New York A03912 mandates the use of hazard lights for vehicles traveling at or below 15 mph under the speed limit.
New York A03912 amends the vehicle and traffic law to require drivers to use hazard lights when their vehicle speed is 15 mph or less below the speed limit. This applies to vehicles equipped with simultaneously flashing signals, except when stopped in compliance with a traffic-control device or legally parked. The hazard lights can also be used to warn other drivers of traffic hazards ahead or when the signaling vehicle itself poses a hazard. The law takes effect 180 days after it becomes effective.
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