Why do some people drive with thier emergency flashers on when it's snowing?

[Pops1967GTX]

Why do some people drive with their emergency flashers on when it’s snowing?
So what’s going on?? driving home last nite from NYC to upstate NY. 1am in the morning & theirs a traffic jam in lite snow... a two lane road, there’s a slow moving Honda minivan that was doing between 15-20 mph
hitting the brakes randomly while his emergency lights are on, that won’t pass a truck along side...

what are they trying to say? “look at me , I’m scared sh*tless”..... anyone who does this should pull over .....

So finally there’s a gap between the truck & the Honda & the cars are able to get bye......
It seems that driving has become a major issue for people. Weather that isn't close to being hazardous but people freak out over.

 

[Lionized]

He's telling you to be cautious...because there's slower traffic. Happens in Europe all the time.

 

[69a100]

He's telling you to be cautious...because there's slower traffic. Happens in Europe all the time.

Sounds good to me. They just don't want some careless driver driving up their *** in bad conditions. Sometimes you have to think outside the box, I see that here!

 

[ECS]

Why do some people drive with their emergency flashers on when it’s snowing?

To make you aware of them so you don't run into them. It must have worked! You started a thread and are still talking about them! (lol)

 

[HYRDGOON]

Simple answer. Those people shouldn't have left home in the first place THAT'S WHY!!!

They're willing to put other people at risk because they made the choice to venture out in weather that they aren't comfortable in and they LACK CONFIDENCE!

As someone who spends a LOT of time on the road this absolutely drives me nuts

 

[Beekeeper]

Simple answer. Those people shouldn't have left home in the first place THAT'S WHY!!!

They're willing to put other people at risk because they made the choice to venture out in weather that they aren't comfortable in and they LACK CONFIDENCE!

As someone who spends a LOT of time on the road this absolutely drives me nuts

They are saying watch out I can't drive!

 

[fwi]

This happens in Florida and Louisiana during those instant downpours (that can go on for quite some time) and you happen to be on the highway.......a lot of fools just keep flying at 80+mph...... so the flashers are a good way to let those a--holes behind you take notice that you have slowed down.

 

[Jeremiah]

I do it all of the time in my service truck, especially when towing. People going 55 or 60 are seldom looking for people going 20-30. If a person gets caught in the snow and is not comfortable or well versed in driving in such conditions it is the right thing to do. We don't salt the roads here in Oregon so most of the mountain passes are packed snow/ice with crushed rock spread on them. People with little front wheel drive cars still need to travel so there will often be a mix of really slow passenger cars (elderly and families) and then you have the folks with big four wheel drive diesel trucks going 70 in a 55. Emergency flashers make sense if you don't want to get clobbered. We lost a tech due to some idiot going too fast for conditions in a snow storm. He was helping a pregnant lady change a tire when someone came around the corner, lost it, and hit him on the side of the road. Food for thought.

 

[bm02tj]

When you can not travel at close to the average speed like a heavy vehicle going up hill slow flashers are a good thing so you do not get rear ended

 

[Roger63]

Simple answer. Those people shouldn't have left home in the first place THAT'S WHY!!!

They're willing to put other people at risk because they made the choice to venture out in weather that they aren't comfortable in and they LACK CONFIDENCE!

As someone who spends a LOT of time on the road this absolutely drives me nuts

This also applies to sunny days some people shouldn't be allowed to drive at all

 

[slepr1]

I see people driving at regular speeds with their flasher on, when its not even snowing. Instant road rage lol.

 

[HT413]

I'm an excellent driver in all weather and I do it when I happen to be caught in some really low visibility weather, just to let the over aggressive maniacs know where I am.

It's true that there are millions of idiots out there who panic with 1/8" of snow on the road, but putting your flashers on when you can't see 2 car lengths in front of you is good practice.

 

[patrick66]

We need to have what European-spec cars have, and that is REAR FOG LAMPS! They are visible for a long ways, and generally are found on the driver's side of the car. These are very rarely found in the US; and when people use them, others think it is a stuck brake light.

 

[Moparsmitty]

The semi drivers around here use their flashers when they are towing heavy loads up the mountain passes. If they don't, the idiots that aren't paying attention cream into the back of their trailers.

 

[Cranky]

Was the Honda full of people of far eastern decent? :grin:

 

[Jim's Maxie]

They are saying watch out I can't drive!

Actually they are saying I have to go somewhere same as you do and don't want "you" driving up their azz !!

 

[NJRR]

Pops- You must have been going up the PIP. Worst drivers on that road. When the weather is bad, I avoid it cause one lousy driver will back up traffic for miles.

Why do some people drive with their emergency flashers on when it’s snowing?
So what’s going on?? driving home last nite from NYC to upstate NY. 1am in the morning & theirs a traffic jam in lite snow... a two lane road, there’s a slow moving Honda minivan that was doing between 15-20 mph
hitting the brakes randomly while his emergency lights are on, that won’t pass a truck along side...

what are they trying to say? “look at me , I’m scared sh*tless”..... anyone who does this should pull over .....

So finally there’s a gap between the truck & the Honda & the cars are able to get bye......
It seems that driving has become a major issue for people. Weather that isn't close to being hazardous but people freak out over.

 

[Budnicks]

They must have been from the south or in the flatlands, coastal city etc.
where it rarely ever snows, instant panic, they are usually the one wrecked &
on the side of the road or in a ditch too...

No driven Ivan's, unless it's for really bad conditions & to warn people of a wreck
or something else along those lines, if they don't know how to drive on ice or snow,
maybe they'd be allot better off, if they just stayed home...

 

[mmissile]

Because they're too stupid to stay home. Fuckin' dick-brains.

 

[GetX'd]

I'm an excellent driver in all weather and I do it when I happen to be caught in some really low visibility weather, just to let the over aggressive maniacs know where I am.

It's true that there are millions of idiots out there who panic with 1/8" of snow on the road, but putting your flashers on when you can't see 2 car lengths in front of you is good practice.

Agree with the above. We don't get too much in the way of bad weather here - but we do get fog that can be really uncomfortable to drive in. When I lived in Colorado we had inclement weather in all seasons. I was usually one of those extra careful drivers when the vis was low due to fog, snow, heavy rain. I wanted the drivers behind me to get the point and stay away from me. I once drove from Colo Sprgs to Denver and counted 109 cars in the ditches along the way. I wasn't going to one of them. Flashers denote caution. I use them prudently - when I feel it's necessary. It only takes one mistake to kill/hurt someone or yourself and family.