Come On, They're Not That Bright

Those Prius DRL's aren't that bright and are not aimed upward to distract incoming traffic at their eye level. Perhaps he felt your headlights should of been on due to dimming conditions Was the falling sun to his back and his view was darker than yours?

 

maybe he was a bmw driver.

 

Maybe he was just letting you know that your lights were on. Perhaps what you thought was a stink eye was him admiring your Prius and he's got a post on a BMW chatroom about how his courtesy was met by a one finger salute from a Prius driver. Regardless of which version of the story is more valid, we all win when we treat others respectfully.

 

was he trying to tell you a cop was hiding around the corner?

 

They are not that bright IMHO but if someone has a need to ride my bumper on the dark, deer laden, winding roads, I wait until no oncoming traffic is coming and hit the brights... I can light half of town I live in using them and folks then back off, enjoying my lighting capabilities.

I have been flashed at too but disregard it as I look for hiding speed traps or in one case, the flasher was warning of deer in the road ahead or one Sunday there was a horse and rider and the rider fell off in the road, causing a huge line of traffic as the horse was contained and the rider assisted.

However if they keep flashing, I have to wonder what they are so worried about... I am usually watching for the person on my bumper.

 

I thought this was a post about Washington politicians...

 

He was telling you if you think it's dark enough or there is any other reason to have your parking lights on, you actually should have your headlamps on!
This is a common mistake people make.
Your second mistake was to think he was somehow mad at you. He was actually feeling sorry for you.

 

You must have gotten that impression from the allusion to deer caught in the headlights.

 

if you drop 70 large on a bimmer, you don't need anyone spoiling your day.

 

I've had people beam me thinking my high beams are on. I usually give a flash my high beams to tell them that these are my normal lights.

Frankly, the dipped lights seem pretty low to me, with a very distinct cut-off, so I think it's just the terrain fooling them: if there is no maximum or minimum between two vehicles, then any change in incline is going to mean lights in one of the drivers' faces and this is exacerbated by dirty windshields (inside and out).

But it is possible that the OP's lights should be adjusted to give a better dip.

Of course, around here I get dipped lights of SUVs and pick-ups in my face all the time.

 

whoa, is that you el?