delta4bravo*nl* wrote:
flash your light at me while driving and you will come to a complete stop...
I hate drivers that flash lights or drive so close behind you, that you cant even see their hood.
Usualy I just hit the brakes...Hard.
You try this with me, I will get on my portable, call dispatch, and have one of the friendly (to me) gentlemen from A Troop write you a ticket and explain why they don't like smartasses. And the judge down here doesn't look kindly on smartasses either.
delta4bravo*nl* wrote:
Dude we where talking about flashing from behind, I know in the USA you can overtake from left or right on freeway but in most countries in europe that can result into heafty fines.
Actually, in the United States you *cannot* overtake in the right hand lane. It *is* against the law, and *will* result in a hefty fine if you're caught doing it. Down here, you're liable to be charged both with overtaking in the driving lane and careless and imprudent driving. Meaning you're going to be forking over something in the neighborhood of $500 to the state as pennance.
Actually, while we're on the topic, it is also illegal to flash your lights at oncoming traffic to warn of a police officer ahead. The statute violated is improper use of a signaling device, and the reason is that not all cops on the side of the road are speedtrapping. They could be waiting for someone. A domestic abuser, a child abuser, a kidnapper, a violent criminal.
Please don't flash your lights to let folks know there's a police officer ahead.
Last edited by blisteringsilence (2007-01-18 09:41:20)