Do you flash your lights to warn others of a SPEED trap? [not necessarily high beams]

[0]

Two sheriffs lasering behind a bridge overpass. I was going the other way, so I saw the trap. I'm not sure if it is legal, so I didn't do anything, but I wanted to...

 

[arcenite]

It's not legal.

 

[RapidSnail]

I don't think it illegal per se, but I think cops would frown upon it.

 

[0]

Originally posted by: arcenite
It's not legal.

Why not?

 

[Tu13erhead]

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[MaxDepth]

Hmm...couldn't find anything on Snopes.com (but it was just a first pass search)

 

[j00fek]

Originally posted by: arcenite
It's not legal.

i do, fvck the cops

 

[Jzero]

It's legal to flash in PA. Of course you can also be stopped for using your high beams inappropriately (e.g. you are too close to the car in front of you or there is oncoming traffic), but you can't specifically be stopped for blowing their "cover."

Which makes sense - if they claim the point of the speed trap is to get people to slow down and not just fishing for revenue, people will slow down when they see you flashing them.

That said...I don't bother. It's not worth the hassle.

 

[imported_Trippin315]

Originally posted by: j00fek

Originally posted by: arcenite
It's not legal.

i do, fvck the cops

It's my little way of sticking it to the man.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Why not just flash your regular lights instead of highbeams?

 

[GeneValgene]

i do it out of courtesy

because people have helped me out in the past with flashing

 

[j00fek]

Originally posted by: Trippin315

Originally posted by: j00fek

Originally posted by: arcenite
It's not legal.

i do, fvck the cops

It's my little way of sticking it to the man.

:thumbsup:

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: Tu13erhead
It's not legal to flash your high beams like that, at least in NH.

I think I missed the part about high beams. I don't think it's illegal to turn your headlights on and off to warn someone. I've done it before. I certainly could be wrong and, if so, I'm sure I'll find out here.

 

[j00fek]

Originally posted by: KMDupont64
Why not just flash your regular lights instead of highbeams?

yeh, i just turn lights off then on i hope ppl are smart enuf to relize what up ahead

 

[arcenite]

Originally posted by: 0

Originally posted by: arcenite
It's not legal.

Why not?

I can't remember the official term, but it's getting in the way of justice

 

[gigapet]

I do it all the time. Its good karma.

 

[GTaudiophile]

All the time!

Fvck those revenue collectors. They could care less about the law.

 

[Drakkon]

do it all the time here...if they catch ya just say it was your normal lights...theres no law against that

 

[aircooled]

I dont flash the high beams, but I will turn the lights on and off to warn other drivers.

 

[SagaLore]

If people are speeding fast enough to get pulled over, then I want them to get caught.

:evil:

 

[AdamSnow]

I don't.

My uncle is a police officer, and he was telling me about how they found a child during an amber-alert due to a speed trap...

 

[clickynext]

No, most of the time I'm not going fast enough to be caught by a speed trap if I were on the other end anyway.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Flashing the brights = Improper use of high beams.

But, you could always just say that some guy the other way had his (brights on / lights off / parking lights on) and you were giving him the courtesy blink ...

- M4H

 

[FoBoT]

no
speeders know they might get a ticket, they don't mind paying for tickets when they speed

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow
I don't.

My uncle is a police officer, and he was telling me about how they found a child during an amber-alert due to a speed trap...

using an extreme scenerio to persuade someone........how unique.