its been explained, the light signals actually date to the pre-cb era back to the golden age of trucking, truckers worked out many different signal systems using the truck lites and other devices to relay information to each other in the days when they had no way to actually speak to each other while underway, the majority of younger drivers today dont know most of the signals, as there really not used much. other ways if i remember were logbook held upright in the windshield to a passing truck [ headed in the opposite direction] meant scales open ahead, prepare for weigh in and possible logbook inspection, the same with the logbook held upside down in the windshield, meant scales closed, all clear, back then,there were other signals too, i believe back when drivers dressed the part, chaffures cap, dress shirt and slacks and shined shoes, the cap held by itself in the windshield meant cop ahead
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