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In article <C1GKA9.4Fv@cs.bham.ac.uk> nht@cs.bham.ac.uk
(Neville H Thomas) writes:

>Tripping up and down on the M6, I notice that when traffic is slowing
>down, the current trend is turn on the hazzard warning lights.

>I wonder if this malpractice is happening else where (not just,
>north of Brum)?

I've noticed this a few times, and I agree with your verdict. The first
time someone did this in front of me I naturally assumed that he was in some
sort of difficulty and prepared to change lanes in order to get past. I
had of course seen the traffic build-up ahead of him and was slowing down
anyway. The emergency flashers were totally unnecessary and gave the
wrong message. If you are stationary at the back of a queue it is wise
to apply the foot brake until someone else pulls up behind.

It should be an ofence to use emergency flashers when there is no real
emergency. Drivers who use hazard warning lights while parked at the side
of a street should be booked automatically for, on their own admission,
causing a hazard. If the nearside light is obscured you can never tell
whether a vehicle is signalling to pull out or is just parked.

Richard