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Maybe if you blink the light bar. Maybe. Intentionally blinding problem drivers, while emotionally satisfying, is likely to cause accidents, road rage, and is

Maybe if you blink the light bar. Maybe. Intentionally blinding problem drivers, while emotionally satisfying, is likely to cause accidents, road rage, and is probably illegal. Blinking your high beams is the socially acceptable thing to do. Going too far beyond that is the optical version of coal rolling.

dsfyu404ed 7y ago
x2 Intentionally escalating a situation on the road while making it clear you are doing it out of malice rather than genuine stupidity is never the right thing to do. Sure you can probably get away with it for awhile but you're eventually gonna do it to a cop that makes it very much not worth your while or you're gonna run across someone who's reaction causes you serious bodily harm. It's just not worth it and normalizing that kind of tit for tat behavior makes the world a worse place.
- rectang 7y ago
  It may not be the right thing to do, but it's going to happen anyway because the headlamp issue is out of control and not likely to get any better.
magduf 7y ago
The road rage isn't that likely, because we're talking about two vehicles going opposite directions. Depending on the road (such as a median-separated highway), it can be very difficult to impossible for an angry driver to turn around and come after the person who beamed them. Personally, when I see people beaming me on the other side of the road in a rural area, and I'm sure it isn't just overly-bright factory lights, I flip my high beams on and leave them on until they turn theirs off. I see way too many people on rural roads driving around with their brights on because they just don't care about other drivers, and prefer to leave them on. This isn't such an issue in cities. I've really gotten to the point where I absolutely hate driving at night, especially in rural places or highways.
kempbellt 7y ago
>emotionally satisfying...lightly to cause an accident...probably illegal...socially acceptable All of these are not my concern. Being able to see is.
- gshdg 7y ago
  "Likely to cause an accident" is not your concern?
  - kempbellt 7y ago
    If someone takes away my ability to see while driving, I become a danger to others, and those I am responsible for. My concern is to mitigate this danger.
    - gshdg 7y ago
      How does blinding the other driver in retaliation mitigate it?
      - Can_Not 7y ago
        It looks better on the insurance claim when I'm not either party to the accident.
        fludlight 7y ago
        If you get into a head on collision at high speed you'll both be dead.
        timbit42 7y ago
        Wait until the last 2 seconds.

dsfyu404ed 7y ago

x2 Intentionally escalating a situation on the road while making it clear you are doing it out of malice rather than genuine stupidity is never the right thing to do. Sure you can probably get away with it for awhile but you're eventually gonna do it to a cop that makes it very much not worth your while or you're gonna run across someone who's reaction causes you serious bodily harm. It's just not worth it and normalizing that kind of tit for tat behavior makes the world a worse place.

rectang 7y ago
It may not be the right thing to do, but it's going to happen anyway because the headlamp issue is out of control and not likely to get any better.

magduf 7y ago

The road rage isn't that likely, because we're talking about two vehicles going opposite directions. Depending on the road (such as a median-separated highway), it can be very difficult to impossible for an angry driver to turn around and come after the person who beamed them. Personally, when I see people beaming me on the other side of the road in a rural area, and I'm sure it isn't just overly-bright factory lights, I flip my high beams on and leave them on until they turn theirs off. I see way too many people on rural roads driving around with their brights on because they just don't care about other drivers, and prefer to leave them on. This isn't such an issue in cities. I've really gotten to the point where I absolutely hate driving at night, especially in rural places or highways.

kempbellt 7y ago

>emotionally satisfying...lightly to cause an accident...probably illegal...socially acceptable All of these are not my concern. Being able to see is.

gshdg 7y ago
"Likely to cause an accident" is not your concern?
- kempbellt 7y ago
  If someone takes away my ability to see while driving, I become a danger to others, and those I am responsible for. My concern is to mitigate this danger.
  - gshdg 7y ago
    How does blinding the other driver in retaliation mitigate it?
    - Can_Not 7y ago
      It looks better on the insurance claim when I'm not either party to the accident.
      - fludlight 7y ago
        If you get into a head on collision at high speed you'll both be dead.
        timbit42 7y ago
        Wait until the last 2 seconds.