Then there is Texas, where flashing your headlights at someone for any
purpose is interpretted as "I challenge you to a road rage duel to the
death." ;-) And even if it doesn't, it has no effect anyway. I can't
count how many times I end up behind someone plodding along in the
"passing" lane (an arcane term if there ever was one) pacing the car next
to them, creating a rolling road block, oblivious to everything around
them. I flash my lights once or twice and wait. No reaction. Try again.
No reaction. urrrrrgggg.
Greg Hutmacher
Denton, Texas
1976 TR6
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:33:57 -0000
From "jonmac" <jonmac at ndirect.co.uk>
Subject: Headlamp flashers, fly-off brakes - origins (longish)
....The 'flashing' habit then extended to overtaking by giving the vehicle
in
front a flash as you pulled out to overtake. This was taken to a further
extreme by BMW in its advertising for the 2002 range in the 70's - with a
picture of a 2002 at speed and the caption "Move OVER". As an aside, this
more aggressive use of flashing and 'moving over' seems to have been
adopted
by many BMW drivers in the UK who give the impression that only they have
a
sole and divine right to use the road and ignore all speed limits....
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