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by Perry Coleman-2
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Well, I agree as regards WTOP (and the WaPo, for that matter) when it comes
to the dissemination of facts, versus "agenda", but they were also talking
about this topic on WMAL this morning (yes, I wimped out and drove the cage
today...)
This law has been an issue since I started driving (way back when!). I was
taught that in MD, it is legal to pass on the right, but illegal to flash
your lights at another driver for any reason. In VA, it is not legal to pass
on the right, but it is legal to flash your lights at another driver. So, is
it any wonder that so many drivers in MD camp out in the left lane and then
do something ignorant, like stomp on their brakes, if someone overtakes them
and flashes?
Of course, if one wants to warn oncoming drivers of an impending traffic
situation (such as a speed trap) one must be circumspect in the use of one's
flashing lights.
The one message to take from this story is to NEVER flash your lights back
as a way of saying "Thanks!" That'll get you pinched for sure.
Perry
Just call me "Flash"
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Mike Troutman <mike@...> wrote:
> This is an interesting court case - the driver was ticketed for flashing
> his high beams to warn others of a traffic enforcement area ahead, and
> was himself ticketed for 'driving with flashing lights' according to
> WTOP (generally unreliable source when it comes to facts).
>
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061603186.html?wprss=rss_metro
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to the dissemination of facts, versus "agenda", but they were also talking
about this topic on WMAL this morning (yes, I wimped out and drove the cage
today...)
This law has been an issue since I started driving (way back when!). I was
taught that in MD, it is legal to pass on the right, but illegal to flash
your lights at another driver for any reason. In VA, it is not legal to pass
on the right, but it is legal to flash your lights at another driver. So, is
it any wonder that so many drivers in MD camp out in the left lane and then
do something ignorant, like stomp on their brakes, if someone overtakes them
and flashes?
Of course, if one wants to warn oncoming drivers of an impending traffic
situation (such as a speed trap) one must be circumspect in the use of one's
flashing lights.
The one message to take from this story is to NEVER flash your lights back
as a way of saying "Thanks!" That'll get you pinched for sure.
Perry
Just call me "Flash"
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Mike Troutman <mike@...> wrote:
> This is an interesting court case - the driver was ticketed for flashing
> his high beams to warn others of a traffic enforcement area ahead, and
> was himself ticketed for 'driving with flashing lights' according to
> WTOP (generally unreliable source when it comes to facts).
>
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061603186.html?wprss=rss_metro
> --
> ___________________________________
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