Originally Posted by
solmanic
Just a piece of advice for general freeway driving - if I come up to a stationary or slow moving column of traffic, I just punch the hazard lights for a couple of flashes to let the cars behind know that I'm not just braking to slow dow a little bit, but a LOT.
This is common practice in Europe and you will probably NEVER have to worry about being rear-ended again. Even if they have not seen anybody do this before, people instinctively brake harder when they see the hazards go on the car in front.
Incidentally, some cars with LED tail-lights now have progressive brakelights which flash like hazards when a lot of brake force is applied (a bit like F1 cars).