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"waving for someone else to go first at a turn" Ever since I heard of people getting blame for accidents, since they were effectively directing traffic (which
by KozmoNau7 9y ago
"waving for someone else to go first at a turn"
Ever since I heard of people getting blame for accidents, since they were effectively directing traffic (which only the police are allowed to do here), I've stopped waving people to go ahead and similar gestures, instead I'll give them space and wait for them to act of their own accord.
I've also stopped acting on other people's waves and gestures, I check for myself that everything is clear before I proceed.
Luckily I haven't witnessed an accident like this myself, but I know of people who've been T-boned on multi-lane streets because they were waved ahead by a guy in one lane, but someone came in another lane and couldn't see the turning car.
- Joe-Z 9y agoThis annoys me too most of the time. Being in traffic is not the time to play Mr. Friendly, it's the time to follow the rules and thus behave predictably for the other drivers.
- Chris2048 9y agoIt's well known - a driver can only account for themselves, not you (or the environment). As such, a driver that waves you on can only be trusted as saying "I will wait" but not "you are clear to go", you have to always verify this for yourself.