As an eye doctor, this shouldn’t be controversial. It’s a problem. 5 years ago, nighttime headlight issues were reserved for people with cataracts or LASIK scars. Today, everyone has problems seeing the road through the oncoming headlights. People are getting anti-glare and blueblocking coatings not bc they are sitting on a computer 8+ hours a day but bc the blue tinted halogens are making them feel unsafe to drive. We are selling insane amounts of yellow tinted nighttime driving glasses even though they’re really only for people with cataracts bc ppl are desperate for anything that may help them deal with the headlights. I’ve had multiple patients tell me they just don’t drive at night anymore.
This is an actual safety issue and it needs to be addressed
so idk if they teach you this in drivers’ ed class or whatever, but if you see someone in the opposite direction flashing their high beams at you, they’re NOT being a dick. they’re saying, “SLOW DOWN, I just saw a police car back there”.
If I hadn’t known that today, I wouldn’t have noticed the police car hiding in its fox hole and gotten a ticket for going 20 over the speed limit. and I’m glad I don’t have to pay $80 for a dumb mistake!!!
In deer country this is also used to warn others about a herd up ahead. In either case, the double flash means that some nonsense is occurring and ya gotta slow down!
Double-flash also means “turn on your headlights”. Basically, if someone’s flashing their brights, pay super-close attention and figure out what’s going on.
They could ALSO be flashing them to tell you to turn YOUR brights off because you’re blinding them! It’s common courtesy to turn your brights off for oncoming traffic, but not everyone knows this~
I’ve also seen it used to warn of an accident ahead. Basically anytime someone flashes their brights at you, if your own lights are 1) on, and 2) not on bright, you can take it to mean “slow down and pay attention for the next stretch of road particularly.”
Whether that’s for a speed trap, a herd of deer, or four fire trucks, two ambulances, and a dozen squad cars all clustered around what used to be two vehicles, slowing down and paying attention is good for you and can save you a lot of money and/or heartache.
I hardly ever wear bras when I’m at home or when I go out, and now I’ve stopped wearing bras to work, too. Pretty sure most of the people at work have seen my nipples like this :3
I’ve always done well at school and on tests (I went to a school known for being challenging and full of intelligent people for undergrad, and for grad school, I went to another institution with the same sort of reputation, and I got good grades at both), so I know I have the kind of intelligence that makes that possible. I’m also good at problem-solving, both for school/work and in life more generally, and when I really get into something, I often get super focused on figuring it out and stick with it until I solve it.
I also know I’m smart because of other people. I look at who I spend time with, and they’re all quick, intelligent people, and those very same people tell me that I’m also intelligent. If those sorts of people think that I’m smart, that’s pretty good evidence. On the other side of the equation, when I talk to people outside of my normal social circles (on OkCupid, for example), it really reminds me that I’m well above average in terms of being intelligent, thoughtful, and capable of meta-cognition.
This is one thing that makes me awesome that I really, truly believe. I know that I’m intelligent, and I have all sorts of reasons to think that is the case. This is one clever girl.
