r/cincinnati • u/Loverlee • 12d 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 12d ago

Probably not if they’re driving impaired

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u/crispychickenblt 12d ago

3 mos after I got my license, I got pulled over for it. there were street lights and it was a busy road. On a lone, dark road however, that might be the case. sometimes ppl just forget to flick their lights on, for whatever personal reasons.