ive read alot of posts everybody heard of cases but the info is vague evev i remember hearing about a case on tv but dont remember it
2006-12-02 03:16:12 · 7 answers · asked by hrdwoodfl 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
If you mean a single flash - then no. it is used to warn other traffic that you are there.
If you mean repeatedly flashing one and off then yes, certainly in the UK, and I think in the US too.
Flashing lights other than indicators / hazards are forbidden on vehicles other than emergency vehicles.
I would guess if you have a car "dressed" to look like a police car and falsh the light, you might end up being charged with attemtping to impersonate too.
2006-12-02 03:22:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mark T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HMmm... My guess is that you were flashing your lights to warn on-coming drivers of a speed trap, right?? And you got pulled over and were charged with interfering with a police officer in the performance of his duties. How am I doing??
My best advice would be to get an attorney. That can actually be a fairly serious charge and you don't want to go into court un-protected.
At the very least, most states DO have laws against using high beams when you are within a specified distance of another vehicle, often between 300 and 1,000 feet. The fact that another driver had failed to dim his high beams is not a defense in most states. If you were warning other drivers of a hazard -- such as an accident or some junk in the road -- that might fly with the judge.
If they're just dinging you for the high beams, not for interference with a police officer, then just pay the ticket. It's usually a small one and seldom has any points attached to it. If that's the case, it's probably not worth fighting it.
2006-12-02 15:50:40 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As everyone else stated, you don't say why you were flashing your lights. In Virginia I was in traffic court and while waiting for my case I was listening to the cases before me. One man was charged for interfering with police operations because he flashed his lights to warn oncoming motorists of a radar speed trap. The judge found him guilty and gave him a pretty stiff fine. I believe that if you say that you didn't know that there was a speed trap and that you were only trying to warn of a car pulled over or that you thought that there was an accident you may have a prayer with the judge. Good luck!
2006-12-02 17:52:01 · answer #3 · answered by GENE J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry, but your question is vague in my mind also. What do you mean by 'flash headlights'? A quick flash to remind them their headlights are off? A quick bright light to tell them they have their brights on and you can't see? Share with us the details of al the posts you read that we didn't, and maybe upon knowing what you are talking about, someone can give you an answer.
2006-12-02 11:22:27 · answer #4 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know a guy on a motor cycle that was too light to activate the sensor telling the streetlight that he was there. He flashed his brights try to trigger the sensor making it think he was an emergency vehicle. There happened to be a cop down the street that saw him do it and he got pulled over. It's illegal to flash your brights in wa. He didn't get a ticket for it, the dwi was enough i guess.
2006-12-04 06:48:53 · answer #5 · answered by Jake W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know if anyone said anythign about this yet but im wondering if its wrong to flas your lights at sumone when your behind them and want the to get out of the passing lane becuase their going to slow?
2006-12-03 01:04:01 · answer #6 · answered by AudiSpeed4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IIF YOU ARE WARNING OF A HAZARD IT IS OK , NOW IF YOU ARE DOING IT TO SAY THE POLICE ARE DOWN THE ROAD NO IT IS A TRAFFIC SUMMONS. IF YOU ARE DOING IT TO BLIND SOMEON YOU WILL ALSO GET A TICKET.
2006-12-03 05:33:12 · answer #7 · answered by scooprandell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋