darryl@ism780.UUCP (08/18/84)
#R:proper:-150100:ism780:15800030:000:623 ism780!darryl Aug 17 11:23:00 1984 >Personal observations: > - in CA: never? I think that it is much more accurate to say that motorcyclists generally don't wave in the L.A. area -- we're too busy staying out of the way of that Trans Am that's about to cut us off. I often find that riders wave to me across a wide median strip and 3 lanes of freeway on my regular trips to Riverside (80 miles east of L.A.). My experiences in Europe indicate that even the motor cops there will wave back, if you wave to them! (In L.A. they pull you over and write you up for interfering with an officer :-). --Darryl Richman ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl
darryl@ism780.UUCP (08/23/84)
>When I was on my vacation this summer (yes, with bike) You mean you'd consider taking a vacation without your bike? :-) > I noticed >most but not all motorcyclists passing me the opposite way would >wave to me. I eventually got in the habit of waving back and >waving at most (but not all) other motorcyclists I saw. >I feel I'm saying "Hello there, bro'/sis, I'm a motorcyclist too" >or something like that. How did all this get started anyway? Have you noticed the different ways people will wave? I personally give the old "V" -- perhaps I'm showing my age, but for me it conveys "Go in peace, fellow rider". Others hold up a clenched fist; "Solidarity", maybe? The friendly wave is the most common, though. I've also seen the thumbs up, especially in Britain. In general, I think that it is the result of a small population that feel they must stick together in the face of oppression ( :-) / 2 ). --Darryl Richman ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl
darryl@ism780.UUCP (09/06/84)
It has been suggested that a universal way of indicating problems is to place your helmet on the ground beside your disabled machine. (Well, almost universal, not everyone uses a helmet...) --Darryl Richman ...!cca!ima!ism780!darryl