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[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 6 points 3 months ago

Most modern cars now put the hazards on automatically when the driver brakes hard.

[-] JokklMaster@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Source? I have never seen a single car that does this.

[-] DouchePalooza@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I have seen several - if you press hard enough to Activate ABS on dry road, you most likely will see the hazard lights on

[-] invisiblegorilla@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

First time surprised me my because I didn't know the car had the feature. Slammed the brakes harder than normal and hazards flashed at double time. Driving a 2010 Alfa Romeo 159.

[-] SoGrumpy@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's a fact.

I'm a truck driver in Germany, and even my Volvo truck turns the hazards on under hard braking.

In Europe it is required for vehicles decelerating faster than 6m/s^2^ and I believe some vehicles might activate their fog tail lights too.

[-] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 0 points 3 months ago

I don't know what the system is called but it's been around on a lot of cars for a while now. Our car does it (2016 Nissan Qashqai) - the hazards came on automatically when I had to brake hard on the motorway, and everyone else's hazards came on too - it was exactly the reason I knew how I knew I had to instantly brake hard due to all the cars ahead hazard lights coming on with the brake lights.

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