Avoiding an oncoming rear end

[CheckYourLights]

Had a little bit of a narrow miss today while going to get lunch. There is a blind hill and a driver was waiting for me to pass to make a left into a drive way.

 

[flank]

Man, that was bad all the way around. People who live in those types of situation are gambling with their lives every time they try to leave or enter their property.

 

[Sunny]

In 1999, I almost hit a car like that.
It was a state highway with 60mph speed and for some reason I didn't notice it until it was too late.
It was sunny and the car was waiting to make a left and I thought it was moving.
I think being sunny and dusty brake lights plus stupid red light brakes made it not noticeable.

Side note: I really hate cars with red brake light blinkers.
Manufactures are stupid and dumb to make red blinkers and a safety risk.
Yellow lights are noticeable from far even in bright sun compared to red brake lights.
That's the reason all cars I ever owned had/have bright yellow signal lights and the one I owned with brake light blinkers, I changed it to yellow.

Anywho, I 99% hit the car and would have killed them and myself if there were no shoulder.
I drove on the rough shoulder at close to 60mph and avoided a crash.

You don't expect a car would be completely stopped in a high speed road or you don't expect a car that you saw moving from far would be stopped completely.
Left turn like that without a turn lane is dangerous and stupid red signal lights just adds more risk.

 

[flank]

If I lived there, I would never come to a stop like that. I would drive down and turn myself around. Some people don't look at the bigger picture.

 

[dashy]

Or slow down to the top of hill allowing the car that is 6~10 second behind catch up and let the car behind follow you at reduced speed and you won't have them rear end you. A lot of times I get people in front of me purposely drop speed to get me to pay attention well before they turn, it may seem frustrating to many, but it is a good safe tactic that many experienced people have adapted.

 

[flank]

I always flash my lights at cars after I pass something like this to warn them of something ahead.

 

[dashy]

Illegal here to flash your lights at oncoming traffic (unless they are more than 200m away, etc).
I've seen cops go after people that flash their lights at oncoming traffic.

 

[Error7]

I know on this occasion there wouldn't have been room for another vehicle to pass but If people moved to the crown of the road when making a turn, others would have more room to get by.

Is it legal in the States to cross a double solid line like that? It isn't here in the UK.