Was I Wrong? Driving with hazard lights on

[daishi5]

But if the flow of traffic is under 40 mph, you are not required to use them; so if there is a big snow storm and everyone is going < 40 mph, then you are not required to use them.


http://www.nysthruway.gov/about/rulesandregs/p103.html#103.14

Flow of traffic is not the same as road conditions. It sounds like you don't need to use your flashers for a traffic jam, but you should for a storm. I think the distinction is he slowed down because of the weather, not the flow of traffic. If he was under 40, then it seems to me the law states he should have his hazard lights on.

 

[Brainonska511]

Flow of traffic is not the same as road conditions. It sounds like you don't need to use your flashers for a traffic jam, but you should for a storm. I think the distinction is he slowed down because of the weather, not the flow of traffic. If he was under 40, then it seems to me the law states he should have his hazard lights on.

The way I see it, if the weather is so bad you feel the need to have flashers on, everyone will be going slower, so it is still a flow of traffic thing.

I'm not saying the OP was wrong in his decision, it's just sparked me to look a little bit more into the specific laws of NYS and how to interpret them.

 

[Homerboy]

quick googling tells me, that in Florida, it is ILLEGAL to have your hazards on while your car is moving.

I'm willing to bet this holds true for other states as well.

 

[Crono]

The way I see it, if the weather is so bad you feel the need to have flashers on, everyone will be going slower, so it is still a flow of traffic thing.

I'm not saying the OP was wrong in his decision, it's just sparked me to look a little bit more into the specific laws of NYS and how to interpret them.

Agreed.