Indicators, Hazards & Daytime Visibility

Indicators are the legal signalling equipment — the handbook's inspection wants all of them working, and every manoeuvre this platform teaches is built on their correct use. A fast, irregular flash means a failed bulb — that changed rhythm is the fault warning (handbook troubleshooting table).

Hazard lights mean a stationary hazard. Their legitimate uses: a breakdown, a crash scene, an unavoidable temporary obstruction.

Good to know

driving in heavy rain with hazards flashing is widespread in Kenya and actively dangerous — it disables your indicators (nobody sees your lane changes), signals "stationary hazard" about a moving car, and drains the signal of meaning. The handbook's rain answer is low beams — lights on, hazards off, indicators available. If the misuse fades, this callout retires; the signal's meaning doesn't.

Daylight visibility: if the vehicle lacks daytime running lights, drive on low beams in daylight on dark or overcast days; motorcycles run lit at all times by law. Being seen is cheaper than being avoided.

Key takeaways

Fast-flashing indicator = failed bulb; hazards mean stationary — so rain-driving with hazards on is misuse (it disables your indicators); rain takes low beams
No DRLs? Low beams on dark and overcast days — being seen is equipment you already own

Quick check

It's raining hard, and many drivers around you have their hazard lights flashing. Should you?

A) No — hazards mean a stationary hazard, and switching them on disables your indicators so nobody sees your lane changes; the correct rain setup is low beams on, hazards off

B) Yes — hazards make you more visible in the rain

C) Yes, but only on the highway

D) Only if your indicators have already failed