"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:35:24 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>But there's a valid point hidden in the OP's post. Don't just pull over
>>simply because a car flashes a light at you (red, blue or whatever) if you
>>are in a remote area. I'm not saying lead the [possible] police in a
>>merry
>>high-speed chase - simply drive to the nearest gas station or residential
>>area where you won't be alone on a dark stretch of highway. Most myths
>>and
>>legends, urban or not, seem to be based on a small kernel of truth.
>
> Years ago, a neighbor got pistol whipped and robbed by someone who
> flashed a red light at his car and he thought it was the cops. It was
> on a rural F&M road in Texas and he nearly died before someone found
> him. Taught me a lifelong lesson.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
>
> --

My point exactly. We (as a society) are taught to kow-tow to symbols of
authority. Such as a red flashing light.

Jill