Ralge wrote:A hand/palm raised to thank at the front works in the dark and a hand/arm silhouetted against the windscreen/rear view mirror works for those behind.
I would avoid h/l flashes and use of hazards.
waremark wrote:Thanking someone towards me, if there is no one else to affect, I sometimes give a very quick headlight flash just before I am alongside - there is then no danger of dazzling. To thank someone behind, it is either the hazards, or again if it does not risk confusing a left right left flash of the indicators. Neither are HWC approved.
7db wrote:I've been known to drop to sidelights momentarily where safe and legal to do so. (snip) From behind, the hand below the rvm can be silhouetted.
7db wrote:I've been known to drop to sidelights momentarily where safe and legal to do so. In fact in poor light, a hand very close to the windscreen is sometimes visible (or waved over the top of the windscreen for the open top motorist). From behind, the hand below the rvm can be silhouetted.
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