What lights should be turned on when temporarily parking a motor vehicle?
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Turn on the right turn signal. The following is a related introduction about vehicle lights: 1. Introduction: Vehicle lights refer to the lamps on the vehicle, which are tools for road lighting during nighttime driving and also serve as signaling tools for various vehicle driving signals. 2. Types: Headlights (combined headlights located at the front of the vehicle, mainly for illumination and signaling purposes), combination taillights (combined taillights located at the rear of the vehicle, mainly for illumination and signaling purposes), turn signals (used to indicate left or right turns to other road users), license plate lights (primarily for illuminating the license plate, enabling people to identify the vehicle license plate at night).
I remember when I first started driving, I also used to ponder this question a lot. For temporary parking, you should turn on the hazard lights—those blinking yellow triangle indicators. Last time when I dropped off a friend at the entrance of the neighborhood and parked for two minutes, the security guard specifically reminded me to turn on the hazard lights. In foggy weather, you need to be even more careful; both hazard lights and fog lights should be activated. Temporary parking without lights is especially dangerous, particularly at night when vehicles behind might not see you clearly and could rear-end you. Once, late at night, I almost hit a car parked on the roadside with no lights on—it gave me a cold sweat. Never be lazy about it; as soon as you pull the handbrake, press that red triangle button.
