Quote Originally Posted by redrumracer
i do this and if caught you were simply alerting on coming motorist of a hazard that is ahead so that they may take proper caution. also in most countries the option to flash the headlight is called flash to pass in which it is used to alert motorist in front of you to move the hell over so you can pass.
technically you flick your light switch foward and it stays - thats high beams - the other way thats almost spring loaded? It's called Flash To Pass.

In the end it's based on what the police officer views it as unfortunately.