Re: Slow driving with hazard 4-way flashers on
Reply #26 –
I'd Frame any ticket I got for that! It would be up in the Motorhome, for all to see, and as a Future Conversation piece too! Stupid Laws from even More Stupid Lawmakers, I'd have to say? I'd also Laugh like a Hyena, every second the Cop was close enough to hear me, Immediately after he told me so! I use MY 4-Ways, Always when I feel it is necessary. If the Traffic is full of Speed Demons, and on Grades! And just wait 'till I find the LED's I want and the Arrangements to suit me! I will be seen, trust me! And even as Huge as we are, some folks just don't get that you are not going to be as fast, at least I have found? I also use it on the Curvy Swervy's, in any grade! I have been known to use the Horn as well, on those, especially on Hard, Right Turns, ( Boone NC etc. ) and try and be as Courteous as I can and Safely use Turn-Outs, to allow Vehicles to go the Speed Limits. It is Real Easy to throw that Dinghy in a ditch, or wound the right side of the vehicle with Rock Outcroppings!
I recently Received my Nifty GPS designed Specifically for Hazardous Roads not Suitable for our RV's, and will make judicious use of it! I sure have been on some roads that were Too Narrow, or Winding my way, threading as carefully as possible, has been a Mystery in the past, that I wish to avoid, as much as I can! I do not care for a White Knuckle Express, while operating!
I had a Brother that a School Bus took up more than Half his lane, in a Blind Left Sharp Turn ( Heavily Wooded Area ) and that bus hit him Head-On, while on a Murdersickle! (Motorcycle) back in 1974! The Bus WON! He lived, but Ironically he was a School Teacher, and had Lifelong Issues since that terrible day! I'd rather a Driver that I can't see on Narrow Roads know in advance that I may be a Tad over the Centerline, than to end up Killing Someone! And Behind me, allowing the Following Vehicle understand I am SLOW for a reason, as well!
Traffic Safety, to me, should be Determined by an Operator, and Never an Idiot Bureaucrat. They are responsible to warn us of Hazards on our Roadways, I feel, we are to Determine and also be Responsible, for the Safe Operation of our Vehicles, PERIOD!
Also, there is even a Difference in the Terminology written in all Vehicle's Manuals! Parking Lights, on most of our coaches is the Half Way Position, Pulled out, and The Hazards are generally described, as when needed in ANY Emergency! This really Spun me up, and Indicative of Individual State Laws, that are made to trip you up, for a Useless, Meaningless, Violation of a Law, and in MY case, of over 52 Years, operating on the Roadways. I Drove Farm Tractors at age 12, WITH THE 4 WAYS, ILLUMINATED.... Imagine that?
I must say, I NEVER saw this guideline Map and never knew such Laws even existed? I appreciate the Heads up, of course, and will be more aware as to what I will be Pulled over for, in the Future, and for that, I thank you!
Topic: Slow driving with hazard 4-way flashers on