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Mutually assured destruction (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/funny@lemmy.world
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[–] 40 points 3 weeks ago (14 children)

You know, I've thought about getting one of those obnoxiously bright, completely unfocused LED lights bars.

And mounting it on the back.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Do it. I did and it's fucking hilarious getting revenge on these people. They get so mad lol

    Just don't make the mistake I did and do it to a cop (it was at night so I couldn't see what kind of car it was; all I saw was tailgating headlights). Thankfully he had a sense of humor about it.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Also, don't forget to turn them off. I was on the road at about 3:30am this morning and initially thought there was a wrong way driver. It took about 20 seconds to realize it wasn't getting any closer and figure out what it actually was: a guy in a jeep had them installed on a roof rack.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    You will be the one pulled over and ticketed, even if you aren't actually using it.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I don't know about the second part, but yeah, using it is definitely illegal on the road.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    Really depends on the cop, since they can pull you over and/or ticket you for any or no reason. Whether it stands in court is another story, but you gotta take it to court for that to matter. And if they just say it was on when it wasn't, it would be difficult to prove.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I got pulled over and the cop didn't give a single shit about the light, even though I blasted him with it (I thought they were a tailgater). I only got a ticket for speeding.

    So it really depends. Thankfully (or unfortunately) most cops aren't familiar with the law.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    My buddy had an Audi A4, probably a 2003, and one of the features was just this bright ass light that you could turn on that pointed backwards. He had another Audi after that didn't have it, never really seen one with it, other than that. It was great for dealing with tailgaters.

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