Does it really accomplish anything to turn on your hazard lights when you stop your car in a no-parking zone for loading and unloading? It seems like it would have all the legal force of crossing your fingers on the witness stand.
Does it really accomplish anything to turn on your hazard lights when you stop your car in a no-parking zone for loading and unloading? It seems like it would have all the legal force of crossing your fingers on the witness stand.
It does draw attention to your unusual and unpredictable position. More of a “watch out!” than a “oh oh, something wrong here…”, but it works.
In French, hazard lights are literally called “warning lights”, and in the driving code they are met to “warn other drivers of your non-regular position. They do not legit your position, but not setting them in such circumstances can aggravate your offence”.
Drawing attention on your hazardous position can never be a bad thing, or can it?
I suppose — but I’ve mainly seen them where someone is parked in a fire lane or in front of a fire hydrant. Normal traffic isn’t going to hit them, and if there’s anything behind the car, it looks like they’re signaling to move out into the street.