Driving in heavy rain/fog. With flashers, or without? The Poll

Do you use your emergency flashers in heavy rain while driving?

  • Why no, no I don't.

    Votes: 67 77.9%
  • Yes I do.

    Votes: 14 16.3%
  • Not only do I drive with my flashers on in heavy rain or fog, I do it from the left lane.

    Votes: 5 5.8%

  • Total voters
    86
  • Poll closed .
In my opinion/experience, hazard lights are for a stopped vehicle on the side of the road, not low-vis conditions you want to operate your vehicle in.

I used to think that until we were coming home from the beach a couple years ago on US 70 near Kinston; I was cruising around 60 in heavy rain, and if it wasn't for the car in front of me with blinkers, I would have plowed right through him. He must have been doing 40, and visibility was about 50 feet.

I think now hazards are for hazards, moving or still.
 
This also begs the question “why do we not have rear fog lamps (red) to aid visibility?” My Nissan has a punch out spot for one on the rear bumper, but they did not install the wiring harness for the US market.
 
Personally since flashers use the turn signal lights I won't use them under ANY circumstances. When I sell my truck one of the big selling points is that my turn signals are NIB, never used.....
 
I voted no.

I am all for being visible as possible, and I will use my headlights no matter the time of day, but I'm not a big fan of flashers in most cases.

I've had someone hit their flashers in heavy rain, and my first thought was "I'm about to rearend a parked car on the shoulder." Not a good feeling. Pull over in a "safe space" of it's that bad.
 
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I think the poll is, um, illuminating, to coin a phrase, for those of use who have seen fit to use hazards in downpours in the past. Point taken.
 
Only times I remember using flashers is when I have actually had to pull over or come to a complete stop. Ive seen cars parked under and overpass during heavy rain with their flashers on, but they are parked.
 
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