Why do passing trucks blink their lights?

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  1. OldeSkool

    OldeSkool Road Train Member

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    I’m just driving along and frequently a passing truck flashes their trailer lights at me. I understand if I would blink my headlights for them to get over, but I’ve stopped doing that since I’ve heard on here many don’t like it. Is it just a hello or what?
     
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  3. Hawkeye72

    Hawkeye72 Light Load Member

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    I've always taken it as a habit or thanks for not speeding up while I'm passing.
     
  4. Numb

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  5. upnorthwpg

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    Just giving a heads up to the vehicle they are passing. Not everyone uses their mirrors. Lol!
     
  6. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    In the daytime, sometimes I do it if I think I might have missed their blink because I wasn't looking back when they blinked at me and don't want to seen ungrateful. I would rather say thanks for nothing rather than give no thanks for something. At night, it's a different story.
     
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  7. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    Maybe telling you Thank you for not flashing your highbeams, which generally you should never flash. Maybe you ewere drifting about, hard to say.
     
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  8. Sirscrapntruckalot

    Sirscrapntruckalot Road Train Member

    Maybe they had a epiphany and wanted to share.

    ;)

    :p

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  9. Powder Joints

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    Or maybe another driver who does not believe in pretrips.
     
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  10. OldeSkool

    OldeSkool Road Train Member

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    That’s gonna hurt.
     
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  11. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I sometimes blinked "thank you" to everyone I passed as or after I returned to their lane, just as a courtesy. No brain cycles wasted keeping track of who "blinked me over", who "blinded me with their brights, and who did nothing once I cleared them.
     
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