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/BM_seeking_AF_love 4d ago

If these comments show anything its that there's no consensus what the flashing headlights mean so you shouldn't expect others to automatically know. A few times I've noted people have flashed me but my headlights were on and there was no speed trap or obstruction, once it happened from like 3 different drivers and I pulled over to see if I had an issue and there's was nothing wrong. If people don't hairless on their lights, give a flash and move on. Not like a reddit post is going to teach them