Flash hazard lights to say "thank you"
Nov. 9th, 2013 02:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackFor a while, I've noticed cars flashing both indicators simultaneously (presumably by turning hazard lights on then off again) to say "thank you" for letting them in.
I think I first noticed it by lorries -- google suggests it may have been a lorry driver custom first.
I really like the idea of being able to say "thank you" or "sorry" as well as "please" or "get out of my way" when driving.
Am I right that it's new, or did I just not notice when I started driving?
Presumably it's not allowed (just like flashing headlights to say "excuse me" or "after you" or "do you know your lights are on/there's something wrong with your car/etc" was never an authorised use according to the highway code). Is it a bad idea, or not?
I think I first noticed it by lorries -- google suggests it may have been a lorry driver custom first.
I really like the idea of being able to say "thank you" or "sorry" as well as "please" or "get out of my way" when driving.
Am I right that it's new, or did I just not notice when I started driving?
Presumably it's not allowed (just like flashing headlights to say "excuse me" or "after you" or "do you know your lights are on/there's something wrong with your car/etc" was never an authorised use according to the highway code). Is it a bad idea, or not?