Question folks.....why on the motorway when I pull over into the first lane in front of a lorry do they always flash me with there lights is it some kind of trucker code? I feel I'm missing the point here??!! |
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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago
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"Question folks.....why on the motorway when I pull over into the first lane in front of a lorry do they always flash me with there lights is it some kind of trucker code? I feel I'm missing the point here??!! "
They do it for trucks as it helps the overtaking truck to know when to pull in. I think they get in the habit and so do it for cars too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If you have a trailer on or a car or van full so you can't see out the back they flash to let you know you have got passed them and can pull over.
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Have you left your fog lights on?
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Were you driving an open top jag in the nude? That might cause that response too?
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its just courtesy to other long vehicles to let them know that their vehicle has cleared sufficiently to pull back in .. becomes a habit so some do it when its not required but just trying to be helpful  |
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"Trucker here, trucks will not normally flash you in, as you can see yourself when it is safe to pull in, does this happen to you a lot ?"
Pretty much every truck I have ever over taken has done this as soon as I start to indicate to move back in. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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As a trucker my self I'd say if you've got a short skirt on then they would flash you... Just wave back its being polite. Or once you have passed and your still in the middle lane and they flash is a way of saying you can pull in and not to hog the middle lane x |
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"its just courtesy to other long vehicles to let them know that their vehicle has cleared sufficiently to pull back in .. becomes a habit so some do it when its not required but just trying to be helpful "
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