Did you know that if four people arrive at a four-way stop sign at exactly the same time, the person on your right has the right of way, meaning they get to go first?
Um, does anyone else see the inherent flaw in this rule?
Doesn’t everyone have someone on his/her right?
Never a people to be undone by “rules”, we drivers have found a solution to this automotive quagmire. We developed the “little wave”. You know what i’m talking about: extend arm, fingers together, slight twitch signaling another car forward. We’re saying “Oh, no. I couldn’t go. You go, please,” therefore taking control of this difficult situation. Conducting things. We’re like the Leonard Bernstein of drivers.
We love that “little wave”, we crave it. We want to give it, and yet we don’t mind receiving it either. One reason for that being that if we’re on the receiving end, we get to keep driving. And we love moving. Hate stopping. Wastes time.
So if someone does give you the “little wave” and allows you to continue on your journey seconds before your fellow stoppers, remember to always give the “head nod, thank you wave combo” in return.
If you don’t, you could be getting the old “one-finger salute”, if you know what I’m saying, and I think you do…