Flashing: dos and dont’s

A few months back a lady spotted the driver behind her flashing his lights and waving at her on the M61 motorway; she thought he was a “nutter”.

But it turned out the car behind was only trying to point out that she had left her purse on the car roof after filling up with petrol.

She eventually pulled onto the hard shoulder of the motorway and was amazed that her purse was still on the roof — after travelling around 5 miles.

She was reported to have said: “I had no idea what the man was trying to tell me. I thought he was a bit of a nutter. I didn’t know what he was doing.

“When he started waving his wallet, I realised what he meant and I pulled over. I was really surprised that my purse was still there. I would like to say thank you to the driver. Money, my driving licence and all my cards were in there.”

This story raises several serious questions:

1) Does loosing cash, valuables and credits cards constitute an emergency?

2) Is risking your life on the most dangerous part of a motorway to fetch a lucky wallet or designer bag really worth it?

3) Should you distract a driver on a motorway even if your reasons are honest?

Put yourself in their places, what really constitutes an emergency…

Let us know what you think.