It's a Team's Life

Flash of Head Lights

Thank You to Unknown Motorist

The question was what do I do with this information? Did I miss something and they were turning their lights off, is there a hidden police officer ahead, or is there some type of danger around the bend in the road.

Motorists have been flashing their headlights to warn of danger for many years and this is sometimes called an optical horn. When I researched this communication I read several lawsuits against cities for tickets issued when a motorist warns others of a speed trap. All of the cases I read the motorist won and the cities changed their policies.

We do not flash our lights to warn others of a speed trap as speeding is against the law and unless an emergency they should have left earlier to arrive on time. When a person speeds they take the chance of getting caught and ticketed. We will flash our lights to warn others of danger such as traffic coming to a stop around a corner, an accident, or something in the road they need to be aware of.

In this situation on the busy two lane road there was a trash can that had blown out of someone's vehicle laying square in the middle of my lane and no shoulder to go around. I had plenty of time to slow and wait till traffic cleared to go around the trashcan and continue safely on my way.

Thank you to the many unknown people over the years that have taken the time to flash their lights to warn of danger around the bend. Their small act has been appreciated many times over the years.

Bob & Linda Caffee
TeamCaffee
Saint Louis MO
Expediters since January 2005
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