Holy Cow

[bacon]

I don't read minds when someone flashes his lights behind me but I do know his intentions to overtake me when he has his blinker on

[RodZone]

Avoid driving at night in country areas if you can. There are wombats, pigs, roos, horses and deer regularly being hit, killed and bending cars. It's only a matter of time.

[MSF]

You would be taking a great risk to flash you lights at me before you overtake

I don't read minds when someone flashes his lights behind me but I do know his intentions to overtake me when he has his blinker on

Wow... just WOW...
So I take it that you are constantly looking in your mirror, (rather than on the road ahead) concentrating on the OSF indicator of the car behind you - just so you can know when you are about to be overtaken...

As opposed to a quick flash of the lights to get your attention, then you realise I am about to over take you because you will then see my indicator when you look back in the mirror..

If you can't tell the difference between someone flashing the courtesy to let you know they are about to overtake, vs flashing constantly behind you because you are driving like a twat in the right lane at 20km/h below the speed limit - Then I think you should hand in your licence

Just out of interest - what makes them at great risk when someone flashes behind you ?? (which of course is legal to indicate an intention to overtake)

a/ Brake check them ??
b/ Speed up and cut them off as they are overtaking ??
c/ Merge right and force them off the road ??
d/ Sit behind them with your highbeam and spotlights on ??..

If the answer is ANY of the above... please stop driving immediately and start catching the bus......

[bacon]

In NSW, headlight flashing by regular drivers (that is, not a police officer, etc) for any means is illegal, except in emergency purposes."





Go catch a bus LOL

[MSF]

In NSW, headlight flashing by regular drivers (that is, not a police officer, etc) for any means is illegal, except in emergency purposes."

Go catch a bus LOL

You need to read up on the rules.... You are obviously proud of being able to quote them -

I linked it and even quoted it above for your convenience......

[bacon]

In NSW, headlight flashing by regular drivers (that is, not a police officer, etc) for any means is illegal, except in emergency purposes."

[MSF]

Where are you quoting this from ????
please provide a link to this rule as I have...

Please don't say Wikipedia, Whirlpool forums or Reddit etc - save yourself that embarrassment....
Where in the current NSW road rule handbook does it say that ....

I have provided the source in NSW --> http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/safe...and-horns.html

Another source - http://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/...r210/s218.html

Do yourself a favour before you look completely silly - Google "AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 218"

[Dicko1]

Its legal in Queensland...

[bacon]

Where are you quoting this from ????
please provide a link to this rule as I have...

You seem to know everything look for your self

[Dicko1]

http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/viewtop/inforce/subordleg+179+2008+cd+0+N/
218 Using headlights on high-beam
(2) However, if the driver is overtaking a vehicle, the driver may briefly switch the headlights from low-beam to high-beam immediately before the driver begins to overtake the vehicle.

LEGAL IN NSW TOO......

[stevemc181]

Many years ago in my truck driving days it was considered standard practice and a common courtesy to give a quick flick of the high beam lights to let the truck ahead know you were on the way around. It was also standard practice for them to flick the lights once you were clear and it was safe to pull back in.

[Dicko1]

I can remember that as well...Only problem is that in the old days high beam was only 2 candles worth of light!!!

HID, Lightbars and technology have advanced so far that even low beam can be too bright...

[craka]

Many years ago in my truck driving days it was considered standard practice and a common courtesy to give a quick flick of the high beam lights to let the truck ahead know you were on the way around. It was also standard practice for them to flick the lights once you were clear and it was safe to pull back in.

Still relative standard practice to flash one overtaking that they are right to pull in but not the former, not that I've seen anyway.

[MSF]

I am often doing the Syd-Melb and Melb-Syd run and prefer to drive at night for a few reasons and yep... I always see the overtaken truck flash the overtaking truck to say "Ok to pull back in front" - makes perfect sense when they are running a Long vehicle like a B-Double etc

[Dicko1]

I am often doing the Syd-Melb and Melb-Syd run and prefer to drive at night for a few reasons and yep... I always see the overtaken truck flash the overtaking truck to say "Ok to pull back in front" - makes perfect sense when they are running a Long vehicle like a B-Double etc

And these blokes are really professional drivers so you'd reckon they'd know what are safe practices.....