hazard lights

British  

plural noun

1. Also called: hazard warning lights.   hazards.  the indicator lights of a motor vehicle when flashing simultaneously to indicate that the vehicle is stationary and temporarily obstructing the traffic

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hazard lights

Matthew Robert Cooper’s unnerving ambient score bleeds into the relentless dink-dink-dink of the Jeep’s strobing hazard lights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The request was denied, so they took their own safety precautions, driving slowly with the hazard lights flashing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

I put on the hazard lights – as did the driver in front, and the two vehicles behind.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

Another driver who was able to avoid the CR-V told investigators that neither its tail nor hazard lights were working at the time.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Each driver put on hazard lights as the slow convoy snaked its way to Southeast Baltimore.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore