Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hou2h.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!hou2h!an From: an@hou2h.UUCP (A.NGUYEN) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Flashing high beams Message-ID: <317@hou2h.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 17:57:10 EST Article-I.D.: hou2h.317 Posted: Mon Feb 27 17:57:10 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Feb-84 12:45:39 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 29 I've seen flashing high beams used for lotsa things, including: - to oncoming driver with high beams on at night: "Turn off your brights you idiot!" - to oncoming driver, during daytime, especially if he drives a hot sports car and looks like he's hauling: "Go easy guy, there's a bear up ahead!" - to driver with lights off (his car's, that is) after dark: "Put your lights on." - to driver of same car coming or going (usually applies only to cult cars like Wabbit GTIs (yeah!) etc): "NICE car, mon!" - to slow driver in the left lane: "Please let me pass." All messages have to be taken in context of course. Of these, only the first three seems to be common. The last one seems to depend a lot on geographical area. In New England states that I've been to (CT,MA,VT,NH), it's good for about 8 out of 10 times. In NY,NJ,PA it's about 5 out of 10, and in the only state in the South that I've driven in a lot, NC, I'd be lucky to get 1 out of 10. I'd be curious to hear other people's experiences. Au Nguyen