What is the protocol for waving on trips?

Always have a good time out there & never worry about it Luke. CB chatter is all part of the fun & found their response quite amusing.
Cheers Craig............

Surely you're not serious? You wouldn't wave to every car in Melbourne so why the difference off the beaten track?
Cheers Craig.............

Well, nobody should get too serious about it all. Bit of a joke the whole thing actually. If you want to wave, wave, if you don't, don't. Who cares what anyone says on the UHF anyhow. But if you really care about what anyone says on the UHF, Wave to everyone??

Crackles,

I know you are a gentleman as you shock hands with Willem and your's truely, so I am only guessing that Gone Bush and you dont wave to other drivers as your to scared to let go of the wheel on those Yota's LOL

Probably right Blaze, with 0 degree castor after the lift it does wander a bit ;-)

Forgot to say you will notice that alot more in country areas and yes I will always give a nod/wave but not here at home. (Penrith) Regards Steve M

I actually live in the country & yes we wave all the time, usually because we know the other driver. After the criticism on the radio it got me to thinking why they waved in the 1st place. It's not as though Wilpena Pound is a remote place during the middle week of the school holidays ;-)
Cheers Craig...............

Don't get me wrong Justin, I get into the waving when there's very few cars around, I'm just interested to see at what point other people start. Outskirts of Melbourne, 100km's from home town, dirt roads or from the moment they hook the van on?
Cheers Craig..................

Hi Craig

I spose I havent been in that situation. I dont intentionally wave very often unless others wave first. I think its a "nice' gesture when its in the middle of no where or out in the country where you would only see a few cars an hour. I guess the oncoming cars didnt know you were all waved out.

I think its funy having a wave thread, I have to laugh, no offence to your post but it is funny and it is funny and a bit ridiculous that someone would mention it on the radio, lol. I still find it funny that you didnt want to wave, I guess until I get into a wave a thon one day in similiar circumstance I wont be able to compare it or judge your decision not to wave! lol

People are funny creatures arent they? My father in law is a crack up, he moved to an area and bought a mercedes (old one) and then he thought that his wealthy neighbour wouldnt wave to them unless they were in the mercedes. Actually I need some waves, I dont really get many out on the road, so if you see a goldish gu patrol with a ti bumper, give me a wave ok!

Jeez,

We are up ourselves now, aren't we??

You have a good point there GB. What is the protocol for other brands of cars? I must say I do tend to lift the whole hand up to a Landcruiser & just a finger off the wheel to the others ;-)
Cheers Craig....
HZJ105

The middle finger, naturally.

i dont think it matters which one...if done correctly, even the little pinky tells em..

Sorry but the " ROYAL WAVE" is reserved for Land Rover only, i'll thank you to keep your wave for the pheasents thank you very much.

Bloody upstart Land Cruiser owners, the hide of you sir!!!!


Baz.

Aaaaah Land Rover....

Electrics by Lucas, the Prince of Darkness.

No Lucus in my Landie!!!!!

Nice red 1983 Pajero you got there, lol

Baz.

redback r u waving to PEASANTS or PHEASANTS

BOTH

I give everyone the Willies

Well put David A My sentiments as well

True Andrew, that is not in dispute the question being asked is when does one start, how far from home & to whom do you wave, same brand car, towing like vans etc?? Where do you draw the line & start to wave?
Cheers Craig............

Spot on, the finger (nail toward you when happy, away from you when not (rare))

But if I was talking to someone else and didn't hear you - and you gave me a spray - what does that make you ;-)

the same as it makes the person who is eavesdropping on the conversation, mr I said no, you are....no you are......

At least they were courtious enough to chnage channels to do it, what they discuss should be none of your concern, unless of course its eating at your concience.

I don't think courtiesness was in play! - and you know me better than to think my conscience is troubling me - besides, wasn't me following them to eavesdrop - though if I'd known they had a problem I would have (and joined their conversation ;-)

If its not your concience, then your obviously just trawling, and hoping to hook afew big ones.

I bet the guys on the radio have stopped talking about it now......and moved on.......

not bad.... Coming from the master fisherman!

and dont forget it.......ya big oaf!

8-)))

Good to finnaly meet up with you Willem. Thanks for the coffee & hospitality & sorry I couldn't stay longer but as it was the group started leaving without me then gave me a hard time at camp :-)
Cheers Craig...................

Bloody oath mate - not often you're later than you say, so meter was on at a dollar a minute!! Just as well the Sergeant at Arms was at home this trip ;-)

I certainly think you're right. I often wave to people with well set up Cruisers no matter whereI am.
Cheers Craig......

Love it.

Ironically on this trip I found the locals in the outback areas far less likely to wave than tourists passing through.
Cheers Craig.......

I would put more effort into both cat scenario's. It gives such satisfaction to take a cat out on the remote highway. for such a moment to be witnessed is almost worth a stop and chat/cellabration.

So I was busy looking out for a turnoff & missed their wave, heck their wingeing on the UHF was water off a ducks back but the question still remains, when do YOU start to wave at others without them waving 1st?
Cheers Craig..................

regardless of your excuse, just like male and female, talkers and non talker, sleeper inners and early risers, some are wavers, and some arent, but its still respect and manners to return the wave etc.

No excuse needed, just the facts as they were at the time. Still you dodge the question like it embarass's you to admit one way or another when & to whom YOU wave :-) As for where one is at the time that is key to the disscussion as by far the majority only start when far from home. When was the last time you waved to every car coming down the street in Melbourne, it just doesn't happen.
Cheers Craig.............

so your asking specifically about your particular incident at the time then, not in general?

For a big man you dodge a question faster than a politician putting tolls on a freeway...........move along, nothing to see here ;-)
Cheers Craig........

does the sense Im making not fit in with your arguement?

does the sense Im making not fit in with your arguement?

The Landie owners are only waving the smoke out from the inside of the cabin following the inevitable electrical drama.

I thought the Landie wave was to say "It's OK, my engine's still running, and nothing has fallen off yet"?

mmmmm

Silly me I meant "ExploreOz sticker"

Funny you should mention vans as when I tow one all of a sudden for no other reason I start waving to them too.
Cheers Craig...........

How your 1983 Pajero going

It's never a bother to acknowledge courteous behaviour on the road. Love your avatar though jealousy is a curse ;-)
Cheers Craig............
HZJ105

Have you just contadicted yourself here?

Your question is when should you start waving back to people on the road, and here you say its not a bother to acknowledge courtious behavior, .... is running a forum question to support your arguement the way you acknowledge this?

8-)