phillb wrote:
It is in the road regulations, or at least it used to be, that you would/could flash the driver ahead of you to signal your intention to overtake. Most drivers wouldn't realise why you were flashing.
So clearly at some point they accepted that cars have this feature.
EDIT. Found it.....
(1) The driver of a vehicle must not use the vehicle’s headlights on high-beam, or allow the vehicle’s headlights to be used on high-beam, if the driver is driving:
(a) less than 200 metres behind a vehicle travelling in the same direction as the driver, or
(b) less than 200 metres from an oncoming vehicle.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
Note. High-beam and oncoming vehicle are defined in the Dictionary.
(2) However, if the driver is overtaking a vehicle, the driver may briefly switch the headlights from low-beam to high-beam immediately before the driver begins to overtake the vehicle.
Thanks...Like so many rules and regs totally out of date...
Lost count of the number of times I have been out on a dark highway and the dope behind is filling your cabin with light...200 metres my yass, it should be if you can see the car in front tail lights! Thank goodness modern cars have not done away with high beam mirror mechanism...and 200 metres oncoming can be just as dangerous.
As for giving a quick courtesy flash before pulling out to overtake, forget it, you risk getting brake tested, shot at, whatever
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A lot of people don't have the situational awareness required for safety on the road any more, just awareness of what all the in-car distractions are doing
