Long Overdue Rant (Edited 2/12/09)

Today's "Toothpaste for Dinner" comic is relevant and too good not to repost here. Thanks for the awesome comic Drew.

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Fact: Using your hazards in a snow storm confuses people. What are you trying to tell me? Are your brakes out? Is your steering dead? Do you actually have a hazardous situation that is unique to your vehicle? Because if not, you need to turn off your hazard lights. Everyone else can clearly see that conditions are icy and snowy and as such, extra caution should be afforded. They can see this because the BMV doesn't issue drivers licenses to the blind. And if they did, it still wouldn't matter, because they couldn't see your needless usage of the hazard lights. Perhaps I should be thankful that you choose to display your winter driving incompetence to the world, so that I can keep a full lane between you and I when pass by, as you probably are also driving about 15 mph on the highway. But I would need to do that anyway, because if you did decide to switch lanes, I would have no heads up, your turn signal doesn't show up with the hazards on. While you're at it, be sure to brake heavily, especially around curves. I hear that's the best way to end up in the ditch.