25 July, 2007

Hazard lights

This has been in my personal blog from earlier this month (http://mitasrambling.blogspot.com) but I thought I would share it with the community at large. In case you were unaware (not possible for the drivers here in UAE), your car's hazard lights play a very important role and have a myriad of uses.

Hazard lights allow you to:
  • Park illegally ANYWHERE on a road
  • Stop in the middle of the road to ask for directions
  • Have a conversation with a friend you have not met in a long time
  • Drive in foggy conditions at speeds above 120km on major highways
  • Change lanes
  • Drive on the hard shoulder in peak traffic
  • Avoid putting money in the parking meter
Can any other driver think of any I might have missed?

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

- Allows young women to drive with 70 km/h on left lane of Business Bay Crossing while using her mobile phones.

Grumpy Goat said...

How about alerting other road users that you've broken down?

Mita said...

Boring but a valid point, Grumpy Goat!

Anonymous said...

Yeah, what is it about Business Bay Bridge that lane discipline goes completely out the window? I mean, I know its never brilliant here but BB Bridge is just a disaster

Anonymous said...

business bay is long and winding and boring. i think changing lanes without indicating and springing surprises on unsuspecting drives adds just a touch of "zing" in life.

Stained said...

hazards help in signalling the other 'street racer' that the race is over......

to warn over speeding people by the slow drivers to slow down & brake hard or face crashing into them...........

Lirun said...

very talented lights indeed.. :)

Anonymous said...

1. To indicate a radar coming up ahead.
2. Debris on road

SAfrican said...

Because they make an interesting ticking sound?

Anonymous said...

To subsitute as Christmas/Eid/Diwali decorations on the car?

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