Yea I see those and one that is only 3 fast blinks then solid. As long as it decreases our chances of being rear ended it’s a win. I know there’s that website for like STFlashers or something but amazon has the same thing $10 for two. Some have different blinking styles. A friend of mine accidentally put a non-stop strobing module like for emergency vehicles in and I couldn’t stop laughing cause it looked ridiculous [emoji23]
Motorcycle blinks at random unpredictable intervals at least a couple of seconds apart, while stopped. It's actually triggered by irregularities in the power feed and the manufacturer recommends putting a cap or resistor on it, but left it be for the added safety factor. I also keep an eye on my mirror.
Yeah it definitely helps...people tailgating....I just gently step on the brake and it usually is enough to make them back off and think what is that?
I've only done that to a cop. Otherwise I usually just switch lanes or ignore people who do that. A lot of folks see
'small car' and assume
it's you holding up the left lane. If you just let'em sit back there long enough, they usually figure it out, back off and chill anyway. Or they change lanes intending to around only to find out it ain't you after all. I'll often back off some more to let them around anyway.
There was
one time on the highway where I had to legitimately make a quick stop
(because some idgit wanted to make a U-Turn on the highway) and while I knew the FiST wouldn't have any problem making the stop, I wasn't sure that that the white Ford pickup on my rear bumper would. So I pulled off to the side of the stopped car in front of me onto the berm.
That being said, I wouldn't recommend playing road games with folks. It ain't cool. Traffic permitting, just let them around. Maybe they have to use the bathroom or some other "need". It doesn't excuse the behavior by any means but it's best/safest practice and just plain "adult" vs adolescent behavior. Don't be the adolescent.
I've had a couple of folks, apparently with nothing better to do, tailgate on the highway just to report the plate to the cops because somebody dared go faster
than them. It happened this evening. I just ignored him. Probably an off-duty. But I still don't "brake check" folks. It ain't cool.