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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 11:51 AM Original message |
Driving in a rainstorm with emergency flashers on: Is this something that is taught? |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. When driving in a severe thunderstorm, I turn on my blinkers |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Pulled over- absolutely. They SHOULD be on. |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
2. I agree, but here is the first thing I found |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I spoke with a co-worker (part time deputy) to see what he knew. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I was going to say that I was taught to use the blinkers when driving much slower than normal |
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semillama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. I've found that in driving rain on highways |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Yeah, they're certainly easier to see, because they're much more bright.... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. I turn my on so idiots can see me... |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 03:34 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Bully for you... |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. novel concept... |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. This storm was nowhere close to that.... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 08:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
33. Were the drivers going the normal speed limit then? |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Traffic was moving 35 to 45 mph... |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. Driving in the rain is not an emergency situation. |
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SacredCow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. That's what I was taught. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. If someone is driving way below the speed limit THAT IS A HAZARD!!! |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I've got over one and a half million miles of driving in all kinds of weather and terrain... |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. So then you interviewed the person using the flashers that annoyed you |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 07:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I didn't start this thread! The OP isn't about an experience I had, for crying out loud. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. awwww I love you too - here's a smilie just for you |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Awww. Thanks. Here's something for you! |
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auntAgonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I wish I could recommend this post! I have held a |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Agreed. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
31. Haven't you ever been in a real downpour where you are going 10 mph because visibility is 0? |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
14. If the weather is very bad, and I'm forced to go very slow, I'd consider it |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I had to drive home one time with a car that would not accelerate past 30MPH |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. And when you grow up in the country... |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-15-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. Heavy downpours are common here, so it's not normal to use the flashers. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 12:22 AM Response to Original message |
25. If it's not taught, it should be. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
26. I turn on the blinkers when there is a road hazard |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 03:48 AM Response to Original message |
28. It's mandatory here to put headlights on in the rain, but that's all. |
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BlueCollar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 05:59 AM Response to Original message |
29. I'll put them on in the rain |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
30. Blinkers are often a warning that a driver is going much slower than normal |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
32. I turn my emergency flashers on when I'm not turning at an intersection |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-16-09 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
34. Nope, anytime the car poses a special hazzard. nt |
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