Do other drivers flash their high beams at you?
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From: Montana
Dude...I'm so glad you started this topic. YES! Other drivers used to flash their headlights on me every single night when I was driving my S back in Georgia. lol. It got so annoying but since I moved out to Arizona I haven't had it happen at all. It was so bad I kept my hand on the lever so I could flash them back when they flashed me. lol. I guess it just depends where you live.
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I amazed at the amount of drivers who either don't know what this means, or use this to warn others, or both. I remember growing up this was a common occurrence, and now people will give you the finger for trying to warn them about a cop in the area.
Mike
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Once upon a time I passed a speed trap at night, and flashed the next car (lonely road) that I saw to warn him of the situation.
..Well the car that I flashed my lights at flipped a bitch, turned his own special red & blues on and pulled me over
He asked why I was flashing my lights, and I made up a story about how I thought his brights were on (it was kinda hilly, so decent excuse) he even specifically asked me if it was because I was warning traffic of a speed trap and I (being young) was able to act like I'd never heard of that before.
He let me off with a warning, but now I only flash other people during the day time
..Well the car that I flashed my lights at flipped a bitch, turned his own special red & blues on and pulled me over
He asked why I was flashing my lights, and I made up a story about how I thought his brights were on (it was kinda hilly, so decent excuse) he even specifically asked me if it was because I was warning traffic of a speed trap and I (being young) was able to act like I'd never heard of that before.
He let me off with a warning, but now I only flash other people during the day time
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From: Raleigh
I wave...flashing high beams could falsely indicate to other oncoming traffic of a cop that isn't really there.
And it's not against the law in most areas...including NY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlight_flashing
And it's not against the law in most areas...including NY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlight_flashing
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From: pa
People also do this (including myself) to warn you of deer that are in/close by the road. Where I live in PA deer are a huge problem on our back roads. Helped me quite a few times, and I'm sure I have helped others as well.