Like, if you accidentally cut someone off, and they get mad and honk, how do you apologize?

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    4 hours ago

    because most things I would say to them are two beats long

    LOL. Doesn’t that mean it’s completely ambiguous? There’s plenty of awful things you could say in 2 beats.

    I imagine that people flash twice because once could be a mistake, twice demonstrates intent. Three would make me wonder whether it’s an ongoing flashing light.

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      17 minutes ago

      LOL. Doesn’t that mean it’s completely ambiguous?

      Well granted, it’s high-context communication. But I’m willing to bet you’d know what I meant if you were trying to merge and I double-tapped lights.

      Three would make me wonder if it’s an ongoing flashing light.

      Yeah IME three is less general, usually reserved for a problem or need for caution, like if someone is driving at night with all their lights out or a visible chassis/drivetrain issue, or there’s a cop/wreck ahead.

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      I think generally one long flash is a negative acknowledgement or warning, 2 quick flashes is positive, and 3 or more is back to negative