Florida Changes Driving Rule on Using Hazard Lights By LAWRENCE MOWER | June 4, 2021
Well starting soon, feel free to flash away but only on the highway.
And only in heavy rain or fog.
Hardly noticed in a 38-page transportation bill passed by state lawmakers last month were two lines that change an often-discussed and rarely followed driving law.
Beginning July 1, unless Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes the measure, Florida drivers will be allowed to use hazard lights on roads with speed limits at or above 55 mph when the conditions create “extremely low visibility.”
The law rebuts years of messaging by state traffic officials, who have been telling drivers on social media, on highway signs and in news stories not to use those lights in the rain.
Florida drivers can start using hazard lights in rain July 1
LAWRENCE MOWER, Tampa Bay Times
May 31, 2021
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) For years, Florida has been reminding motorists not to use flashing hazard lights while driving.
Well starting soon, feel free to flash away but only on the highway.
And only in heavy rain or fog.
Hardly noticed in a 38-page transportation bill passed by state lawmakers last month were two lines that change an often-discussed and rarely followed driving law.
Beginning July 1, unless Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes the measure, Florida drivers will be allowed to use hazard lights on roads with speed limits at or above 55 mph when the conditions create “extremely low visibility.”
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