But what if they are in the middle lane just going the speed of traffic?

This is true. As a trucker I see it a lot up north. In the rain or snow they like to drive with their flashers on. They still want to speed up so I can’t pass, so it’s not a speed issue.

We are taught 4 ways come on once vehicle speed drops to 45 or less. Once I’m over 45-50, the flashers go off. It would be a perfect world if we were all on the same page here.

I was taught that people driving with their hazard lights on were having some type of vehicle malfunction or they were in some type of emergency situation and should be given the right of way whenever possible.

In my mind; if I see someone driving with hazards blinking; it means your vehicle is in some stage of failure/not operating to full capacity….headlights/tail lights not working well/gears not shifting correctly/brakes not great.

With the /wind and rain yesterday and a fully loaded trailer hell yah I flipped the hazards on and cruised. I could barley see anything yesterday morning all the way to the job site in Plano.

Didn’t it help you see? Because it DAMN SURE DOESNT HELP OTHERS SEE! If you’re scared, pull over in a parking lot and wait till the weather is back in you’re threshold of diving ability.

I don’t think it’s a matter of scared. Have you ever noticed trucks with heavy loads crawling up or down a hill in mountains going under 45 with their hazards on?

If people are just driving around with the flow of traffic, passing people, and braking like normal they shouldn’t have their hazards on, but there is certainly a place for using your hazards other than being broken down on the side of the road.

If you’re only comfortable going 45 while a bunch of people that don’t probably know what they’re doing are going 75, you’d probably feel safer with your hazards on so they can maybe see you before they plow into you.

I’ve lived all over the country, and the worst drivers are folks in the south in a snow storm, and it’s not because of a lack of plows or salt truck, it’s a lack of experience.

Nope.

If you want to go 45mph….there is this thing called a service road.