Ignorance of the law is no excuse unless you work in law enforcement
In FL, cops were giving tickets to people who flashed lights to warn others of revenue err speed traps, citing a bogus law. Now, there’s a class action lawsuit against them.
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September 1st, 2011 at 9:01 am
Your headline is actually how it works. Because of qualified immunity, cops /can/ use ignorance of the law as an excuse wearas no one else can. Its absurd.
September 1st, 2011 at 9:17 am
A buddy of mine was ticketed for that exact same thing. I sent him the link so that he can get some of his money back.
September 1st, 2011 at 1:48 pm
The law involved is explicit to regulate the use of high beam headlights, and since driving with high beams when it can dazzle another driver is a bona-fide safety concern, the appeals courts are not about to dump the law.
This whole flash-the-high beams thing was started in the 60’s in Europe, where there are actually laws requiring slow vehicles to pull over to allow passing, and where lane usage on freeways is highly regulated. Americans traveling in Europe brought back the practice here, but using high beams when they can dazzle oncoming drivers has been illegal since the advent of sealed-beam headlamps in the late 1930’s.
In the days before CB radio, truckers used finger signals to warn each other of such speed traps, but considering the higher speeds of today, such basic signalling would likely not work anymore.
September 1st, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Rivrdog: if it’s daylight, flashing the high beams doesn’t usually dazzle anyone.
And, in fact, what the person did in Florida is not actually illegal under Florida law, which you would have found out if you had actually read the friendly article.