Awesome Heads Up. Yeah, there are still good drivers left out there.

[NETWizz]

I was driving home from an IHOP, and I had no warning on my RADAR detector (8500 x50 S7 Red), but I knew where cops like to hide and park from past experience. They wait with their RADAR off and usually shoot sloppy I/O, so I usually get a blip here or there letting me know something is in the area.

As I approached this area, a motorist on the other side of the divided roadway (2 lanes in each direction 40 mph limit... artificial) flashed his lights off, on, off, on twice, so I suspected the police. Anyway, there was a white Dodge charger with all his lights off in a private parking lot facing onto the road just waiting to I/O a speeder... Freaken A**H**

Anyway, I was fine and would have probably been okay anyway due to past experience, but I thought it was really cool of this driver to warn motorists. As I passed this area I entered a left turn-lane and saw a wolfpack of cars approaching, so I dimmed my headlights twice to signal the on-coming cars. Hope someone else was as happy as I was that night.

I will ALWAYS dim my lights to signal other drivers because I am tired of this sneaky hiding fluff they do. I know this officer saw me dim my lights twice too, but he didn't do anything about it... should he have acted, I would have taken it to court demanding a jury trial.

Too bad I don't know who this observant, other driver is who signaled me. If I met him in public... dinner and beers would be on me for the service he is rendering the public... nice to know there are good people out there.

[protias]

Why would the officer pull you over for signalling to another driver?

[mfcool45]

^^^ its happened before.. and they (LEO) would claim "improper use of highbeams"

[protias]

^^^ its happened before.. and they (LEO) would claim "improper use of highbeams"

I do remember the video of a guy in FL who was ticketed for it...

[The Stigs Cousin]

I usually flash other cars once I pass where the Leo is hiding for at least half. I do not however help anyone out before i see the Leo and only know he's there from my radar detectors. I paid too much to give free handouts like that and don't want to give away I have detectors.

[gmctrucks]

I flashed my headlights about a week ago and when I did I thought im getting busted because the cop saw me flash my lights but ahead my 8500 X50 gave me a warning again so I turned on my lights and left them on and another cop was coming down the road. Off the subject here sorry but last week I took a 12 hour round trip and my 8500 warned me every time I love it at one time my dad was with me he's 85 he was freaked out how good my 8500 is and how far the cop was.

[krypton2]

Since we're on headlight flashing stories...

A few days ago I was driving through a relatively well known speed trap. I passed it and one of their officers was running speed enforcement. There were two cars approaching me, with the first one being a pickup truck going about PSL+20. I flashed my headlights at them a few time...and, well, the driver of the pickup didn't care.

Anyone can guess what happened next... I do these people a favor all the time and they are too oblivious to notice.

[KaPro]

^^^^ He had it coming. Driver inattentiveness = fail.

[Aoshi]

last week I flashed my lights at a car that was going around a bend into a school zone, and he flipped me off?! He was at least 15+km over and I just passed the LEO so I know how that ended up for him..

I wonder if he realized as he was being pulled over what I meant when I flashed my lights... idiot...

I find city drivers are far less likely to warn you than country / highway drivers are... that's my experience anyway.

[AMG_Roadster]

I have not seen someone flash their lights because of a LEO in years. It is nice to hear there are still some courteous drivers out there.