i have a theory.
yes, you lose the ability to tell those behind you, in what direction your car is going, when you activate your hazard lights during poor-visibility driving situations.
but the reason is not because you lose your turn signals.
the reason is this.
think of dancers in a darkly-lit disco, with strobed lights. the smooth movement of the dancer is lost, and the observer loses the ability to guess what the dancer is going to do next.
same with cars. when the hazard lights are on, the driver behind loses the ability to anticipate where the vehicle in front is moving to.
multiply the number of cars with hazard lights on, and you can see how much confusion that can generate for everybody.
in contrast, when one uses his continuously-lit tail lights, the movement is smooth, and the driver behind can actually guess with reasonable accuracy, where the car in front is moving to.
my opinion.







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