Over the last decade, fewer and fewer people are giving me the let me in your lane thank you wave. If I'm going to brake, wave you in, and let you go in front of me, the least you can do is give me a wave. I'm not asking for a triple or even a double shake wave. I could go as far as to say I don't even want a single shake wave. Just stick your hand up and give me some sort of acknowledgment for my selfless act of letting you in. Would that hurt? Would it cause you too much trouble to say thank you? The next time I speed up, don't complain.
While I'm on the subject, if you let me in and I give YOU the thank you wave, give me the car version of a "nod of approval" thank you. Put your hand on the steering wheel, stick your four fingers up, and give me an acknowledgment. I'm not asking anyone to stick their heads out of the window, just a simple acknowledgment will go a long way.
If you're not a thank you wave kind of person, don't expect me to let you in!
The wave is absolutely essential, in fact if I don't get the wave I will do the drive-by "martike/zanike" re-wave or may even cut them off if I'm really really annoyed... not a fan of the "nod of approval" though, unless the driver is an attractive female, in which case I would like to extend the ongoing communication. But in any other case, once I let someone in, I don't need to be put on the spot of having to acknowledge them, lets go our separate ways after the initial wave, we both know a good thing just happened.
ReplyDeleteWell people's brainstems have slowly eroded. Not only do they no longer remember how to wave, but they also don't know how to use their blinker when merging. It's sad because last time I checked, using a turn signal was never really that difficult...
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