Highway safety in traffic jams.

Wow, great idea~!~ Unfortunately you're a few decades too late as some of us have been doing this for quite awhile.

 

Yeah this its pretty common....but in some states including mine, its illegal to drive with your hazards on especially in inclimate weather.

 

See question 2 ... http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...public/122350-another-round-of-questions.html

 

I don't believe the OP is talking about any case where you just continuously drive with hazards on, such as if road/weather conditions dictate that everybody drive at a lower safer speed.

In any event, even if the state has a "no driving with hazard lights on" law, that does NOT mean you shouldn't put your hazards on when you come upon a highway incident that drastically slows down traffic, or presents a hazard in itself.
You can bet your bottom dollar, anytime I come upon a sudden slowdown, my hazards will be on until sufficient vehicles have slowed down behind me, to render my hazards no longer needed. Regardless of any "no hazards on while driving, law". Understand your priorities.

 

I have done that for many years, I also have a yellow flashing beacon on top of cab I turn on. I would want a flashing light on every truck I ever buy. It sure helps when you are on the side of the road, or come up on stopped traffic.

 

Wait a minute - remember that some times trailers are setup with single turn signals that double as brake lights. Know what you have before you turn the hazard lights on.

 

Some of us kicked the hazards on at the very same time we hit the brake pedal. If you just mash on the brakes everyone else (trucks included) will cram into the other lane to try to go around you. Idiot driven cars are bad enough, but at least they should be able to out-brake you (if they're looking farther than the usual 20 ft in front of them). If a truck tries to come around you,, and you're hard on the binders trying to avoid an accident, odds are he isn't going to be able to stop in time. The last thing you want is for some truck to wipe out right beside you.

Heck, the hazard thing works so well, that I will hit the hazards before I yell "BRAKECHECK!!!" on the radio.