People flashing on motorways

krank · 28-01-2012 10:02PM #1

I don't do a huge amount of motorway driving so I don't know how common this is but a couple of cars have done this to me on different occassions. I'm not one of these people that weaves in and out or speeds and I only feel the need to overtake if someone is hogging a lane. I would go into the right hand lane to overtake a car that was going under the speed limit. When I go back into the left lane, indicating and making sure that I am quite a bit ahead of them they start flashing. I can't understand why. At first I thought that my boot was opening itself or something but no.

colm_mcm · 28-01-2012 10:05PM

what are you driving? does this just happen at night?

Al Capwned · 28-01-2012 10:06PM

rear fog light on perhaps???

EPM · 28-01-2012 10:07PM

Poorly focused headlights?

Voodoomelon · 28-01-2012 10:09PM

If it only happens on the motorway, you're using it wrong by the sounds of things.

650Ginge · 28-01-2012 10:11PM

Passed by a 5 series with the reg M7 EPM this afternoon, M1 near Dundalk.

Sorry off topic and pointless...

colm_mcm · 28-01-2012 10:12PM

unless you flashed your headlights

PARKHEAD67 · 28-01-2012 10:13PM

650Ginge wrote: »

Passed by a 5 series with the reg M7 EPM this afternoon, M1 near Dundalk.

Sorry off topic and pointless...

What does this mean? Seriously

EPM · 28-01-2012 10:13PM

650Ginge wrote: »

Passed by a 5 series with the reg M7 EPM this afternoon, M1 near Dundalk.

Sorry off topic and pointless...

That was me

krank · 28-01-2012 10:20PM

This isn't as regular an occurrence as I think I made it sound like in my OP. It happened twice but I can't figure out why. The first time I was in an Auris, the second time a Mondeo. It's only ever happened during the day and not in heavy traffic. Lights weren't on.

Voodoomelon wrote: »

If it only happens on the motorway, you're using it wrong by the sounds of things.

I can't see what I'm doing wrong but I could easily be one of the many Irish drivers that hasn't a clue how to drive on the motorway? Good driving conditions, car in my lane doing approx 70-80kph, I indicate, go into right hand lane, wait until I am a good distance ahead of the car I am overtaking, indicate left and go back into the left lane.

PARKHEAD67 · 28-01-2012 10:24PM

krank wrote: »

This isn't as regular an occurrence as I think I made it sound like in my OP. It happened twice but I can't figure out why. The first time I was in an Auris, the second time a Mondeo. It's only ever happened during the day and not in heavy traffic. Lights weren't on.

I can't see what I'm doing wrong but I could easily be one of the many Irish drivers that hasn't a clue how to drive on the motorway? Good driving conditions, car in my lane doing approx 70-80kph, I indicate, go into right hand lane, wait until I am a good distance ahead of the car I am overtaking, indicate left and go back into the left lane.

On a motorway? Ive seen people drive really slow on a motorway, but thats a bit extreme.

Voodoomelon · 28-01-2012 10:25PM

What speed do you do when you're overtaking? If you're doing 30-40kph below the limit in the overtaking lane, even if you are still overtaking, you're gonna pee off a lot of people.

no1beemerfan · 28-01-2012 10:29PM

Mabey you are taking too long to pull back in? And the driver behind gets a bit impatient.

-Corkie- · 28-01-2012 10:30PM

no1beemerfan wrote: »

Mabey you are taking too long to pull back in? And the driver behind gets a bit impatient.

The way I read it was that the driver he overtook flashed???

krank · 28-01-2012 10:31PM

Voodoomelon wrote: »

What speed do you do when you're overtaking? If you're doing 30-40kph below the limit in the overtaking lane, even if you are still overtaking, you're gonna pee off a lot of people.

No, the people I'm overtaking would be going very slowly. I always do as close to the limit as safety allows. The last time this happened I was Southbound on the M50 and the car in front of me was doing about 80kph so I overtook them. when I pulled back into the left lane they flashed me. The time before that a car was merging. Once they had merged they wouldn't accelerate and stayed at around 70kph. I was not tailgating them and as it became clear that they weren't going to adjust their speed I overtook them. When I got back into the left lane they flashed me.

I'm wondering are these people just odd or am I doing something wrong that needs to be corrected?

no1beemerfan wrote: »

Mabey you are taking too long to pull back in? And the driver behind gets a bit impatient.

It's the car I'm overtaking that flashed me and not any other vehicles in the right hand lane.

dermiek · 28-01-2012 10:33PM

I thought this was about girls getting their baps out.

BostonB · 28-01-2012 10:34PM

Maybe you pull back in too early

HeidiHeidi · 28-01-2012 10:34PM

I know a lot of trucks (and some cars) will usually flash an overtaking truck to let it know when it's gone far enough to pull in again..... could it be someone letting you know that it's safe to pull back left? Seems a bit daft for cars to be doing it to cars, though....

PARKHEAD67 · 28-01-2012 10:35PM

krank wrote: »

No, the people I'm overtaking would be going very slowly. I always do as close to the limit as safety allows. The last time this happened I was Southbound on the M50 and the car in front of me was doing about 80kph so I overtook them. when I pulled back into the left lane they flashed me. The time before that a car was merging. Once they had merged they wouldn't accelerate and stayed at around 70kph. I was not tailgating them and as it became clear that they weren't going to adjust their speed I overtook them. When I got back into the left lane they flashed me.

I'm wondering are these people just odd or am I doing something wrong that needs to be corrected?

The speed limit on a motorway is 120KM/HR.I often overdo this limit.If your driving at 80-90km/hr on a motorway you are driving dangerously.This has to be a wum.

no1beemerfan · 28-01-2012 10:35PM

-Corkie- wrote: »

The way I read it was that the driver he overtook flashed???

Ya I see now after OP's post after yours.

Mabey the op stays behind them too long or something? Hard to know without being there and seeing it for myself. If its only happened twice I wouldn't worry about it too much. I've met some idiots who do things even the man above wouldn't understand!

PARKHEAD67 · 28-01-2012 10:40PM

no1beemerfan wrote: »

Ya I see now after OP's post after yours.

Mabey the op stays behind them too long or something? Hard to know without being there and seeing it for myself. If its only happened twice I wouldn't worry about it too much. I've met some idiots who do things even the man above wouldn't understand!

The man above- As in Uncle Gaybo??:D

-Corkie- · 28-01-2012 10:40PM

no1beemerfan wrote: »

Ya I see now after OP's post after yours.

Mabey the op stays behind them too long or something? Hard to know without being there and seeing it for myself. If its only happened twice I wouldn't worry about it too much. I've met some idiots who do things even the man above wouldn't understand!

I have often being flashed by people I have overtaken on the Motorway including last week..:)

urajoke · 28-01-2012 10:42PM

You sure you are being flashed and it's not just the car behind hitting a small bump in the road causing its lights to lift and drop making you think its flashing you ?!

Some OLD fuddy duddies sometimes flash others whom they think are SPEEDING !

Maybe check your rear lights all work and work correctly, I have noticed a large number of rear taillights will all flash instead of the indicator the brake light and taillights all dim and flash.

Al Capwned · 28-01-2012 10:43PM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

The speed limit on a motorway is 120KM/HR.I often overdo this limit.If your driving at 80-90km/hr on a motorway you are driving dangerously.This has to be a wum.

80-90 kph dangerous???? :rolleyes:
ridiculous.

PARKHEAD67 · 28-01-2012 10:43PM

-Corkie- wrote: »

I have often being flashed by people I have overtaken on the Motorway including last week..:)

Happens to me all the time.They seem to think that everyone should drive at carolla speed(10 miles a day). Nice and sensible goes you.:D

Gran Hermano · 28-01-2012 10:45PM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

The speed limit on a motorway is 120KM/HR.I often overdo this limit.If your driving at 80-90km/hr on a motorway you are driving dangerously.This has to be a wum.

Majority of M50 is limited to 100 kph.

Tigerbaby · 28-01-2012 10:45PM

I cannot see how 80 KPH is dangerous. above 120 KPH certainly is, however.

PARKHEAD67 · 28-01-2012 10:46PM

alproctor wrote: »

80-90 kph dangerous???? :rolleyes:
ridiculous.

On a motorway its extremely dangerous.I presume your wumming.

PARKHEAD67 · 28-01-2012 10:47PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Majority of M50 is limited to 100 kph.

My motorway road is 120 limit. I dont drive the M50.

Gran Hermano · 28-01-2012 10:48PM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

My motorway road is 120 limit. I dont drive the M50.

The OP does

EPM · 28-01-2012 10:48PM

PARKHEAD67 wrote: »

On a motorway its extremely dangerous.I presume your wumming.

You're pushing it with sexist comments/personal abuse. Leave it out ffs.

People flashing on motorways

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