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Old Aug 18th, 2005, 07:12 PM   #1
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Europe Do you Wave, Flash main Beam or Ignore

Coming from a life long association with motorbikes I have been used to acknowledging other bikers with a nod, a flash of the main beam or a wave of the hand. While on the Continent if a bike overtakes you they stick out their right leg as a hello or if coming toward you the middle and index figures of the left hand are pointed down toward the road.

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Old Aug 18th, 2005, 08:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Wave, flash, peace sign, thumbs up, any or all in the states.

If I see an MC approaching from behind, I wraggle the wheel right before I downshift....
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Old Aug 18th, 2005, 08:57 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I wave enthusiastically or do the whole open hand static wave in the driver's side window or do the lifting of the hand that is on top of the steering wheel or do the "hey, was that a MINI?" neck crane or a thumb's up or the little finger and thumb thing or...

It's always the thumbs up in combination with a wooohooooo when I'm walking.

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Old Aug 18th, 2005, 09:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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just flash and wave here.......

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Old Aug 18th, 2005, 09:29 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Generally I wave. Sometimes if I'm in a particularly friendly mood I'll flash too.

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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 01:58 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I generally wave, but tend to be ignored these days... unless I'm out in the country.
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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 03:11 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I wave everytime! Now I just wish it was reciprocated in kind everytime as well!

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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 03:15 PM   #8 (permalink)
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We wave or flash but most other mini drivers round here just ignore you.........oh well, they can't all be as friendly as us
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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 03:18 PM   #9 (permalink)
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wave but sometimes flash if im in a good mood
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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 03:19 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Quote: Originally Posted by romarfleet
We wave or flash but most other mini drivers round here just ignore you.........oh well, they can't all be as friendly as us

Rather than flashing, which sometimes confuses other drivers as they think something is wrong, I either wave or put the sidelights on a few times.
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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 03:41 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Always wave and flash the lights
although there are some sado Mini owners out there who do not respond
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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 03:57 PM   #12 (permalink)
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two flashes nd a wave usually...dont always get it back...a lot of pretentius owners in bournemouth

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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 04:55 PM   #13 (permalink)
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yeh...i'd second that i only seem to get a 1 in 5 response around here...so many mini's though.

a casual lift of the hand of the wheel is what i do most, unless its on the open road and then i use the lights
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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 08:11 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Flash and wave and hope for acknowledgement.
Curiously, I've never had anyone flash at me.

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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 08:39 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Sure do ! Flash and wave (out the window if it's hot !) But im sorry to say , mostly i get blanks , but the nicest greetings are from 'older' MINI drivers ! Sorry the youngsters! Not on here i know cos you'd wave regardless x

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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 11:08 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I wave back, but haven't initiated any waves yet.
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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 11:23 PM   #17 (permalink)
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No other MINIs where I live. I flash and wave at VWs and Scions. Pretty sad really.

.........but I could be wrong.
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Old Aug 19th, 2005, 11:36 PM   #18 (permalink)
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I do wave, but being a relatively new Mini driver I have to be waved at first. In 3 weeks of having the Mini I have had 2 Mini drivers wave at me, a Liquid Yellow and an Electric Blue, both in MK.
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Old Aug 22nd, 2005, 01:48 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Quote: Originally Posted by shiredweller
No other MINIs where I live. I flash and wave at VWs and Scions. Pretty sad really.






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Old Aug 22nd, 2005, 05:05 PM   #20 (permalink)
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I always flash and wave aswell. Although unfortunately tend not to get a reply, but nevermind, at least I tried!
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