Why do cars flash their high beams at me when I run at night?

Probably bc they see something moving on the side of the road and they really don't want to hit a deer.

They are as$holes with little experience of seeing runners at night. If you don't go out and run at night, you don't know how blinding high beams are. Most Americans are fat. They stay in and do not exercise at night.

High beams make it easier to see at night. During normal driving, they are not needed. When unusual objects are seen, more light will make it easier for the driver to distinguish what the unusual object actually is.

Since car lights are directed away from oncoming traffic, it makes them shine more directly into the eyes of someone on the left side of the oncoming car.

My suggestion would be to run in the middle of the road and the lights of cars coming from either direction would not be directly in your eyes. Or you could just run on a treadmill. A car would actually have to drive through a parking lot, over a sidewalk and through a window or door to hit you.

put some pants on

Could be auto highbeams activating after passing an oncoming car, then detecting your headlamp (if it’s bright enough) and turning off.

Wolf's Bane wrote:

They are as$holes with little experience of seeing runners at night. If you don't go out and run at night, you don't know how blinding high beams are. Most Americans are fat. They stay in and do not exercise at night.

For example:

Would it be really fun to watch a pack of coyotes eat one of the fat Ivy League boys... as a snack????

Answer:

1) Yes.

To see.

You have to ask? Have you never driven a car at night?

One time I was driving down my road and I thought I saw something moving on the road ahead so I turned on my high beams to see. It was a runner and he shook his fist at me and yelled something. Next time I'll just leave my lights totally off and run over anyone who happens to be on the road lest I annoy them with my lights.

In Europe , that’s a sign that if you don’t move over you are about to get run over.

Checking for shorts over tights?

elephino wrote:

To see.

You have to ask? Have you never driven a car at night?

One time I was driving down my road and I thought I saw something moving on the road ahead so I turned on my high beams to see. It was a runner and he shook his fist at me and yelled something. Next time I'll just leave my lights totally off and run over anyone who happens to be on the road lest I annoy them with my lights.

What a crazy theory. Theres no way it can be that simple, its just to logical.

I run in the morning, so encounter fewer morons but some none the less.

The vast majority of human beings are complete and utter idiots and the really stupid, selfish ones don't realize that the high beams mostly just blind anyone or thing that happen to be in front of them.

I usually flip them off but a rock through their windshield would be much more satisfying.

The OP said "flash" their high beams.

To me the answer is what someone early in the thread said: The driver saw movement, turned on the high beams, saw it was a runner, turned off the high beams and went on their way.

All the posts about blinding the runner seem misguided if the cars are just flashing them. I know how frustrating the bright lights can be to a runner but it seems the OP said they are returning them to normal as soon as they see the runner.

Wow. Grammar much?

your nuts wrote:

elephino wrote:

To see.

You have to ask? Have you never driven a car at night?

One time I was driving down my road and I thought I saw something moving on the road ahead so I turned on my high beams to see. It was a runner and he shook his fist at me and yelled something. Next time I'll just leave my lights totally off and run over anyone who happens to be on the road lest I annoy them with my lights.

What a crazy theory. Theres no way it can be that simple, its just to logical.

Horrible grammar, yet unhelpful.

Your blinding pace puts you at risk for a speeding ticket. The cars are warning you there’s a cop on the side waiting for reckless speeders like you.

Wolf's Bane wrote:

They are as$holes with little experience of seeing runners at night. If you don't go out and run at night, you don't know how blinding high beams are. Most Americans are fat. They stay in and do not exercise at night.

This.

And, it could possibly be that someone is turning the high beams on, see you and turn them off.

Would you rather they flash their brights at you during the day?

It's a dick move, like coming too close to you and honking at you for being on the road, especially when it is raining or snowing out.

elephino wrote:

To see.

You have to ask? Have you never driven a car at night?

One time I was driving down my road and I thought I saw something moving on the road ahead so I turned on my high beams to see. It was a runner and he shook his fist at me and yelled something. Next time I'll just leave my lights totally off and run over anyone who happens to be on the road lest I annoy them with my lights.

Oh no, don’t turn them off totally as you will crash.