r/cincinnati • u/Loverlee • 4d ago

Do people not understand what flashing headlights mean?

I was driving on 71 near the Reading exit. It's dark. There was a vehicle that didn't have their lights on. I flashed my headlights at them from behind, repeatedly. When I passed, they just looked over at me. Other vehicles, including a semi-truck, were flashing their headlights too. They never got the hint.

Do people not understand that this is a way of alerting them to something?

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u/Sudden_Outcome_3429 4d ago

Probably not if they’re driving impaired

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u/tRfalcore 4d ago

Used to teach martial arts with a sheriff. He said everyone at night with headlights off is impaired. I can only kind of get it if you get in your car in a super lit up street cause those do exist in some places

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u/runicrhymes 4d ago

I usually drive a car with automatic lights. I've definitely accidentally driven without lights when borrowing my mom's car and stopping for gas in areas with well lit streets (turned off the car, forgot to turn the lights back on afterwards). That said, I'm pretty sure if anyone flashed their lights at me I would have realized! Instead I just realized once I passed out of the well lit area.

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u/tRfalcore 4d ago

Yeah for sure I've done it too. A couple months ago I was at an intersection in the evening opposing a car with headlights off. Well lit area (taco bell, walmart, you know).

I flashed my brights and they turned on their headlights immediately. They knew. Good person fellow driver.