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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
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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