That's my take on it ... but I'm an idiot when it comes to using flash. However, I'm less of an idiot when it comes to contributory negligence, and even if there was no death, just property damage, you can bet that the camera operator is gonna be called upon to make a contribution ....
Cotty wrote: > If a person stands at the side of a road at night using a flash, and as a > result there is an accident and someone dies, if the person using the > flash is identified by any witnesses and caught, he or she will without > doubt be charged at the very least with manslaughter. > > We often set up filming situations by the side of a road, often using > HMIs (very bright lights) and although there are no strict laws governing > this, it is obvious from a health and safety viewpoint that shining very > bright lights into oncoming traffic is nothing less than appalling. We > don't do it, period. The lights are used across the traffic, and even > that is restricted to as short a term as necessary. > > My suggestion: a dirt track or quiet side road or country lane, a car, a > friend.
