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>If you see a vehicle coming up from behind you at a higher rate of speed, signal and move over. Don’t be surprised if they flash their high beams. It’s common
by chki 7y ago
>If you see a vehicle coming up from behind you at a higher rate of speed, signal and move over. Don’t be surprised if they flash their high beams. It’s common and only considered mildly rude. Just move over.
While this is somewhat common this is a clear violation of Traffic Law and actually also a violation of the German criminal code ("Nötigung"). It's definitely not "only mildly rude" and the types of people who flash their headlights aggressively (often accompanied by driving way to close to the car in front of them) are those we could really do without on the Autobahn.
- Faark 7y agoI thought so as well, but articles I've found (eg [0]) seem to indicate Lichthupe can actually kinda be used when overtaking. But I doubt most people on the road use it this way. Flashing your lights till the lane is clear certainly isn't legal. [0] https://www.adac.de/der-adac/rechtsberatung/verkehrsvorschriften/inland/lichthupe/ https://www.adac.de/der-adac/rechtsberatung/verkehrsvorschri...
- pintxo 7y agoYes, its actually perfectly legal, if you are indicating your intention to overtake, and you are still within the legally allowed distance from the other car. Doing this will riding in their trunk, not so much legal anymore. Problem is that this is barely known to anyone, even in Germany. So you will be seen as an asshole anyway.
- chki 7y agoYes you are correct. You are allowed to use the Lichthupe (or the normal horn as well) _once_ when indicating that you are going to overtake. But that's only for situations on single lane roads where there is already enough space to overtake. You are not allowed to push other drivers around it is only for signalling that your overtaking maneuver is about to happen.