Don't flash your headlights at night - Urban Legend


They say to never flash your headlights at night to cars that don't have theirs on. 23-year-old Jenny found out why when the completely blacked-out Dodge Challenger made a U-turn on January 2, 2015. After visiting her parents Jenny was on her way back home taking the same route as always. Nothing out of the ordinary. One of the apprehended men from the incident confessed to the murder. A guilty conscience from a young man looking for acceptance. Even if that acceptance is from a gang. The goal was simple. First car to flash their lights was the chosen victim. Jenny, unfortunately, was the first to do so. They followed Jenny a few more blocks from where she flashed them. Ran her off the road. And the man ran out the car and shot Jenny in the face from point blank range. Initiation meant nothing to him once he was in the interrogation room. He cracked immediately. Told the investigators everything. Funny thing is, they were looking for information on something unrelated. 

Don't flash your headlights at night

How true is this urban legend? Not at all. This urban legend has been around since the early 1980's according to Snopes. It originated involving the Hell's Angels biker gang out of California. Not long after it spread across the country. To this day it is still passed off as a legitimate warning against possible gang initiations involving murder.

Is that not the case with most urban legends?

A lesson or warning is usually what you get out of these types of stories. In this case, be aware of your surroundings. Or let people do whatever, I guess. When people drive without their headlights on, I assume something is wrong with their car. Not that they plan on killing me. I give them the benefit of the doubt that they may be falling on hard times and are unable to have their car fixed at the moment. I also keep an eye on them. In the off chance they are trying to hide in the shadows and are planning to do something. 

My point is, stories like this remind us of the dangers of the world. Not everything is trying to get us, but we must also not live our lives believing that only bad things happen to other people.

Something similar happened to a school campus

When my girlfriend was in college a string of robberies was happening on campus. Robbers would put money between windshields and wiper blades and wait for students to get the money. When they did, the robbers would come from behind and rob at gun point. Happened enough times for the school to issue a warning to all students about what was going on. This was a decade ago. The details about how many robberies have been lost since then. But the story remains true. 

You can see how a true story can easily become an urban legend. Take a couple of facts and add your own details. Pass it off as truth. 

What to pair with?

I am currently drinking Shiner Day Quencher. My goodness. This is amazing. I highly recommend you try it as you try to create the next chain e-mail urban legend.


Enjoy your drinks with the unknown.

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