Flashers or no Flashers?

Agree 100%. Also a pet peeve of mine is u pick the offender, dump trucks, utility trucks contruction pickups at road speed with strobes on miles from any construction. Just driving with them on. Once followed 1 for several miles on a state rt only to have him pull in his drive, get the mail and go to the house.
Another is in Ohio posting a sheriff or state patrol at the beginning of construction, usually at a lane restriction or change. With all lights on, especially at night. I love being blinded at these areas, how safe is that.

 

Whenever the traffic starts seizing up or slowing rapidly I automatically flip my flashers on until I'm sure the drivers behind me know what's going on. I don't think there's a law requiring it, it's just common sense considering how people drive these days. I've noticed other drivers have started doing this as well. The old-timers don't think it's right because they're used to hearing about jams on the CB, but those days are gone due to all the other communication devices....eg.-all the recent pileups.

 

Gotta give you credit...rarely if ever do I hear a driver on this site actually admit that they made some errors in judgement...you have a right to be irritated and rant about other stuff as far as I'm concerned so long as you admit fault for your own mistakes. (glass houses). Thumbs up driver! Hope you avoid anymore oversight on your heavy haul job. Good luck.

 

Exactly you can never tell the 4 wheelers enought...

Captain Dave

 

Jerez, to use a tired old cliché "the only person who never makes a mistake, is the one who never does anything." I think a person does learn a bit quicker and it stays with him longer, if the mistake costs him money.

 

I'm never wrong and if someone points out where I'm wrong I can ban them.

 

So you are saying you never do anything?

 

My hazard are my way to let other road users that there is something going on, what ever it could be if the fact that my hazard are on could save any kind of accident or troubles to others i feel i have make a good use of them.
Y'all be safe out there!!!