Count the headlights on the highway. Lay me down in sheets of linen, you had a busy day today.
So, I drove home from work today on I-85 when it was absolutely pissing rain. Which was kind of fine, except for the way I-85 doesn't let water run off, resulting in giant puddles that one must drive through. And then there was the one time when spray from a huge truck completely covered my windshield, and despite my wipers, which were moving desperately fast, I could see nothing but a wall of water. That made me freak out a little. But in the end, all was well. Well, except for the giant tool a few cars in front of me who had his hazard lights on. For the record, hazard lights are to be used in the following scenarios:
1. When you are parked on the side of the road and/or in the road because you have engine troubles, a flat tire, or someone just smacked into your car.
2. When you cannot make the minimum speed on a road because of engine troubles or the like.
3. When visibility on the road is down to just a few feet, so that you have difficulty seeing the cars that are in close proximity to you. Extreme fog or end-of-the-world rain might cause such a phenomenon.
And that's it. If your situation does not fall into one of these three categories, turn off your bloody hazard lights. If everyone else on the road is driving in the same crappy yet generally visible conditions as you, your hazard lights accomplish nothing. All they serve to do is distract and confuse other drivers, especially when you try to change lanes because most often hazard lights are also blinkers, and when you have your hazard lights on, you asshat, other people can't tell where you're going. You most especially shouldn't use hazard lights when you are going faster than almost everyone else on the road. And if you can't handle driving in such conditions without your precious hazards, get off the road. Jesus.
Sorry for the random rant, but failure to use appropriate signals when driving is my absolute biggest pet peeve. Sometimes I really think this world is overpopulated with the wrong kind of people. In other news, I bought new jeans and new shoes today. Hee. Of course, I still haven't fully upacked from my assorted Christmas travels, so this means I have at least one pair of clean jeans to wear.
1. When you are parked on the side of the road and/or in the road because you have engine troubles, a flat tire, or someone just smacked into your car.
2. When you cannot make the minimum speed on a road because of engine troubles or the like.
3. When visibility on the road is down to just a few feet, so that you have difficulty seeing the cars that are in close proximity to you. Extreme fog or end-of-the-world rain might cause such a phenomenon.
And that's it. If your situation does not fall into one of these three categories, turn off your bloody hazard lights. If everyone else on the road is driving in the same crappy yet generally visible conditions as you, your hazard lights accomplish nothing. All they serve to do is distract and confuse other drivers, especially when you try to change lanes because most often hazard lights are also blinkers, and when you have your hazard lights on, you asshat, other people can't tell where you're going. You most especially shouldn't use hazard lights when you are going faster than almost everyone else on the road. And if you can't handle driving in such conditions without your precious hazards, get off the road. Jesus.
Sorry for the random rant, but failure to use appropriate signals when driving is my absolute biggest pet peeve. Sometimes I really think this world is overpopulated with the wrong kind of people. In other news, I bought new jeans and new shoes today. Hee. Of course, I still haven't fully upacked from my assorted Christmas travels, so this means I have at least one pair of clean jeans to wear.