# OK if you are being flash!! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [January 9, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330 "2008-01-09T16:24:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![draggone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@draggone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/draggone)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/1 "2008-01-09T16:24:36Z")
Ok guys if you are driving and a car in the opposite direction is flashing its head lights rapidly that means cops are TIMING (speed trap) slow your ass down. I was driving up 400 heading North to Barrie and I notice a car traverling South flashing its head lights, I was doing 120 to 130km so I slow down to 110km to the flow of traffic and what did I notice parked at the side of the road ? A white OPP crusier. ---
**Author:** ![Ko-San](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ko-San](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ko-San)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/2 "2008-01-09T16:26:02Z")
um this is really old news…no offence =D ---
**Author:** ![schen04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@schen04](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/schen04)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/3 "2008-01-09T16:26:08Z")
umm thats what it meant for the longest time or it also means that watch the fuk out there is some shit on the road ahead. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/4 "2008-01-09T16:27:29Z")
are you kidding? ive seen that 432 times why weren’t you going faster ---
**Author:** ![s13Junkyard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13junkyard/32/5502_2.png) [@s13Junkyard](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s13Junkyard)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/5 "2008-01-09T16:27:51Z")
or turn your headlights on ---
**Author:** ![fastback240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fastback240/32/5591_2.png) [@fastback240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fastback240)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/6 "2008-01-09T16:30:43Z")
i thought everyone knew thats what it ment. its not realy legal to do it now tho if they catch you its a big fine ---
**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:** [January 9, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/7 "2008-01-09T16:36:00Z")
> [@Hobowars](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hobowars/14967/188): > > i thought everyone knew thats what it ment. its not realy legal to do it now tho if they catch you its a big fine ive heard this a bunch of times too is there any evidence to back this up? ---
**Author:** ![DJPyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/8 "2008-01-09T17:05:31Z")
> [@p/s or no p/s?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/p-s-or-no-p-s/15481/5): > > ive heard this a bunch of times too > > is there any evidence to back this up? I’ve heard it too, but never any evidence or proof to back it up… Also, does this only apply if you’re warning about a speed trap? Or if you flash your lights to indicate a hazard such as an accident? ---
**Author:** ![Jspec\_Dan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5a626/32.png) [@Jspec\_Dan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jspec_Dan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/9 "2008-01-09T17:22:06Z")
It also means theres a man in the back with a big nasty axe… ---
**Author:** ![DJPyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/10 "2008-01-09T17:33:53Z")
I think that constitutes a hazard on the road 😛 ---
**Author:** ![sidewayz240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@sidewayz240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sidewayz240)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/11 "2008-01-09T17:47:20Z")
People that do that are awsome. They’ve possibly saved me a few times, so I try to return the favour when ever I can. But really, how are they going to catch you, and could they do anything about it, im interested in seeing a law or something. ---
**Author:** ![weaves](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/weaves/32/5624_2.png) [@weaves](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/weaves)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/12 "2008-01-09T17:49:00Z")
funny story… i did this to an oncoming car, soon to realize it was another cop, i thought i was done for sure, he kept going like nothing happened, but maybe he didnt notice. ---
**Author:** ![Ko-San](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ko-San](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ko-San)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/13 "2008-01-09T18:02:33Z")
> [@p/s or no p/s?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/p-s-or-no-p-s/15481/9): > > funny story… i did this to an oncoming car, soon to realize it was another cop, i thought i was done for sure, he kept going like nothing happened, but maybe he didnt notice. lol before my dad learned about this rule, someone flashed his lights and my dad honked and got mad cause it was at night and he gets annoyed about high beams…the story ends with him getting pulled over for speeding …=P ---
**Author:** ![a\_ahmed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/a_ahmed/32/5411_2.png) [@a\_ahmed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/a_ahmed)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/14 "2008-01-09T18:05:51Z")
> [@Homosexual Undertones - NYSPEED Edition](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homosexual-undertones-nyspeed-edition/15447/48): > > lol before my dad learned about this rule, someone flashed his lights and my dad honked and got mad cause it was at night and he gets annoyed about high beams…the story ends with him getting pulled over for speeding …=P hahaha aw poor guy ☹ This is done all over Europe… too bad not everyone knows this here, could save people lots of hassles… it’s like working together on the road against big brother. Likewise when people travel like colonies as I like to call it if they are speeding together the cops won’t just pull over everyone hah. Ah well ---
**Author:** ![DJPyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/15 "2008-01-09T18:10:30Z")
Yes they will. They set mass speed traps on a regular basis. I know several people that thought they were safe in traffic and the whole lot of them got pulled over. It wasn’t even a convoy, just regular traffic, but everyone happened to be speeding. …And on that note, a\_ahmed is back! ---
**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:** [January 9, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/16 "2008-01-09T18:14:49Z")
> [@Homosexual Undertones - NYSPEED Edition](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homosexual-undertones-nyspeed-edition/15447/49): > > hahaha aw poor guy ☹ > > This is done all over Europe… too bad not everyone knows this here, could save people lots of hassles… it’s like working together on the road against big brother. Likewise when people travel like colonies as I like to call it if they are speeding together the cops won’t just pull over everyone hah. Ah well Why the fuck are you back? ---
**Author:** ![DJPyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/17 "2008-01-09T18:47:12Z")
lmmfao, well I wasn’t gonna be that harsh right off the bat, but thank you Solarian. Thank you muchly. ---
**Author:** ![Fobwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7ea924/32.png) [@Fobwall](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fobwall)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/18 "2008-01-09T18:49:03Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/15220/33): > > Why the fuck are you back? I secondeded that. ---
**Author:** ![DJPyro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/278dde/32.png) [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/19 "2008-01-09T19:01:23Z")
> [@the REAL whale tail](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-real-whale-tail/15482/5): > > I secondeded that. Y’know, the more important question, is HOW, I thought he was still banned… ---
**Author:** ![kapetajr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kapetajr/32/5445_2.png) [@kapetajr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kapetajr)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330/20 "2008-01-09T19:37:02Z")
> [@Hobowars](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hobowars/14967/188): > > i thought everyone knew thats what it ment. its not realy legal to do it now tho if they catch you its a big fine It’s iffy cause you can get a ticket for the prohibited use of alternating high-beam headlights. if the cops an ass. Because alternating flashing headlights are supposed to be for “emergency vehilces” the close resemblance of proof i could find was in this article. But i could be wrong here is the link: [Law Document English View | Ontario.ca](http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm#169.(2)) It is illegal to have alternating flashing headlights except for emergency vehicles. HTA 169(2) – Prohibited use of alternating highbeam headlights - $85.00/$110.00 Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-if-you-are-being-flash/112330.md?page=2)