TAFKARM Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Anyone noticed how people always wave on boats - boat to boat, boat to shore and vice versa, but not on any other form of transport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Kit cars wave at each other (up here anyway) as do bikers (mostly) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 18 minutes ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: Kit cars wave at each other (up here anyway) as do bikers (mostly) Yeah bikers seem to wherever they are, most kit car owners do, that I've seen, a few classic British sports car owners will, but interestingly, MG owners seem more inclined to wave than say, Morgan owners. interestingly, (or not), back in the aeroscreened days, I used to find bikers would wave occasionally to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 When I was a yoof.. long time ago, ..roaring around in my Triumph Spitfire.. other Spitfire pilots always flashed lights and waved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTR2Turbo Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Mace Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 10 minutes ago, XTR2Turbo said: As a driver of a defender, I can confirm this is true. Perhaps it's because driving a defender is the closest you can get to driving a boat on the road. Mine certainly has the turning circle of an oil tanker... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkymart Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, Nick Mace said: As a driver of a defender, I can confirm this is true. Perhaps it's because driving a defender is the closest you can get to driving a boat on the road. Mine certainly has the turning circle of an oil tanker... I can second this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwarks Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 when I had my 1st Impreza in the 90's everyone used to wave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingster Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said: interestingly, (or not), back in the aeroscreened days, I used to find bikers would wave occasionally to. I do get the occasional "nod" from passing bikers - might be due to me always wearing a lid so they may feel a bit of affinity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: I do get the occasional "nod" from passing bikers - might be due to me always wearing a lid so they may feel a bit of affinity Yeah, I should have mentioned, I pretty much always wore a lid with the aeroscreen, and you're right, only ever really happened when I was lidded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Motorhome owners wave a each other as they pass as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I can remember back in the day when the AA man used to salute you from his Combo as he passed by . If your on a boat and you meet any RN vessel it is good etiquette to "dip the ensign " (salute the flag ) The RN vessel is duty bound to return the salute by sending a crew member forward to dip there ensign in return maybe that was the origin of the friendly wave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark (smokey mow) Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 4 hours ago, Northwarks said: when I had my 1st Impreza in the 90's everyone used to wave They still do. I normally get a wave in my impreza from other owners and alway wave myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew O Byrne White - Ireland AO Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 It's a done thing on the road around where I'm from back in Ireland. Confused the hell out of people when I first moved over here and kept waving at them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I always waved when I had the MG, sometimes get one from Alfa drivers too and also from classic cars when I'm out in the Westfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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