From: turnkey@q.com   
      
   On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:47:39 PM UTC-8, Arif Khokar wrote:   
   > On 12/17/2013 04:28 PM, thekmanrocks@gmail.com wrote:   
   >   
   > > Harry K wrote:   
      
   > >> "As for fliking your lights, there isn't one person out there in a   
   > >> thousand that would have a clue about what you are doing.   
      
   > > Then none of them should be driving.   
      
   > > It's called "flash to pass".   
      
   > What you wrote in the post that Harry K responded to was:   
      
   > > #1.  If I am approaching onramp(one-quarter to one-eighth mile before   
   > > it)  and vehicle is ahead of me in said onramp making good speed, I   
   > > shall flick my highbeams for them to proceed into highway.   
      
   > If you're using your flash-to-pass feature to indicate that someone   
   > should merge onto the highway, then you're misusing the feature.  The   
   > merger may interpret your signal that you're going to pass him and he   
   > has to slow down and merge behind you, or that you're a jerk and are   
   > speeding up to prevent his merge.   
      
   > The flash-to-pass feature is used to indicate to the driver ahead of you   
   > that you intend to pass and that they should move out of the passing   
   > lane.  It's not supposed to be used to indicate that you intend to let   
   > the driver merge in front of you.   
      
   > When approaching an interchange, just maintain a constant speed and let   
   > the merger figure out how to position their vehicle to merge.   
      
   Exactly!  Exception of the "flash lights" is in truckers use to show a passer   
   he is clear to pull back in.  I do it to them but most ignore it figuring I   
   probably don't know what I'm doing :)   
      
   Harry K   
      
   Harry K   
      
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