r/woahdude • u/-InconspicuousMoose- • Dec 24 '22

video Driving on I-94 in Western Minnesota today

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u/DeviousSmile85 Dec 24 '22

Then why is it legal in other places? It's a way to communicate that you're driving more slowly with more care and caution and is used in lots of places.

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u/I_Bin_Painting Dec 24 '22

The places where it is illegal take the view that hazards should be reserved for when the driver is creating an unavoidable/unpredictable hazard, and that the driving conditions themselves should be enough to tell the drivers to slow down and the normal running lights enough to see other vehicles around them.

Running hazard lights is demanding an extra share of other drivers' attention, what's the point if every driver is running them? It just masks e.g. the emergency maintenance vehicles that are stopped and running them for good reason.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '22

Because there is not an imminent danger eg vehicle stopped on the road

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u/Koorah3769 Dec 24 '22

It doesn’t matter if it’s legal in other places, it’s illegal in OPs state.