# Flashing Highbeams from oncoming traffic **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [April 10, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567 "2008-04-10T10:07:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sleepydopey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sleepydopey/32/5526_2.png) [@sleepydopey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sleepydopey)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/1 "2008-04-10T10:07:36Z")
I hope a lot of you sonlings know this common courtesy on the road, even though I feel that a large portion of the public is clueless about this. If you are driving, and you spot a speed trap, you are suppose to quickly flash your highbeams to warn oncoming traffic of the trap. I like to think I’m a pretty courteous driver on the road…I rarely succumb to road rage, but it does frustrate me when I do highbeam the oncoming driver trying to warn them of the impending speed trap hiding beneath the bridge, and all the driver does is give me the finger and pretty tells me to sod off. Then their faces quickly change to unveil their realization when the cop has already pulled them over and writing them a ticket. I was wondering if any of you guys had the same experience, or even better, are their any other road signals that I am not aware of that is used to warn other drivers of impending ticket dispensing. ---
**Author:** ![S13counterpart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@S13counterpart](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13counterpart)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/2 "2008-04-10T10:14:07Z")
^You’re not “supposed” to do it. It’s just a nice jesture. And before anyone throws the HTA out there. Flashing your highbeams, even during the day, is not illegal. It’s not even illegal to warn oncoming drivers of a speed trap. However, having them on for a consistant duration of time during the day is illegal. ---
**Author:** ![Martino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/martino/32/5674_2.png) [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/3 "2008-04-10T10:31:22Z")
Although i usually go ahead and highbeam oncoming traffic. I’ve heard numourous amounts of times it is illegal, and have met people who have been given a ticket for it. Just curious as to how that would work… ---
**Author:** ![jpod89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jpod89/32/5688_2.png) [@jpod89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jpod89)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/4 "2008-04-10T10:34:25Z")
It’s a stupid thing for a cop to try, cause you can say you accidentally hit your highbeams when you were reaching for something (adjusting the heating vent?) and if you want to, fight it, if the cop is dumb enough to give you one. ---
**Author:** ![PureEuroM3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3bc359/32.png) [@PureEuroM3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureEuroM3)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/5 "2008-04-10T10:46:50Z")
Ya its fight able. I did it twice today actually, Go me! ---
**Author:** ![sleepydopey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sleepydopey/32/5526_2.png) [@sleepydopey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sleepydopey)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/6 "2008-04-10T10:52:38Z")
i hate that law… it’s like…their slapping you with a ticket for being a nice person stupid fascists ---
**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/7 "2008-04-10T11:05:05Z")
What a pointless waste of Internet. ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/8 "2008-04-10T11:37:38Z")
I don’t see how they can prove it to be illegal. I’ve always done it, will continue to due it, and will tell the pig that tries to give me that ticket where to stick it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/9 "2008-04-10T11:50:27Z")
was this same exact thread not made about a month or two ago? ---
**Author:** ![lopez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@lopez](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lopez)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/10 "2008-04-10T11:55:41Z")
haha, if i could thank all the people who’ve highbeemed me before i hit a trap. saved me a few tickets ---
**Author:** ![krgoodwin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krgoodwin/32/5559_2.png) [@krgoodwin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/krgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/11 "2008-04-10T12:20:58Z")
It’s not illegal to warn people of a speed trap but your not allowed to have flashing lights on your car, so they give you that ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Hurricane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hurricane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hurricane)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/12 "2008-04-10T13:45:38Z")
Stop wasting my screen space with this crap. What is this the second time this has come up this year?! ---
**Author:** ![sleepydopey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sleepydopey/32/5526_2.png) [@sleepydopey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sleepydopey)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/13 "2008-04-10T13:47:34Z")
if it’s a bore to read…skip it if it’s really that annoying… then mods, you can delete this thread ---
**Author:** ![DudebuD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@DudebuD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DudebuD)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/14 "2008-04-10T13:52:03Z")
> [@lets see how many bad drivers we have..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lets-see-how-many-bad-drivers-we-have/16561/79): > > i hate that law… > > it’s like…their slapping you with a ticket for being a nice person > > stupid fascists you mean communists ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/flashing-highbeams-from-oncoming-traffic/114567/15 "2008-04-10T16:58:29Z")
i was just with the journalist that published the original story. the ticket he got was thrown out. it’s illegal to have flashing ALTERNATING headlamps (commonly known as wig wags)… which flash left then right then left then right etc. it’s not illegal to warn people of an approaching speed trap. and yes, this was just covered. search for the other thread.