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11-04-2014, 08:07 AM | #1 |
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People regularly flashing their lights at me?!
Hi, I have a Yaris. For months and months we have been getting people flashing their lights at us when they are travelling behind us. This has some times gone on for over 5 minutes until we can get to somewhere safe to stop and check. Each time we stop and look though, we can't see anything wrong?! It has happened both day and night, so I am struggling to see what is going wrong. We have just been outside again and checked, and every light seems to be coming on ok. The car has also had at least 2 services and an mot since we first noticed it happening, and the garage hasn't picked anything up either. Has anyone else experienced anything like this too???
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11-04-2014, 08:24 AM | #2 |
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Do you drive slower than traffic flows? Also, have you tried having someone you know follow you to see what they see?
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11-04-2014, 08:26 AM | #3 |
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Not particularly slow. It seems to happen on any road type - main road doing 70, or a minor road in a town or coming to a roundabout......Next option is to try and get someone we know to follow us.
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11-04-2014, 08:36 AM | #4 |
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Interesting. When you find out what it is be sure let us know!
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11-04-2014, 08:42 AM | #5 |
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Maybe something is visible when the car is loaded (has weight),
that's underneath? Norton |
11-04-2014, 08:48 AM | #6 |
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If you just passed someone and they are flashing you, probably your headlights are too high?
I am not sure about being flashed in broad daylight.. it does seems strange. Please let us know what you find! |
11-05-2014, 06:23 AM | #7 |
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It happened again last night when my partner drove to Leicester. It's only from people travelling behind us - which used to get me paranoid that we were dragging something, always checked and nothing. The car was empty other than my partner and his bag. I've just called the Toyota garage we bought it from (and had it serviced/MOTd at all the time). They have no record of any issue that has been raised in general with Toyota. We are wondering now if it is a intermittent fault - the back lights all come on to start with but after driving for 1+ hours they either stop all together or flicker on and off. Next option is to find a friend/family member to follow us for long enough to try and figure it out! Will keep you posted.
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11-05-2014, 06:40 AM | #8 | |
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11-05-2014, 07:03 AM | #9 |
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Are you in the wrong lane? It's not uncommon for people in my area to occupy the passing lane and fail to pass the vehicle on the right. While they are technically within their rights to drive at the speed limit in either lane, the rule is "keep right except to pass" on multi-lane roads. This induces lots of headlight flashing from me.
Does it only happen on dual carriageways, or is it on all road types? Have you verified that the brake lights work correctly? I've seen vehicles that had the wrong relay type on their brake lights--i.e. the top light and brighter tail lights are on when driving and turn off when braking. Are you resting your left foot on the brake pedal? Some brake pedals have very short travel before activating the switch. CT - I don't see any reference to honking anywhere. Was there an edit? /shrug |
11-05-2014, 07:46 AM | #10 | |
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Ah yes - I mean flashing, not honking.
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11-05-2014, 11:56 AM | #11 |
Gas cap? Brake Lights? Speed trap? Impatient driver?
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11-08-2014, 10:16 AM | #12 |
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Check your wheel covers to see if they are wobbly. They may look like they are ready to fly off. Otherwise, I would say it is time for a road trip or two for you and an observing buddy following you.
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11-08-2014, 10:06 PM | #13 |
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Weird. I only flash people for 2 reasons. Usually because their lights are off at night but also if someone is driving slow in the left lane of the highway.
What's annoying is 9 times out 10, when I flash a head on car because of their lights being off, the car continues on never putting their lights on. I thought this signal was common knowledge? You see a flash, you confirm your lights are on. Either people are oblivious to road rules, or oblivious to other drivers. Both are scary. |
11-09-2014, 03:02 AM | #14 |
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Just a guess but 70 kilometers an hour on a main road is probably somewhere around 40mph thats probably too slow,if an equivalentr speed is happening on minor roads you are probably doing 20-30mph,much too slow for most people and thus the flashing lights.
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I've always wondered though....how can you NOT notice they aren't on at night? |
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11-09-2014, 05:55 AM | #16 | |
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We don't do "foreign" yet on our roads. |
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11-09-2014, 10:38 AM | #17 |
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11-09-2014, 10:46 AM | #18 |
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In most modern cars gauges are brightly illuminated all times. They actually dim when you turn on headlights. Also, when driving in city, you have brightly lit street, and with DRL on, so there are fewer clues. My wife had problems with that. I had to install automatic lights for her. It wasn't yaris though.
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