Blinking Magic

If I were to ask you about hazard lights on a car you might explain to me that it was simply a relay that caused all indicator lights to flash on and off repeatedly in unison signalling a warning about a hazardous condition to other road users.

You would of course be correct. However, it would also be apparent that you were not fully aware of the true magical powers of these blinking orange lights.

An ever increasing number of drivers are waking up to the amazing capabilities of the hazard lights on their vehicles...

Need to answer a phone call when you haven't got a hands free set? Simply pull into the side of the road, switch on your hazard lights, and enjoy a long, leisurely chat with that friend that you haven't spoken to for at least twenty minutes. It does not matter that you are obstructing the carriageway and causing delay to fellow road users - you have your hazard lights on and that makes it alright!

Driving along the Aberdeen seafront in this unseasonably warm weather and fancy an ice cream from one of the boulevard cafes? No problem. Stop at the side of the road and dispatch your passenger to wait in the, thirty person deep, queue for half an hour. No need to find a proper parking space - the magic of the hazard lights renders this totally unnecessary.

Wake up to the secret power of your hazard lights! Get blinking! *

* Please be aware that behaviour like that described above may result in me mouthing copious obscenities at you as I pass...