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From: sanjay@utah-cs.UUCP ( Sanjay)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Flashing high beams
Message-ID: <2546@utah-cs.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-Mar-84 22:55:33 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  1 22:55:33 1984
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  Another interesting sequence (that usually truckers follow) is the following

1> Car faster than you approaches you from behind and flashes his lights.
2> You move over to the right lane if you are not already there.
3> Car passes you and when it's clear YOU flash your lights indicating that he
	can move over to the right lane if he wants to.
4> He does so and blinks his TAIL lights.

  This is very common among truckers. On a recent 2000 mile trip almost 90% of
	the truckers that I passed (or that passed me) did this. Most other 
	people (over 90%) don't seem to know. Maybe one of the reason is that
	it's not very easy to blink tail lights on ordinary cars. 18 wheelers
	probably have separate switches for it. Try it out the next time you 
	are on the freeways.

- Sanjay

 Also how about flashing your lights on-off during the DAY to let someone know
that their lights are on.