Friendly wave
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I don't think this is the driver -
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When I started to caravan in 1966 it was usual to wave to other caravanners but as numbers increased the habit declined and died out. When I changed to motorhomes around 15 years ago I took up the wave habit when safe. However now being on my own I find I am not doing it so much [other things to notice] particularly in France where you could sometimes be almost constantly waving. Whatever people do it must be safe to do so.
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Wave if you want. Common sense will tell you when it is safe to do so. I used to wave but the novelty wore off as the years rolled by and the number of motorhomers increased. I will acknowledge a wave if I notice one and I will acknowledge considerate driving with a nod or 'thumb up' to any driver.
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If I have interacted with another driver on the road then most certainly, if not then forget it, there will be no response from me. This childish idea of acknowledgement should be binned as was the AA mans embarrassing salute.
I can't see the action of a finger or hand in itself as a hazard, but rather the averting of ones eyes following the hopeful anticipation of a reaction from the other driver.
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+1, it seems very needy to me🤷🏻♂️. To follow that with unpleasantness is beyond odd tbh. If I break it down mentally it doesn’t help either-‘oh look a person who drives a similar vehicle to me therefore we are in some way related, I will wave to let them know of our deep commonality’ really?, not for me☹️
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It's a friendly smile and a raised digit from me! 👍 All done with hands where they should be, no loss of concentration or attention.
Now if you want me to show displeasure for some drivers its for those with overly bright dipped headlights like I witnessed last night. A nightmare literally, they seem to be increasing in number. Don't enjoy driving at night these days, particularly on roads I don't know and will only do so when absolutely needed.
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Now here's a thought. Is our reluctance to connect with another of our "tribe" a symptom of our increasingly isolated and individualistic society? I post this as a subject to ponder rather than an attempt to make this thread vie with "Sunday departures" for top slot.
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No👍🏻. It’s more not wanting to connect with folk who do things I personally don’t like nor intend to do. I accept for some it’s a pleasure-for them I’m happy👏🏻👏🏻
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You could well be right there CY as this site has been full this weekend and it seems the "weekend warriors? " are very much an insular tribe , as apart from having the head down to use mobile phones, there is no communication to other members who are more able to communicate by what we used to call talking face to face
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Sorry but I can't see a connection being made by maybe a fleeting glance of someone travelling in the opposite direction.
A connection is made face to face, reading that person that can result into a cheery hello, or maybe one to ignore next time, or 'clicking' and becoming a short/long term friend.
But many choose to avert their eyes, pretend to be looking elsewhere when walking past you, or looking constantly at the ground in front of them. So yes in that instance, we are becoming more insular.
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It may be the insular tribe are purposely cutting out the waffler tribe from stopping them every few yards to moan about weather/govt/brexit/aches & pains/dogs/use of heaters et al. I communicat with family & friends daily by using the mobile phone👍🏻😊
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Yes, its Friendly, as long as you remain in full control of your vehicle, my wife tends to do the waving, she sometimes waves at Ambulances, White Van men , Small Coaches and even the odd Ice cream van, some M/homers just give an 'Icy Stare' in reply...guess they are just not friendly ? Takes all kinds....we wave....no light flashing though, thats just to warn about speed camera vans..followed by a 'thumb down'. We dont like people shooting Badgers either.
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Sixty years ago my father had an RAC sticker on the car windscreen and the patrolmen would always wave when they saw it. Mind, not much traffic in those days,
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You got a proper salute from the AA motorcyclists.
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Many of the newcomers to "This Motoring" do not know the significance of the salute from the AA man - often on his motorcycle combination.
The point about the salute was when he did not do it. It meant that there was a police speed trap ahead. This was seen as "obstructing the police" and the AA ended up in the High Court over it. The rulling was that one cannot obstruct the police by NOT doing something.
That was in the days when the AA, and The Caravan Club for that matter, were actual members' clubs.
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This reminds me of pal of mine who back in the 60s was driving around in his sports car sporting his flat cap and wearing driving gloves flashing lights (this meant switching on and off the headlights then) and waving at all the other sports car drivers, very trendy
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Back in the 1970's when we first had our VW camper every VW Camper would wave 100% no one missed plus a big smile. Today in a coach built motorhome not quiet that many but guess after lockdown a few more will revert to the good old tradition. Well I for one hope they do. It can and does add to the fun and apart from "A" class who are too posh to wave most of us enjoys this silly little thing.
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Our science master allways wore one he had a prewar austin seven saloon ,which in my last two years we took apart as part of our "studies?" which he was hoping with our"help?"would be rebuilt? we had the body back on when i left
,never did see the finished vehicle
ps was it an Austin metropolitan or the Nash metropolitan?
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The Metropolitan was an early joint venture between Austin and Nash in the USA, the Nash which was sold in the USA had an Austin engine.
Anyone remember the Austin Atlantic a 6 cylinder 2 door Convertible which lent heavily on American styling ? Now I would definitely wave at one of those if I saw one on my travels
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