Emergency Communication

• If your vehicle breaks down, use

the emergency flashing lights to
signal other drivers.

• Emergency flashing lights tell

other drivers that you can't
move, or if you can, you are
moving very slowly.

Driving situations – emergency communications

Emergency Communication
• It is not safe to open the hood
or trunk cover.

• Instead, turn on your four-way

or emergency flashers.

Driving situations – emergency communications

Emergency Communication
• In fog or heavy rain, if visibility is
so poor that driving is
dangerous, pull off the road and
park.

• Turn on your four-way flashers

to warn others that your vehicle
is not moving.

Driving situations – emergency communications

Emergency Communication
• When the dashboard indicators
signal engine failure:
1. turn on your four-way flashers,
2. reduce your speed gradually,
3. firmly move out of traffic
toward the right shoulder of the
road.
• Keep the flashers on after
placing the warning triangles.
Driving situations – emergency communications