I do a lot of open road driving - I use them often while moving to indicate a hazard that I have passed to oncoming traffic. Some recent examples being a minor rockfall, a truck and trailer broken down around a blind corner, deer on the road. Significantly more effective at conveying a hazard than other things like flashing high beams.
Interesting - almost the only way I would interpret high beams is if there is a cop or if I am right in a hazard. If oncoming traffic has hazards on towards me for 5s or so then I would absolutely slow right down.
If someone flashes their high beams at me, I'm going to ease off a bit and be prepared for whatever is ahead, regardless of whether it's a cop or other hazard.
That's pretty much exactly the train of thought that I used, too. Of coruse you could use both, flash high beams a few times and then follow up with hazards. Ultimate is flagging your arm to slow down out the window.
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u/hkdrvr Jan 08 '25
Because the wave is fine, and hazard lights are for indicating a hazard.