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Pressing one button in the car can literally save you from a prison sentence
People say that every time you get into a car, it's one step away from prison. A bit of an extreme comparison, but if we think about it, it's true. Namely, whenever we get into a vehicle, a moment of carelessness is enough to seriously endanger someone else's life or health in traffic.
TL;DR
- The hazard light button (all four turn signals) is often misused for parking instead of its intended purpose.
- Proper use is for short, necessary stops or to signal sudden deceleration or extremely slow driving.
- Failing to use hazard lights to signal slow driving or sudden braking can be considered a traffic violation with potentially severe consequences.
- A court case in Zagreb demonstrated how a driver's failure to signal a sudden speed reduction on a foggy highway led to a fatal chain-reaction collision.
- The drivers involved in the accident were charged with causing death by negligence due to traffic violations, resulting in conditional prison sentences.