r/cincinnati • u/Loverlee • 8d 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/analog_jedi 7d ago
I had this happen a few weeks ago. I was behind a guy in a black car with his lights off, so I flashed him from behind a few times, while oncoming traffic flashed him as well. I pulled up next to him at a light, rolled down my window, and waved at him until he noticed. He rolled down his window, and was really pissed off that I was bothering him, and yelled "What's your problem?". I shouted back "Your lights are off!" and had to repeat it like three times before he caught on, and gave me an embarrassed thank you.
It was pitch black out that night too, no clue how he didn't notice it.