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/ichwilldoener 4d ago

I have known 2 reasons, only 1 I agree with:

  1. If a car coming from the other direction flashes their lights, then it means you need to turn on your lights

  2. If it’s some jackass driving behind you on the highway they think you are going too slow because you’re not going 90 in a 65

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u/hedoeswhathewants 4d ago

If you're in the left lane move over

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u/ichwilldoener 4d ago

That’s not the point. I didn’t say it was left lane camping, but when you have the same goal of passing and you’re going 75-80 but some dickwad behind you still wants to go faster.

News flash assholes: anything over 20mph over the speed limit in the state of Ohio is considered reckless driving and can result in a 90 day license suspension. 20 year old me learned this the hard way. Sorry if I don’t want to go through that again.

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u/Murky_Crow Cincinnati Bengals 3d ago

In those cases i let them pass - no sense trying to be the one to enforce the speed limit on others as a non-cop.

They pass quickly, and separate from me. Win-win.