if you was not comforable waving to other drivers you would not do it i'm i right?
Funny how this subject has raised its head again.
My honest answer, doctor daniel, is that you don't just yourself have to be comfortable with the action; what about the distraction factor for those around you?
It is a fact that, if a driver waved unnecessarily to another vehicle or person on the public highway, and it resulted in an RTC that was reliably witnessed, the waving driver would almost certainly end up in court; the charge probably be for driving without due care and attention.
Not so long ago, it was reported in the media that a driver, waiting behind a police car that was at the mouth of a junction, tooted on his horn because he thought the police driver had not noticed that the road was clear. The driver who hooted was prosecuted.
This gives some idea of how the law views the distraction practice.
Years ago, the AA patrolmen were stopped from saluting members because of the increasing risks of an incident. As a member at the time, I was a little disappointed that saluting was stopped, but I can now appreciate the commonsense behind it, because the combination of impatience and even greater congestion has significantly reduced the margins for error.
I am not prerared to argue the point; I just do not wave or draw attention unless it is in the interests of safety. What others do is up to them; I just hope none of the "friendly gestures" result in someone being hurt.
Rgards, Snowball.