Approached junction (I had priority) in poor weather today, approaching vehicle poised to turn right. My lights came on auto and he thought I was giving way! Well done ABS.
Must say, I would never turn my lights on manually in such a situation.

Sound like a freak occurance

The other car must have been a little dozy as when your lights came on, they stayed on not just a quick flash  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

This is why I never set off in those circumstances without a 100% flash of the lights. When I was bringing Finn home from the hospital a fellow started waving and carrying on at me when I didn't accept his flashes as 100% genuine... I did feel a bit daft but what the hey, safety first. At work
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Perhaps he was upset that you did not respond to his quick flash?

My mums friend was driving in Spain, a truck flashed so she set off....In Spain a flash means I'm coming thru...So one squished hire car, luckily no serious injuries (My Mum was in the car too )
It also seems some UK drivers also flash to mean I'm not stopping, you just never know which is which  At work
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Last edited by chicken george on 18th Jul 2008 12:17 am. Edited 1 time in total

I never accept a flash of the lights, after all, on all of mainland Europe a flash of the lights means I am coming through get out of the way, as indeed it does in the UK according to the Highway code

In Cyprus a tip of the flash means "Go ahead mate, I'm letting you through!"

A continuous, long held, glaring flash means "I'm coming through, watch out"

Sometimes it does happen that people get a bit confused or stall for a few seconds to see what the other car really intends...

A flash of the lights in Thetford woods has a whole different meaning, as I found out to my peril on a recent trip to Norfolk!

Errrggh  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

We don't have a single flash over here. Just a double flash that means "I'll let you pass" but this is manly corellated with the car giving the flashes going very slowly or even being stopped.
Did not know that one flash mainly means "I am comming through". Will bear in mind.  FREELANDER 2 TD4 SE (XS UK) IZMIR BLUE SIDE STEPS COLD PACK BI-XENON TINTED WINDOWS - AND PROUD OF HER

A flash of the lights can also mean "I've been driving my other foreign car which has the lights and washers the other was round, and I simply meant to wash my windows...."

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A flash of the lights can also mean "I've been driving my other foreign car which has the lights and washers the other was round, and I simply meant to wash my windows...."