hazard lights

Distress signal lights

Hazard lights are a feature of modern vehicles that causes all of the turn signal lights to flash at once.

Their purpose is to signal to other drivers that the vehicle is broken down, or that there is something else wrong with it.

In some places, hazard lights are used to signal to other drivers that they need to go around the vehicle using another lane.

In other places, this is illegal.

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stranded · car trouble · dead battery · road safety · side of the road · shoulder · clicking · triangle · double parking · mechanical failure · airbag · warning · tow · interstate · visibility · dashboard · strobe · distress

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vehicle lighting function

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Required vessel illumination

daytime running lights · driving lights · headlights · high beams · turn signal

driving status signaled

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Flashing directional vehicle lights

indicators · blinkers · all clear signal

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G