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**AntonioMQ** · 10-13-2011, 08:51 PM

1) The guy was doing it wrong. You're supposed to dim your headlights to alert oncoming traffic that there's a cop ahead. Flashing your highbeams is to alert oncoming traffic that they have their beams on high and need to knock it off.

2) Like MM said, what are the police worried about? If the desired action of having the police out there is to reduce speeding, then this guy has actually helped them. So if the police are mad, reducing speeding must not be the desired end state. My thoughts are that the desired end state is simply generating revenue through writing of tickets, and this guy cut in to that by getting others to slow down. That's why he got the ticket.

I've always seen people flash their headlights where I'm from and it's either a speed trap warning or brights are on. I've seen it for both.

But the guy isn't helping the police out because people only slow down until they pass the speed trap. Then they speed right back up again. I've seen it before. So basically he's allowing people who are speeding to get away with it.

Honestly I either drive the speed limit, maybe five miles over I go with the flow of traffic. I'm never in that big of a hurry to get somewhere and don't feel the need to zip along the highway or Interstate at 100 mph. Some people do I guess.

10-13-2011, 08:51 PM	#7
AntonioMQ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 545 Senior Member	1) The guy was doing it wrong. You're supposed to dim your headlights to alert oncoming traffic that there's a cop ahead. Flashing your highbeams is to alert oncoming traffic that they have their beams on high and need to knock it off. 2) Like MM said, what are the police worried about? If the desired action of having the police out there is to reduce speeding, then this guy has actually helped them. So if the police are mad, reducing speeding must not be the desired end state. My thoughts are that the desired end state is simply generating revenue through writing of tickets, and this guy cut in to that by getting others to slow down. That's why he got the ticket. I've always seen people flash their headlights where I'm from and it's either a speed trap warning or brights are on. I've seen it for both. But the guy isn't helping the police out because people only slow down until they pass the speed trap. Then they speed right back up again. I've seen it before. So basically he's allowing people who are speeding to get away with it. Honestly I either drive the speed limit, maybe five miles over I go with the flow of traffic. I'm never in that big of a hurry to get somewhere and don't feel the need to zip along the highway or Interstate at 100 mph. Some people do I guess.
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