CASE 0002Final Ruling
Bureau of Transportation Etiquette
The Driver Thank-You Wave
Also on file as: The Hand Wave
One driver creates space for another to merge, but the receiving driver completes the maneuver without offering the small visible hand wave of thanks.
The matter under review
Is the driver thank-you wave optional courtesy or the required receipt for a successful merge?
Entered into the record
No traffic law appears to have been violated. The Department nevertheless considers the omission spiritually illegal.
The public record is open.
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View public testimony on ThreadsA final ruling has been entered.
A discretionary traffic courtesy creates a reciprocal acknowledgment obligation.