do you warn other drivers about cops?
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do you warn other drivers about cops?
since we have the courteous driver thread...i started to wonder about this.
When you pass a cop on the side of the road, do you warn approaching cars by flashing your light once you are out of sight of the cop?
I if see a cop, i will normally turn my fogs off and on quickly instead of flashing my high beams. It is less noticeable by the cop that is now behind me. I know it is risky cause there could always be a cop up ahead. But i normally wait until i can see there is no cop in the cars coming at me.
When you pass a cop on the side of the road, do you warn approaching cars by flashing your light once you are out of sight of the cop?
I if see a cop, i will normally turn my fogs off and on quickly instead of flashing my high beams. It is less noticeable by the cop that is now behind me. I know it is risky cause there could always be a cop up ahead. But i normally wait until i can see there is no cop in the cars coming at me.
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Yes I do.
How is flashing your passing lights noticeable to the cop behind you in the day time?
I give to quick pulls on the turn signal, headlights flash and the other person usuually waves.... I wont do every car, just the first car in a string.
How is flashing your passing lights noticeable to the cop behind you in the day time?
I give to quick pulls on the turn signal, headlights flash and the other person usuually waves.... I wont do every car, just the first car in a string.
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if it is in the day time, yes i will flash my brights cause it isnt noticable.
If it is at night though, i am a little more careful, thus i go with the fog lights
i dont know about your truck, but when i flash my brights at night, the whole road lights up
If it is at night though, i am a little more careful, thus i go with the fog lights
i dont know about your truck, but when i flash my brights at night, the whole road lights up
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When driving through my neighborhood, where people speed way too much, I warn them with a light flash when their isn't a cop and let them speed on to receive their reward when there is a cop there. The net effect is fewer speeders in my neighborhood.
On the highway or larger roads...yes
On the highway or larger roads...yes
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
Originally Posted by SmokeyBear
That'd be a big NO! Do you wish to hazzard a guess why?
I'm guess your flashing your lights alright...........
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Yeah, sometimes. But one of my favorite things to do is if somebody is tailgating me I put my flashers on for a split second and watch them go bye bye.
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From: Kamloops. B.C.
Originally Posted by Zaairman
...but if I flash my brights at somebody around here, they'll just flash their brights back at me. Idiots.