Use of four way flashers

[bigred]

A guy traveling in Kentucky stopped on the side of the road to check his maps.He couldn't help but notice an old country bumpkin broke down on the opposite side of the road.As he watched the old boy comes out of a field with an arm full of wild flowers.He proceeded to place half of the flowers in back of his car and the other half in front of the car.The guy that was checking his maps couldn't stand it any longer ,so he went across the road and asked the old boy what the deal was with the flowers.Well,the old boy replies.when I took my drivers test it said if you broke down move your car to the side of the road and put flairs in front and fliers in back!

[bevans6]

Well, I guess I now know that if I drive on a road in Florida with my 4-ways on I can get a ticket.  If I drive on a road in Nova Scotia (more relevant than Florida by 2000 miles) with my 4 ways on I can get a ticket unless there is a sign telling me to put them on if I am a "slow vehicle".  If I stop on the side of the road and don't put my 4-ways on I can get a ticket.  And a lot of the people on here don't know what to do with their 4-ways...   

Brian

[belfert]

I notice most semis turn on their hazards at 40 MPH or slower so I have been doing that too in my bus.  I never knew it was illegal in some states.

I almost got run over last week by a truck running four ways for no good reason on a 30 MPH city street.  I thought the truck was turning right based on seeing the turn signal so I stepped out into the crosswalk to cross the street.  It turned out the truck was running the four ways instead of turning right and luckily the truck was able to stop in time.

[Dave5Cs]

Belfert, In California if you are talking about the steel poles with reflector on top that are tall in the snow country part it is for the plow drivers to know where the edge of the road is when the snow is high.

Also Head lights must be on if it is Raining here.
If you are having mechanical problems or flat tire etc you are encouraged to put on your 4 ways but it is not a law to do so.

[Jim Eh.]

A common practise around these parts for semi drivers is to put their 4 ways on when pulling out onto a highway until they build up some speed. I would think this is company (or adopted) practise rather than "law". So common is this practise that I think everyone knows and acknowledges it as "a good idea".
Flares (the triangle reflectors - flares, the burning kind, are referred to as "fusees") should be mandatory equipment in all vehicles not just the "heavies". There is zero misunderstanding that the vehicle ahead is disabled!

[lostagain]

Yes indeed. I drove a truck for Swift Transportation for a few weeks recently, and their policy on 4 ways is use them anytime you are driving slower than surrounding traffic, such as being a hazard. Going up a hill on a highway at less than 40 mph, backing up, being stopped on the side of the road. In other words, anytime you need to alert other motorists that you don't want them to hit you.

That is the way I was trained by Brewster's 40 years ago. The practice has pretty well stayed the same to this day. Truckers and bus drivers are going to continue using their 4 ways in this way for safety, out of common sense.

It seems that some states laws are going against the flow.

Those laws are for the most part fairly obscure, confusing to most, and certainly not very well enforced.

JC

[daddyoften]

+1 JC

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