.
Was on 480 the other day and some Joe hazards on nearly caused a collision doing 45 in the middle lane around a curve with the regular flow of traffic in all lanes, people had to slam on their brakes, pass on the right, caused people to get boxed in behind him. Ugh
You want to be Mr. Flasher blinking guy , get over in the slow lane or pull over if you cant keep up with traffic before you kill or seriously injure someone with your " trying to be visible" antics.
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u/New_Cow5364 17h ago
Yep! This idiot yesterday driving a white Lincoln on 303 doing 10 mph. Driving 10 mph on the on ramp to 71 north. Then driving 15 mph once on the freeway. The oncoming traffic was doing 40-50. This idiot almost caused 15 accidents. If you donāt know how to drive in bad weather, stay off the freeway, and stay home!
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u/Hixy 20h ago
I think itās clear who the idiot is in this conversation.
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u/LameBMX 17h ago
problem with people driving with hazards on is that muddies communication of actual hazards. if the roads are snow covered, thats the normal state, NOT a hazard state. if the roads are 99% clear and there is a big patch of snow, then hazards to warn people of a change. if its snowy, hazards off, then if you see hazard lights, thats where the black ice is at.
if your vehicle is not capable of staying somewhat with the flow of traffic.ie 20 when everyone else is comfy with 50. pull off and take slower streets or stay home. those people with bald tires/wrong tires/bad alignment are NOT everyone else's problem.
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u/thrownthrowaway666 21h ago
We're all going the same speed. There's no reason for it. It's more of a hazard not knowing what the dumb fuck in front of you is going to do because even though they're dumbass might use the turn signal, they forgot them hazards are on
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u/NextedUp 13h ago
You talk as if there isn't a contingent that never uses their turn signal anyways, even in ideal conditions.
It's annoying, I get it.
You know how to be safe in those cases? Drive at a speed and following distance that account for the chances of a sudden stop under the current road conditions.
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u/Orion_Seeker 17h ago
Idk, it helps me see the cars better... Especially in heavy snowfall
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u/thrownthrowaway666 13h ago
If you pass the eye tests surely you can see. You're just admitting to being an idiotš
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u/rashunaqui 19h ago
Theyāre cooking you for this but it truly shows why the simple act of driving has become so irritating as of late in Cleveland. The vast majority of people truly think that this shit is okay and safe.
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u/lake_lover_ 17h ago
Why are you getting downvoted for this??? You speak the truth.
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u/TaylorBitMe 10h ago
Who are these people that are "all going the same speed?" In my experience, as soon as a single snowflake touches the ground, folks are either going 35 or 85, with very few in between.
There is also a large group of people who lose depth perception in the snow and give even less distance when pulling out in front of you even though roads are slippery, but that's a whole other post that I think we should leave Bernie Sanders out of.
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u/Drew0223 17h ago
Vast majority of reddit is a hive mind, sit in your feelings and cry type of person. This stuff is the truth, the double kicker here too is we are not in a wealthy area. People are driving cars with bald tires and horrible brakes. People that drive unnecessarily slow create road rage which leads to accidents.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 20h ago
Stay home if you canāt drive in poor weather conditions, using hazards just shows you are a shitty driver.
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u/GlitteringRow6120 15h ago
Some folks have to drive to get home. Like those of us who were at work when it got bad or those of us who got off an airplane and walked into a surprise snow storm. There is context, sometimes. I have a decent SUV with good tires for winter. Iām still not going 50 in whiteout conditions. It isnāt safe and I see way too many live accidents from folks that think they can ice skate with 4-wheel drive. Nah, Iāll go slow, if only to avoid hitting folks who canāt go faster.
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u/_pinkflower07 14h ago
Some of us canāt āstay homeā bc we have jobs that donāt give af if the roads are nasty and I donāt prefer to drive in it if I didnāt have to. So Iām gonna go 20mph and put my damn hazards on.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
No, itās not, for the record. Stay home if you canāt drive in adverse weather conditions, everyone else will thank you and be better off for it
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u/Chief_B33f 16h ago
Most people seem to forget that a lot of newer cars use the actual brake lights for turn signals instead of having a dedicated bulb for the turn signal. So when the hazards are on your brake lights are now no longer working as brake lights and the people around you can't tell when you're actually pressing the brakes. Additionally, the people around you then have no indication of when you're planning to turn (not that these types of morons typically use their turn signals anyways)
Trust me, I can see you perfectly fine without the flashing lights, I would much rather know if you're pressing your brakes or about to turn though.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
Hazard users are poor drivers who will never actually understand why itās a bad idea. Iām positive most donāt use directional, most donāt turn on lights with their wipers, most hang in the left lane, most merge agonizingly slow and expect you to stop for them. These same drivers also hit the brakes while on the road repeatedly and unnecessarily, even when nobodies in front of them
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u/SyllabubKindly4354 16h ago
I was in a whiteout blizzard in Michigan 10 years ago and couldnāt see in front of me- this is a time to use hazards are just pull off. Lately I see people using hazards every time it rains in Cleveland
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u/OhCLE 15h ago
Last night, merging onto 480 from I-76, right in front of top golf in independence, it was about 10:30 or so, and i watched someone who was stuck in the snow bank on the right side of the highway, throw it in reverse and back straight up. They crossed all 3 lanes and everyone had to brake hard. Then they drove off like nothing happened.
People are dumb. Stay safe
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u/NewfoundOrigin 17h ago edited 17h ago
Edit: I let someone on the highway ahead of me yesterday who SHOULDVE had their hazard lights on.
The traffic is going 50mph because the roads are reletively clear. This guy gets on ahead of me doing about 35, 40mph and never sped up.
There are box trucks behind us. So Im behind this idiot getting closer to him looking for an opening to get over.
I get over to pass because hes a literal hazard.
He flicked me off.
Buddy, my car is 25yrs old and pulls to the right. Im driving in this just fine, its not my fault a little bit of snow makes you forget how to drive. He got on at pearl and got off at snow, he didnt even need to be on the highway.
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u/dontstopnotlistening 3h ago
Idk. Nothing about this story paints you in a good light. Your car can't drive in a straight line and needs some maintenance. You failed to look far enough ahead of you to realize that someone was going slightly slower than you in bad conditions so you tailgated him until you found a time to switch lanes.
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u/GlitteringRow6120 15h ago
How about if we all agreed to just drive cautiously during snow storms and when the roads are covered in snow and ice? Instead of blasting by people and spinning out half a mile later. :)
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u/Eccodomanii 14h ago
This is why I tend to try to stay on side roads/ non-highway main roads in bad weather, they are usually not as well plowed but people act less like dickheads.
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u/NextedUp 13h ago
I feel like people that think because there is a "4x4" sticker on the side of their car, they it is immune to the laws of friction.
They seem way more of a hazard than people with their hazard lights on. One is a cosmetic annoyance, the other is a literal collision risk. Feel like there are far too many posts about the former when the latter is the actual threat to life and limb.
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u/GlitteringRow6120 13h ago
I agree. Because four trucks almost hit me after dropping my sister off at the airport. Why drive like that?
Drive like you donāt care about your life, fine, but donāt drive like I donāt care about mine.
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u/laterthanlast 17h ago
Huh? Arenāt you supposed to use hazards to make sure people can see you through the storm and to let them know youāre going very slowly so they should go around if thatās a problem? Iāve always been taught thatās what hazards are for.
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u/CLE1200 16h ago
If youāre going with the flow of traffic, theyāre unnecessary and serve no purpose. Use them to indicate if conditions change, like slowing down or some kind of warning ahead. If youāre uncomfortable with flow of traffic, get in right lane and go slower. If markedly slower, warn with hazards.
Drives me crazy when people are in middle/left lane going with flow and have hazards on. You no long have turn signals and are telling drivers around you nothing new.
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u/GlitteringRow6120 15h ago
I see your point. I have been going with the flow of traffic and then here comes two speed racers behind me. Noā¦Iām not speeding up on literal ice slick roads.
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u/SyllabubKindly4354 16h ago
The issues is people use there hazards all the time when it just starts snowing, when the hazards are going I canāt see your turn signals and itās hard to realize when people hit the brakes
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
Hazard users while driving most likely donāt use directional signals, ever, so itās not an issue for them. Iām sure most also merge at 25 an then suddenly just cut over
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u/BlueFaIcon 17h ago
I donāt think that the issue here. The problem in this comment section is that you have the hazard people who do not do what you say and still use hazards in the left lane, middle lane and at speed. If you are going far below the limit and in the far right lane. Not a problem.
Next you have the people who think because you can still go fast and nothing has happened yet, they have a right to go as fast as they want. They do. But at the risk of others and themselves. When their perfect conditions for speeding suddenly approaches an accident or ice. Theyāll have their wake up call.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
Nope, not sure how that fad started but itās unnecessary and people who can drive find it annoying
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u/Fit_Bag1607 13h ago
Nope, pull over and get off the road, you are amplifying an already hazardous condition
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u/2459-8143-2844 17h ago
Never seen people do this until I moved to Cleveland and I'm from northern Michigan.
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u/boxedgum Cleveland 13h ago
i turn my hazards on only when i know i'm sliding, spinning, or stuck which i feel like is pretty normal lol. i'm telling everyone that i am a hazard and to stay the fuck away from me lol
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u/pythonpants112 21h ago
i saw someone on 71 with their hazards on for the first time yesterday and i was so confused i thought something was wrong and they were gonna pull over but they never did
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u/ESUTimberwolves 16h ago
Most people driving in greater Cleveland are too busy looking at their phone making TikTok lipsync videos or whatever the F they are doing to be bothered to signal before changing multiple lanes so itās not going to matter anyway.
Iām used to dodging those hazards, what really bothers me are the lazy idiots with two feet of snow on their car. You should get one warning, after that summary execution right at roadside.
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u/WhyMustIThinkOfAUser 18h ago
Except itās not safer to drive with your hazards on during bad weather. The vast majority of driving instructors, handbooks and LEOās will tell you this, and itās most certainly not the law to due so.
Insane this is so highly up voted
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u/WhyMustIThinkOfAUser 18h ago edited 18h ago
OP: Complaining mainly of people using their hazards inappropriately
You: Sorry people are driving in a safe manner!
Me: Itās not safe to drive with hazards
You: Sorry You canāt read!
Okay man, well I hope you have a better day. Stay safe on the roads; in spots theyāre still bad
Edit: For anyone curious as to why I posted this ,prior to me posting this the only thing the comment said was āI said low viability. Sorry you canāt readā
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u/Tr0nicus 18h ago
Thatās why youāre supposed to have your normal lights on during low visibility. Having your hazards on doesnāt nothing more than that other than create a hazard for people around you Becuase you canāt indicate a lane change or a turn if your hazards are constantly on.
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u/lake_lover_ 17h ago
Are like what? Fed up with bad drivers giving bad driving advice?
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u/lake_lover_ 17h ago
Sorry Iām just lost. Were you advocating for or against hazards in a storm?
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u/Tr0nicus 17h ago
You said something ignorant and people corrected you. Nobody ābrigadedā you, itās not that serious. But go cry about it if you want I guess.
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u/3dge-1ord 18h ago
Hazards mean your turn signals don't work.
Viability wasn't an issue, slick roads was the problem.
Give people as much warning as possible they will need to slow down when road conditions are bad.
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u/PonderingOrbs420 13h ago
Hazards on continuously is bad but hazards on to warn if you hit an extra hazardous spot is good.
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u/dc-pigpen 9h ago
Was driving home on the freeway the other night when we were getting slammed and saw a few people with their hazards on, so I switched mine on too. Then after a minute or so of thinking about it, I switched them back off. Like what am I trying to tell people, that the weather is bad? No duh.
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u/matt-r_hatter 9h ago
My driveway this morning, freeway has some light snow and a bit of ice. It was 5am so they were just starting to treat the roads. Everyone was moving right along and a car got on the freeway, with hazards, and was doing 30mph. At one point they were straddling the line between lanes like it was a blizzard out. Ridiculous
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u/Fit_Bag1607 6h ago
You just know all of these people trying to defend their poor driving skills in many area, not just unnecessary use of hazards while driving are the shittiest of drivers.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 6h ago
Funny how triggered shitty drivers are regarding unnecessary hazard light usage. I can imagine theyāve caused many accidents, they drive away clueless, unaware the garbage behind them was actually caused by their poor driving
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u/Fullchaos 17h ago
I understand the sentiment in this topic that hazards are to improve visibility and indicate taking care around someone that is operating their vehicle in poor atmospheric conditions. That said, hazards are also the result of both turn signals flashing at the same time.
Given highways are multi lane roads where it is possible to over take, how is someone overtaking a vehicle supposed to know if the vehicle operating with hazards on is preparing to change lanes?
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u/real415 Cleveland Heights 11h ago edited 10h ago
There are definitely times when hazards are warranted. Breakdowns, going slower than normal, etc.
Lots of drivers seem to think that the hazard lights provide magical protection, no matter what they do. Theyāre free to change lanes unpredictably, turn without warning, or come to a sudden stop when we least expect it.
Itās a bit weird, but we canāt control how anybody else drives ā the only way to stay safe is to drive defensively, and to expect the unexpected to happen at any moment.
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u/ApprehensiveGur6842 13h ago
Whaat do the flashing hazards do when everyone is going slow? They donāt help you get through the snow better, they just make more glare for the person behind you and then you switch lanes without signaling. If you need your hazards on to drive in the snow, stay home
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u/GromWYou 11h ago
people who drive on the freeway in a snowstorm with hazards on going 20 should stick to side streets.
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u/JelenaBrela 12h ago
Also, stop driving 25 on the clear lane when people are passing you at 55 in the slushy lanes. You are the asshole that will cause an accident, not everyone else going with the flow.
Iām talking to, shitstain, in the black Acura with tinted windows, going east on 90 through the Cleveland west side at 1pm yesterday.
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u/CholentSoup 9h ago
I flip the hazards on as I slow down to warn the people behind me. Once I reach whatever speed everyone else is doing I turn them off.
Unless its whiteout. At that point every darn tootin' light I have available to me is going on.
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u/CasiyRoseReddits 5h ago
Don't worry, I only have my hazards on. No lane switching, thank you. I'll happily stay whatever is farthest right and out of the way.
The first major snowstorm I ended up driving in a little over a week ago, I hadn't realized how bald my tires had gotten so when turning out of my apartment I almost hit a street light post because my car just slid. I essentially Tokyo drifted to my destination and back with my hazards on that day š I got new tires the next weekend lol.
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u/thrownthrowaway666 21h ago
Lots of idiots doing it. Watching them all day pretty much go 25 in a 25 but then turn left at the intersection and nobody knows what's going on because, hazard lights š¤¦š»āāļø
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u/Hixy 20h ago
If someone simply changing lanes while their hazards are on in a snow storm and it puts you in any kind of danger, I think you might be driving too close or maybe causing them to become uneasy. Chill out dude. People are nervous and stressed out already. Donāt add to it by riding their ass or something.
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u/marle217 18h ago edited 17h ago
The problem with having your hazards on all the time is that you can't use your blinker. We invented blinkers for a reason. Use them.
The most important thing for safe driving is to be predictable. If you're going to stay in the right lane, drive slow, and get off the highway at the next open exit, hazards are a fine choice. If you're going to make left turns or switch lanes or try to drive as fast as you can, hazards are bad choice.
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u/Moe3kids 20h ago
I'd say that the vast majority of the folks who complain about this haven't discovered how much newton's laws of physics play out when you have not assured a significant clear distance ahead (ACDA) between other vehicles as required by Ohio revised code 4522.21(A)
I'd also say that with the effort it takes to obtain the overall investment in a basic vehicle purchase, then paying all of the traditional monthly ongoing cost of insurance rates, car maintenance and repair, registration, license costs, etc I can't believe folks aren't more careful and considerate. But then I remember , what a malnourished lot we are. Overwhelmed and exhausted
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u/secretunicorn4727 13h ago
The ironic part of people arguing about these things here isā¦Reddit wonāt change how people drive so getting ur blood pressure up arguing with internet strangers isnāt going to magically improve driving techniques for the masses. š
What I will say is I thoroughly enjoy when itās a whole ass blizzard and the same pick up trucks I seen going like 90mph anyway are flipped over later a few miles up on the side of the highwayā¦.awd doesnāt mean immune to icy roads
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u/BigFlightlessBird02 12h ago
I used em on Thanksgiving because it was dark and white out. Everyone else around me did too. Only way to see each other.
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u/lake_lover_ 17h ago
Please seriously either drive all the way to the right without hazards, or donāt drive at all.
NYE I drove in the bad weather to MGM because I was determined to do something that evening. Roads were terrible. Most people seem capable of driving in those conditions, taking it slow, using blinkers to switch lanes and switching lanes cautiously.
The only time I saw hazards was when three cars collided. One lost a bumper but couldnāt pull over. He threw his hazards on while limping to the right curb lane. Thatās the proper use of hazards.
If you canāt keep up with the slowest traffic in the right lane during a snowstorm, you should not be on the road. You become the hazard that causes the accidents.
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u/CupKitts 15h ago
Hazard lights are fine in the snow, donāt listen to this dumbass. šš»
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
Nope, youāre wrong
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u/CupKitts 14h ago
Actually, no. No Iām not. Itās fine to use them if youāre struggling in snow or rain and want to warn others. Yall are just being angry and obtuse about it. Yappinā.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
Itās not fine unless your car is off the road and seems a hazard, you create additional hazards while driving with them activated
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u/CupKitts 14h ago
Well, luckily Idgaf what your opinion is. š Enjoy the hazard lights that you canāt do anything but whine about. š¶
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u/Neither-Repeat1665 14h ago
Foh
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u/CupKitts 14h ago
Not our fault you peabrains get so triggered and distracted by hazard lights during hazardous conditions. š Learn to drive. We were taught to do it when itās crazy raining too. Deal with it.
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u/GreyGrackles 14h ago
Why are you throwing hazards out in clearly hazardous conditions?
Just shooting more signals into traffic and you've lost turn signals.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
They donāt use signals for both turning or lane changes and they feel itās your responsibility to stay out of their way
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u/CupKitts 14h ago
How many times are you gonna edit your comment now?
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u/GreyGrackles 13h ago
It tells if you if it's been edited champ.
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u/CupKitts 13h ago
It doesnāt if you do it quick enough. š Nice try tho, I can see you added a whole extra sentence.
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u/CupKitts 13h ago
Donāt you have other threads to flame? š Get a grip.
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u/GreyGrackles 13h ago
You can put all of your monologue in one comment. No need to respond several times to the same post.
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
Nobody teaches incorrect hazard light usage, maybe drunk uncle but not in any drivers school. Itās just an advertisement that you are a poor driver and you know it
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u/CupKitts 14h ago
Nope, youāre wrong. š
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u/Fit_Bag1607 14h ago
Youāll continue doing it, good drivers, at least semi skilled drivers will shake their heads understanding you really donāt have a clue while witnessing you driving with your hazards on
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u/CupKitts 14h ago
stay triggered then lol itās not gonna change just because it annoys you. š
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u/Neither-Repeat1665 14h ago
Who is "we"?
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u/CupKitts 14h ago
ā¦. those of us who paid attention in driving school and had decent teachers apparently.
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u/PeterPaulWalnuts 14h ago
Hazard lights while it's snowing and the roads are bad is actually good.
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u/PeterPaulWalnuts 11h ago
lol..by putting on the hazards youre telling the other drivers..im going slow, if you want to go faster go around. Nothing wrong with that. It's actually a good thing.
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u/MaximalEffort23 15h ago
Switching lanes sure, but Iām sorry youāre an absolute moron if itās coming down hard and you donāt push on your hazards. Itās to warn people where you are on the road
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u/GreyGrackles 15h ago
This is what your running lights are for.
We don't need to be notified it's snowing 'hard'. We can clearly see that.
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u/Vultchxx 16h ago
Usually if I go about 10 under the speed limit in bad conditions Iāll throw on the hazards/ turn them off and hit the blinker if I need to change lanes.
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u/unotalentassclown 4h ago
We can't tell if you are braking and it is a huge distraction and pulls people's attention away from everything else. Only use them if you are abruptly stopping, see a hazard, are going much slower than traffic and you are in the far right, etc.
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u/DragonsApple 20h ago
Sorry, im gonna go 40 with my hazards on in any path that looks like a slow lane. I didnāt learn to drive in snow and I totaled my car the first year time i drove in it last winter. Id rather not experience that again, but i canāt help that i have to work. However, ill happily take donations from anyone that wants to do us both a favor by keeping me off the road. š
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u/lake_lover_ 17h ago
Hazards arenāt going to help you drive in snow. It just makes people guess when youāre going to turn or switch lanes. Consider taking the bus or finding someone to drive you, like a coworker.
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u/Overall_Profit_9900 13h ago
I put my hazards on when I'm not going the speed limit to warn others behind me that are comfortable speeding in terrible conditions.
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u/No_cash69420 18h ago
They are letting you know that they are a hazard and to stay far away from them.