Japanese drivers are polite how they say thank you

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
08/17/2014 at 19:04 • Filed to: None

I will be doing this to quell my road rage in an attempt to be a nicer person.

DISCUSSION (9)

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Frank Grimes
08/17/2014 at 19:09

I do that! I didn't know others did. I picked it up from a trucker whom I let in after a good 15 other cars were being dickwads. Saw the hazards blink and I was all :D

thebigbossyboss > Frank Grimes
08/17/2014 at 19:10

Big rigs will do that if you flash them in here in North America. Generally on the highways if you let them know when their trailer is cleared safely past you.

Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken > Frank Grimes
08/17/2014 at 19:15

Thats true, I don't really see it very much though, in Kawaguchiko anyway. I have pretty much stopped driving to Tokyo, we just take the bus or train.

thebigbossyboss > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
08/17/2014 at 19:19

Yeah it's a lot more common amongst trucks because they can't wave (where you can see it anyways)

$kaycog > Frank Grimes
08/17/2014 at 19:25

I do that.

thebigbossyboss > $kaycog
08/17/2014 at 19:30

I just wave in the mirror since I don't have tint.

$kaycog > thebigbossyboss
08/17/2014 at 19:38

I've done that too.

sellphones2493 > Frank Grimes
08/17/2014 at 21:04

I do the hazard thing when traffic on the highway is coming to a complete halt.

Urs > Frank Grimes
08/20/2014 at 06:39

It's actually quite common in the UK, more from buses and lorries. That said there are different opinions about whether it is legal to use the hazard lights in that way. Personally I do this to thank when it would be hard for the other driver to see me waving.