'Not an emergency situation, sorry': Local Karen throws tantrum after no one pulled over when she put on her hazard lights, gets dragged online

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Aug 4, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

We love when local Karens make up rules for the whole community to follow that simply do not exist. It's as if they live in their own tiny little universe where every thought that comes into their brain is not only factual but law. We've seen this situation transpire before with Karens involved in HOAs or neighbors who have ridiculous standards and procedures for everyone else to follow. 

 

In this scenario, which was posted to Reddit's r/F***YouKaren subreddit, we have a Karen whose daughter was going into labor in a city about 45 minutes away. She was driving to the hospital to meet her there and to our knowledge, there didn't seem to be any complications with the pregnancy or any unusual emergency. However, Karen believed that her drive to meet her perfectly healthy daughter warranted the decision to turn on her hazard lights and to expect everyone driving on the roads in her community to pull over to the side and get the heck out of her way. 

 

Now, she's not a police officer or an EMT, and as we said, there didn't seem to be any unique emergency or complication going on. She just suffered from Main Character Syndrome and expected all things to revolve around her. The best part is that she framed the whole situation through a generational context, so of course, there were a few other Karens in this community Facebook group who backed her up on this. However, it did not take long for people to call Local Karen out on her ridiculous "rule."  

 

Keep scrolling below for the full play-by-play. When you're finished, take a look at this post about a landlord's petty revenge on their tenant.

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  • 01
    Font - "SO MANY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE!"
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    Font - A local FB Karen is angry at people not pulling off to the side of the road when she's driving fast behind them with her hazard lights on. Other Karens have responded to her post in support, but other are disagreeing. Facebook Karen
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    Font - My county has two different community pages. Basically, Karen's daughter went into labor in a city about 45 mins. away (that's where the daughter lives). Karen didn't mention anything about pregnancy or labor complications so I'm assuming that means there wasn't any.
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    Font - She rushed to the hospital with her hazard lights on and now she's upset that people wouldn't get out of her way, and both she and some others are blaming young people.
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    Font - She, as well as some other people, say that pulling over for fast cars with their hazard lights on was the norm in our community back in the day. My dad and his family moved to our county sometime around '81, and he said he's never heard of this being the norm here or anywhere. He said Karen's behavior was dangerous and illegal. Here's Karen's post with the names of locations omitted:
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    Font - Okay so I'm going to vent for a second or 20, I've lived in (county name) my whole life and don't get me wrong I get that it's growing leaps and bounds and that's great and all but here is my issue, yesterday my daughter lives in (city name) and she went into labor so I take off from my house to head to (city name) 11
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    Font - I put my 4 way flashers on, now when I took my drivers test years ago they taught you that when you seen someone with flashers on and they wasn't driving slow that meant there is an emergency to get over and let them go around you. If they was driving slow then it was either a funeral procession and you pulled over to pay your respect to the family or they was having car problems so you followed behind them until they pulled off or you could safely get around them. If you knew the person
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    Font - They don't stop for funeral procession and they don't get over for emergencies. Also SO MANY DONT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE! I couldn't tell you how many times lately we have almost been hit head on either (town name) Hill area or (place name) road area. We are better than this my fellow (county name) peeps. I'm sure 1/2 have lost interest in this post by now and that's okay. I'm just venting and it's not like it's going to make a difference anyways. God bless and all have a great evening."
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    Font - A debate has now started on the local FB page. I will show you some people who are supporting Karen (for), and some who are not (against).
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    Font - FOR: "Welcome to the New Generation. You mean people who take drivers test read the entire book and care. All they care is if they pass and then do what the they want." Karen's response: "That's the truth!"
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    Font - "Vent on you are so right....People Very Disrespectful these days! We are better than this!!" 11 What the younger generation has to go through to get a driver's license you'd think they would be better drivers." Karen's response: "Yes!" "They don't even pull over for an ambulance or fire truck anymore."
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    Font - Against: "I'm probably going to get slammed but your daughter going into labor is not an emergency.... (unless she was having complications but no where did you say that in your rant) You can and most do (in a normal labor situation) drive at speed limit to arrive safely to your destination.
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    Font - Why misuse the hazard warning lights? I'm a 6 time grandma and have never used my hazards to get to the hospital. I know you were very excited and wanting to get there as soon as possible but why risk not only yourself but others? Also someone with more knowledge than I please tell me that if I'm wrong in saying (unless you're the one driving the woman in labor) that this was not an emergency for the usage of hazard lights."
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    Font - Only the EMS. Fire department and police officer can do that." 11 Karen's response: "umm no sorry anyone can drive with flashers on for emergencies, people used to be more kind and pay more attention to their surroundings and would get over out of kindness but we don't have that in this world anymore people want to be rude all the time."
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    Font - Somebody responded to her response with the state's official legal writing for proper usage of hazard lights You are not the police or any kind of first responder just because your hazard lights are on does not mean people have to pull over for you."
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    Font - " congratulations on the birth of your grandbaby first off. However that doesn't constitute an emergency, when I received the phone call that my mother was in cardiac arrest and could hear the alarms in the background, I didn't think that I should be allowed to utilize my flashers just to arrive quicker, however I admit to not exactly obeying the speed limit. " "Not an emergency situation, sorry"
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    Font - These are just some of the responses. Fortunately, it seems that at least over 50% of the people on the page seem to disagree with her.
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    Font - I would like to add that my county has been experiencing lots of economic and population growth, so the "old guard" AKA 'families who have been in this low population area for generations and have controlled pretty much everything one way or another' is freaking out. New people and businesses other than the old guards' farms are moving in and many members of the old guard are freaking out.
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    Font - VerdensTrial 5 days ago Turning your hazards on doesn't magically turn your car into an ambulance. 606 Reply Share
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    Font - comics0026 5 days ago Yeah, it literally means "I'm a hazard, be cautious around me", so at least in that sense she was right to label herself a hazard 4 280 Reply Share
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    Font - Mamamagpie. 5 days ago I've always thought it would be wise to make people retake the driving test every 10 years or something. My grandmother lost her license because of a moving violation and she had to retake the test. She could not pass it. She could not believe the driver's manual. Can you imagine how the laws evolved since the '20s to the '10s? Or just how people start to believe their bad habits are actually legal? 164 Reply Share
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    Font - Cinema_King 5 days ago I thought those were the park anywhere lights? I didn't know they're also the "get out of my way because I'm more important" lights too. 127 Reply Share
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    Font - tshelor 5 days ago <- retired paramedic. Can confirm that labor is one of the few things that goes on in a hospital that is supposed to happen. Karen needs to shoosh. 100 Reply Share
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    Font - Low swkrMIOH 5 days ago that's...not a real thing. Driving with your hazards on means your vehicle is experiencing issues preventing it from traveling at posted speeds so people should go around you, nothing to do with 'get out of my way'. It's a danger to drive with hazards on-- brake lights are less noticeable and crashes are more likely due to this. 80 Reply Share
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    Font - Endlessbeachday. 5 days ago I was curious enough to research if it was ever appropriate to use the hazard lights the way this Karen described. Of course it isn't. Tag the Police department and highway patrol in her post. 60 Reply Share
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