That is called flashing. It is done by pulling the headlamp stalk towards you to activate the high beams. Switching on is different and this is different. Flashing of headlights can have different meanings;
1. When you want to request the vehicle in front to let you pass, you flash the lamp and wait for him to give way.
2. When you see an opposite vehicle trying to overtake another car and tries to enter your lane(in a two lane road), you warn him to stop by flashing.
3. In a narrow section of road where one vehicle can pass at a time, the first vehicle to flash headlight should be allowed to pass through(dont know which CMVR states this, but have observed frequently). That is what avoids getting stuck up in the middle of a narrow road.
4. When you are overtaking and in the middle of doing so, you flash and instruct the opposite vehicle to let you go through.
Where there is a wheel, there is a way!
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