Engineering News

If this is where the bar is, nothing is off-topic for CR4. It also acts as encouragement for people to try and out-smart the legal system (which is in place for public safety).

CR$ has reached a new low. This is not Engineering or Science related, and somebody needs to go soak their head in a bucket. Discussing religeon and perpetual motion has more merit. This 'News' is really scraping the bucket.

While I agree there is no real science or engineering content in this article, I would not characterize this activity (flashing your headlights to warn of a speed trap) as bad. After all, if this gets someone to slow down to the proper speed limit, that's a good thing. In fact, if you see someone speeding, you can flash your headlights to make them think a speed trap is ahead, to get them to slow down.

I pity the poor sod who is in the way after the speed-cam. My observation is that such actions are not done to caution another driver who is driving too fast that a hazard is nearby, more like 'careful, mate, you'll get nicked'. This is bogus rubbish, disguised as 'news'.

Flashing of headlights and similar does have a valid use (eg, car smash, fallen tree, etc in your nearby path), but this article is not about that. In any case, a person should not be on the road unless they can anticipate and react to a hazard. They should also know the law relating to speed.

You have a valid point about 'blipping' somebody who has just lost sight of their speed (I even got away with breaking the speed limit on my driving test ), it happens, but this article is not about such stuff. If somebody doesn't understand 'how fast can I drive', they shouldn't even be allowed to tie their own shoe laces, never mind drive a car.

It's an emotive topic, and I'm well aware that some readers will have had to deal with the results of bad/'don't give a damn' driving. My objection is to the way that this so called 'news' is written up on CR4. It my as well read, 'Hey, we've got some case law you can cite if caught speeding'.

The irony is, I cannot protest about this thread - just possibly, somebody will read it and slow down or watch their speed one day in order to avoid an accident. I am not 'holier than thou' on the topic, and have on more than a few occasions realized I am exceeding the speed limit. Sadly, the article does not (in my view) carry that message, it's about how to dodge fines.

This is a painful subject for many, so I'm going to duck out here. There isn't much more I can add. I hold my view that it's not 'CR4 worthy', though acknowledge the point you raise about safety. CR4 has always been a 'community place', so I have no strong objection to this thread.