Status_Silver_5114 t1_j5t9xrb wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:24 PM

Not a thing anymore. And not worth bringing back (I mean how would you anyway?).

SqueakieDeekie OP t1_j5thl1y wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:34 PM

By doing it?

Status_Silver_5114 t1_j5thswn wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:35 PM

If no one knows why you're doing it and you're just flashing lights and most people aren't making the connection (or not thinking it's worth it) - how are you going to "teach" people. I think the thing got ingrained in those of us of a certain age at drivers ed time but if that isn't happening now, unless you plan on going on tik tok and being widely successful - making it a "thing" is a ship that has sailed.

ShiningSquirrel t1_j5tnasd wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:18 PM

This right here. I'm 60, I do not flash to warn and ignore when someone else flashes anymore. Why? because people flash for everything just like a previous poster mentioned. Also, being blinded by someone else's high beams at night is not a courtesy, it's an a-hole move.

SqueakieDeekie OP t1_j5ti9lr wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:39 PM

Don’t you think if people see a flash and then a cop, they’ll start noticing a pattern? Especially because I’m not trying to invent a new thing, just trying to keep a thing going. Even if you’re not speeding it’s just nice to know there’s a cop ahead. I get panicky when I see cops and it’s helpful to have a warning. Lots of cops pull over people of color and/or young women for no legitimate reason so it’s scary and it’s helpful to have a little warning

Status_Silver_5114 t1_j5tix13 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:44 PM

No but I think that's what folks are saying. I've been seeing it for years and because I'm a certain age, I know what people are "trying" to say but it's stopped being a thing for many people so it's not going to suddenly sink in NOW after dying off as common practice for decades. As someone else also pointed out, many new cars have "auto" settings that go on and off to high beams or on and off altogether because the sensors in their cars are doing it automatically so you're seeing a lot more automatic flashes that defeat the purpose. When I learned to drive in the 80s, flashing lights ONLY meant that. It's just stopped being a thing for all of the above reasons so you'd be 100% fighting a losing battle here. But you can sure try! I think most people also get their cop info from phone apps anyway which IMHO is very reliable (at least with Waze). It isn't about police brutality, it's about we're all doing something that now is for middle aged/old people and past the point of being adopted again.