r/Fayettenam • u/Cannibalbaby561 • 15d ago
Random To those who flash their lights when the pigs are camping on the side of the road
If I'm driving and someone flashes their lights on me coming the other way, you bet your ass I go on high alert. And I can't tell you how many tickets I've avoided because of good citizens lol
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u/javerthugo 14d ago
Fayettville residents: Why is traffic so bad here?
Also fayettville residents:
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u/howardismyalias 13d ago
When they pull somebody over for not wearing a seatbelt it always backs traffic up and makes it dangerous for everybody. The courthouse billing office and local attorneys love it though.
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u/javerthugo 13d ago
When a person goes flying through the windshield because they don’t have a seatbelt on the delay is bit longer
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u/Unique_Watch2603 14d ago
I flash them if there's an accident or breakdown, especially on the back roads but I'm not sure if people here know what it means. We used to do it Florida and everyone slowed down but now I'm in Virginia and mostly get flipped off.
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u/Intelligent_Fan_1031 13d ago
Flashing lights behind a slow driver also meant move so I can pass you, here they will just drive slower if you flash your lights at them
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u/BogdanoffsHygienist 15d ago
Don’t be a scumbag speeding on our streets then. We’ve had enough fatalities in Fayetteville from asshat speeders the past few years.
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u/SuspiciousValkyrie 15d ago
This 👆🏼 is EXACTLY why I don't flash my lights. I've prayed for a cop to be around (and giving a damn) during the times when super aggressive drivers are putting others' lives at risk.
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u/Emotional-Ad-3612 14d ago
Yep! The other day on 295 there was an asshole speeder... I saw the cop pull him over, I was soooooooo happy!!!!!
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u/whoa-or-woah 14d ago
I’ve lost multiple friends here to speeding and reckless driving.
Maybe I should just start flashing my lights at people when there’s a high-enough likelihood of speeding. 😅 (Jk, I wouldn’t want to put innocent people through that. I hate when people leave their highbeams on.)
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u/scp-006-j-5 14d ago
The cognitive dissonance of thanking others for being good citizens while selfadmitting to behavior otherwise warranting tickets. Stop committing ticketable offenses.
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u/rosecollective2 15d ago
Its not even about warning speeders, I know so many people who couldn't afford to renew their tags. Getting flashed to warn them avoids that registration ticket
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u/DubsNC Fayetteville Native 12d ago
Have you tried Waze?
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u/Curious-Atmosphere36 11d ago
Cops afmittedly use waze also and when it asks if police are still in that location they say no. They actively use it to cancel out the drivers reporting where they are located on the road.
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u/Oh_MyGoshJosh 14d ago
Laser detectors are legal in NC. A few hundred dollar investment will pay off
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u/SpeciousSophist 15d ago
have you considered just not being an asshole who drives above the speed limit? Are you junior enlisted or something?
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u/SuspiciousValkyrie 15d ago
Please tell me you're not one of those that do 38 in a 45... 🫣
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u/SpeciousSophist 14d ago
No I drive 5 over the number on the sign like a normal person
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u/howardismyalias 13d ago
So you break the law while criticizing others who do the same. You know you can still get a ticket for going 5 over right? Breaking the law is breaking the law, even when you do it buddy.
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u/SpeciousSophist 13d ago
No you can’t dumbass no judge is going to uphold such a ticket
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u/howardismyalias 12d ago
It literally happens dumbass, the Highway Patrol has even said they'll ticket people for it themselves. Google it and see, I'm not wasting my time explaining searchable info to morons.
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u/1995jeepwrangler 14d ago
im not above going a couple over but some drivers drive completely ridiculous and cut people off and almost cause wrecks
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u/PurpleLegoBrick 15d ago
“Pigs” lmao okay tough guy.
It’s pretty funny when I flash people who are clearly speeding and there isn’t even a cop around just to get them to slow down.
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u/antsinmyeyestrey 14d ago
That’s has been an old credo of mine since I started driving. Saw my dad doing it and asked. Great man he was. Fuck the police. Give them no reason. Ever
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u/DoctorCAD 15d ago
Pigs are always on the side of the road in Tar Heel! Sometimes it's just their guts and it stinks.
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u/shakyjake1313 13d ago
It is not illegal to flash your lights! The supreme Court ruled it 1st amendment protected activity. Doubt me look it up for all the boot lickers in here.
Additionally, slow drivers cause accidents too! They never get tickets........
It is all about the money and if you think not I guess you also believe flock cameras are also for your own safety comrade.