Whenever I'm driving and someone flashes their lights to warn me there is a cop.

Xelopheris · 2 months

GF: "Where I'm from if someone flashes their lights it means there's a moose on the road."

Me: "Moose or cop, you're still slowing the fuck down."

pingthepong · 2 months

Bear rolling south bound at the 110 in a plain brown wrapper.

10-4 good buddy.

horseflavour · 2 months

got saved by someone the other day cause of this!

white618 · 2 months

Judge in Florida recently ruled in favor for anyone flashing their lights for any reason. He did so under freedom of speech. I do it to warn people of cops, let them know their lights are off at night, etc... never know who you can save by bringing attention to someone.

ChrisWGraphics · 2 months

Thats how i feel when i do it and they wave back.

MaxBullis · 2 months

My wife always gives me a hard time because she thinks it is a gang initiation to shoot people who flash their lights at you or something ridiculous like that. I still do it for cop warnings and "lights not on" warnings, Gangs be damned.

dap_159 · 2 months

Be thankful for every person who does this. My mother passed a cop and flashed her lights at a car coming her way, it was another police car. Got a ticket. Here is an article with more information and a case study of someone who stood up to it: http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/11/16/speed-trap-warning-can-earn-ticket/

russiangn · 2 months

In Ukraine people do this habitually

Notyourfaja · 1 month

Or you know, you could like, not speed.

TooLongAlreadyRead · 2 months

Yea, I did this today. The guy flipped me the bird...then got pulled over. Can't say I didn't try.

TheLazyRebel · 2 months

I more often do it for deer or to warn people to be careful up head.

beergoggles69 · 1 month

I drive around flashing my lights so that people think there is a speed camera ahead and slow down.

There's no camera. I just get off on public safety.

ellifaine · 1 month

I had that happen to me tonight, except it wasn't a cop I was being warned about.. it was a cow trying to cross the street around the next bend in the road.

swaags · 1 month

i get the same feeling from letting someone merge when their about to get railroaded by traffic. i love the little wave, it's like "ill never see you again but you are a good person and i salute you."

Nada_Nada_Calabaza · 1 month

This should be taught in driving school. It is more relevant now than it ever has been before, too. With police departments using speeding tickets for revenue rather than safety, motorists absolutely have to stand up for each other every way possible. I consider warning other drivers of cops as a civic duty.

Also, I flash my lights to warn drivers to slow down for any reason, be it a deer, children in street, or police officers.

YeahSmingersDidIt · 2 months

People do this?

Gutterville · 2 months

I do this every time I drive to university because there are always police hiding around corners.

zkredux · 2 months

Couldn't you just claim ignorance? My sister's car has the headlight/windshield wiper controls on the opposite side of my car. I sometimes hit the wrong one when driving her car. Considering it's a brief flash, isn't it hard to prove you DIDN'T do it on accident? After all, the burden of proof is on the prosecution.

CenturyPunk · 2 months

You use racial slurs?

lord_fairfax · 1 month

OP your lights are off.

CountFarussi · 1 month

I suppose this is a bad time to admit I do this when I see someone approaching me at a high rate of speed, just to see their brake lights in my rear view.

DarkoDonnie · 1 month

Just had this happen today. Awesome! This is just good will and a togetherness of drivers, restores your faith in humanity.

thattaboychuk · 1 month

Someone flashed their lights at me yesterday while I was going 80 in the left lane (US). They were behind me. When did this become a way of telling someone to go faster? I tend to just brake check the fuck out of people if they're being douchy like that though.

bertrob3 · 1 month

I did that to a cop once. Best part was he just flashed back.

celfers · 2 months

To everyone: please do this and educate everyone you know to do this all the time.

We can make the world a better place if we campaign just as hard for this as we did for the other reddit causes we've done!

Imagine the grief we can remove!

adaniel28 · 2 months

I always try to do the pay it forward when someone flashes their lights. I have this dream that people will continue paying it forward, and the cop frustrated with cars passing doing 20MPH under the limit, decides to leave and go on a doughnut run.

HikariKyuubi · 2 months

You, me and everyone who can drive fast and not get into an accident because we actually know how to drive fast AND safely.

LOHare · 1 month

I flash my lights at speeders whether there is a cop or not.

I promote public safety.

jme5343 · 1 month

Download the Waze gps app for your phone. It does the same thing, only better.

kaleidoscopic_prism · 1 month

More people need to do this! I feel like I'm the only one flashing these days...

dumbgaytheist · 1 month

Who else guessed it was "his nigga" before hitting the link?

Niatnuom · 1 month

You know when you've been on reddit too long when you can consistently guess the image macro.

masterwit · 1 month

This is the 50th time I've seen this photo on Reddit.

Lady_Vox · 1 month

I can't get a license because of my sight, but I still totally commend everyone that teaches their offspring these unspoken rules of the road.

Also basic thank you waves for all occasions. These things really do matter and don't cost you much more than a handflick.

plutPWNium · 1 month

fuck you bitch

slapmesilly69 · 1 month

I fuckin love it when this happens! I love returning the favor to others as well!!!

Ryno9292 · 1 month

thats literally never happened to me :(

joemundel · 1 month

I did this to one guy before and he just flashed his brights back at me and did not slow down and was pulled over..

superficial32 · 1 month

happened to me today, great feeling.

sometimes someone will flash their lights and I don't see the policeman. I always wonder if it's an offduty policeman just messing with everyone.

Drawtaru · 1 month

I rarely flash my lights at someone. One of the only times I've ever done it was actually yesterday... there was a guy driving 30mph in a 45mph zone and I really really REALLY like going AT LEAST the speed limit, so I flashed my lights at him. He promptly moved over. All was right with the world.

ianramsrud · 1 month

I think THIS should be civil law.

Jaybleezie · 1 month

How does he make that look like a toothpick with such ease?

LadyNerd · 1 month

The repost is strong with this one

KoalaaaBear · 1 month

I once flashed my lights but it just made the person in front of me switch lanes. I felt like a dick for a good reason?

Zinny19 · 1 month

I don't know about everyone else but whenever I see this photo of Denzel I say it just like him.

5forsilver · 2 months

Is there any truth to those rumors where gang members kill people who flash their lights at them?

realigion · 1 month

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Ben_Jahmin · 2 months

People usually don't do that in America, or don't understand when I do it.

FilmRate · 2 months

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XprotokingX · 2 months

In my city it was actually a bad thing to do... Why you ask? Because gangs made it a initiation to who ever flashed there head lights at you to KILL them...

polskamafia_mjl · 2 months

More people need to do this. I blame every speeding ticket I have on the inconsiderate jerk who was too lazy to flash me a warning.

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