IVORTHE DRIVER wrote:
Personally as I do a lot of night driving, I find a quick push on the "hazard" lights to be an adequate and visible acknowledgement to other road users.
Ancient wrote:I do 'dip down' to sidelights to acknowledge, rather than risking dazzle with main beam. I also switch to sidelights when appropriate on lit streets and when stopping to give way on narrow country lanes - so that the driver is able to see past my headlight dazzle.
dth wrote: Using hazard lights is illegal in those circumstances so I wouldn't recommend that.
IVORTHE DRIVER wrote:dth wrote: Using hazard lights is illegal in those circumstances so I wouldn't recommend that.
Hi,
Illegal maybe but a useful and safe alternative and perfectly easy to recognise as such. Witness lorries passing each other, passed vehicle "flashes" headlights to say "you are safe to pull in" (again in theory illegal) passing vehicle gives quick hazard light flash to say "thankyou"...easy, quick, courteous, safe and makes good use of a switch that most drivers misuse constantly by double parking, parking in bus stops etc where they think hazard lights make it ok!
Also if your head lights are correctly set you will never dazzle oncoming cars anyway so why turn them off?
Just my untrained view
Ivor
dth wrote:Using hazard lights is illegal in those circumstances so I wouldn't recommend that.
IVORTHE DRIVER wrote:dth wrote: Using hazard lights is illegal in those circumstances so I wouldn't recommend that.
Hi,
Illegal maybe but a useful and safe alternative and perfectly easy to recognise as such. Witness lorries passing each other, passed vehicle "flashes" headlights to say "you are safe to pull in" (again in theory illegal) passing vehicle gives quick hazard light flash to say "thankyou"...easy, quick, courteous, safe and makes good use of a switch that most drivers misuse constantly by double parking, parking in bus stops etc where they think hazard lights make it ok!
Also if your head lights are correctly set you will never dazzle oncoming cars anyway so why turn them off?
Just my untrained view
Ivor
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