Do you give drivers who have stopped for you the old "thank you" hand signal?
I always do and get told off by my friends because that's what they're supposed to do.
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I do too
They're supposed to, but they sometimes don't.
They are the real cunts...
If I wasn't paying attention, I could be killed. And it would only be there fault
Yep.
Being courteous costs nothing. Some punks need to learn manners.
Not this punk!
I'm all mannered up! :)
I make an effort
to wander out without waiting for slow down in the hope i'll get knocked over and be able to claim big and retire.
I hide behind things and run out at the last minute
and then calmly do the thanks hand signal when they screech to a halt inches from me.
haha
i do this. same with ppl who don't indicate!
Yes
Unless it's at a light-operated crossing (I'm sure they have a proper name), you should always do the thank you thing. Basic politeness, really.
^
depends.
they're meant to stop if you're waiting there aren't they?
Just because someone is "meant" to do something
Doesn't mean you're excused for thanking them. You thank people for doing their job all the time. Not so much different, is it?
do I?
Waiters, shop workers etc
Well, if you don't, you really ought to start, seeing as it's something you expect five year olds to do.
You expect him to act like a five year-old?
........
You'd have to really stuggle to interpret it that way. But okay, sure. And BUZZZ, etc.
Good one.
you mean the people
who are providing me with a service and are doing their jobs? Yep I thank them
And people who stop are providing you with a service
and doing their jobs, as motorists.....
it's the law that they stop
So when people don't attack you in the street,
you don't thank them?
from now on I think I will
Not doing something
is very different to doing something......
I can't think of any legal situations
where it would apply, but I'm sure there are numerous.
So?
I don't see why that makes it different. You're expected to, so it's rude not to. Simple as.
That's a bit dodge, though
You shouldn't just do something because it's rude not to.
Yes
You really should, unless there's some moral/ethical reason as to why it would be more appropriate not to.
Or if it would be more polite
in the long-term.
But I can't really think of any situation those would apply.
So I'm back to just 'yes, you really should'.
also it's a lot different
No it isn't
Even if they're supposed to, when someone does something benefiting you, it's usually appropriate to thank them.
yes it is
one is someone who is paid to offer a service, the other is people following laws on driving.
So?
Why should you thank the former and not the latter?
And don't say
it's "social convention" or whatev, because thanking people at zebra crossings is just as much so.
Presumably you thank people at Pelican Crossings too?
I make a point of shaking the hand of each individual driver
See wherever that was written about
They're different. Whatever your own personal feelings, there are times when you are expected to thank people, and times when you are not.
have you even crossed a road
by yourself?
.............................
How does that even make sense?
have you ever crossed
a road without adult supervision?
Also what would you do if you were crossing amongst a group of other people and one of them thanked the driver for stopping, would you still do the same?
And what would you do if you were crossing where there are two lanes either side, would you thank all four drivers for stopping?
No
Obviously not......
Yes, I would. Maybe just nod or smile, but I would certainly acknowledge in some way. Unless I was in a very busy area, and so many people were crossing that the driver wouldn't be able to see me.
Shut up you dick
It's obvious and good manners to thank drivers who stop.
Please do jump in front of a car on a zebra crossing at the last second because you would do well to make a case that it was the drivers fault.
^ Aimed at Jack_El
I'm sure I pressed that reply.
you got it right
if you've got a problem with me then send me a PM and we'll sort it out that way rather than trade insults like a couple of brave keyboard warriors on this thread.
FWIW I never said I didn't thank anyone at Zebra crossings, I said it depends on the circumstances.
I ahven't got a problem with you
I just think you are being childish.
behave yourself
There's nothing like a personal insult to make someone take notice and respect your views.
I always begin letters to my MP with "You absolute cunt," for this very reason.
What's the difference?
I'm confused.
What's the differenc between a pelican and a zebra?
Did they even do biology at your school?
Pelican Crossings have lights.
You press the button and wait for them to change and beep.
Gotcha.
Zebras just have belisha beacons, yeah?
Yes.
Don't give the four wheeled scum the satisfaction.
always
and i flash a toothy grin. i like to stand there when they're really far away and wait until they're right near the crossing before i cross as well. just so i can assert my road authority.
Always
And I flash. When I was younger, I did it at a set of traffic lights and my friend laughed at me. I learnt a lot that day.
OH SHIT
I RUINED THE JOKE.
I never do.
I just make sure they're not going to fast to stop before I cross.
They have to stop at Zebra Crossings, it's the law. The only place where I consistently found cars wouldn't stop is in Golders Green if it was a Merc, a BMW or a Volvo. Clearly self-important cunts drive these cars round there.
Again, why do people think that just because
people "have" to do something, they shouldn't be thanked for it...? It doesn't seem to apply to many other situations.
I wouldn't thank someone for stopping at a Pelican Crossing
so why should a Zebra be any different?
"Oh thank you Mr. Driver for following the law!"
I'll thank the next person who goes by me for not attacking me, shall I? I mean, they don't "have" to be law abiding...
it pains me to say it
but I agree with all this.
It's not like we never agree...
yeah I know
we are as one.
At junctions with multiple
traffic lights, I like to get out of my car and applaud all those who have stopped at those on red.
Because they're not stopping
for you, as such. They're stopping because a light is a certain colour, not because they're seeing you and stopping accordingly. Plus, they tend to have a lot of people using them, and cars going by in different directions, it wouldn't be especially easy to do.
That, and it's just no expected. It is expected at zebra crossings. Why it is or isn't is irrelevant, really. When you're expected to thank somebody, it's rude not to do so.
I was about to post something like this
The car is ultimately stopping for you. If you weren't there, the car would be off on its way without having to stop.
No, the car is stopping because the law requires it.
And because most motorists don't want to kill people due to the paperwork. But beyond that there's no expectation of thanks.
Christ if I went about thanking someone on every crossing I went over motorists would think I was barmy.
Maybe this is a London thing? If I was crossing a zebra crossing in some remote village then yeah I'd probably say thanks but out there you say hi to everyone you pass in the street.
The law requires it
IF YOU'RE THERE. If you're not there, the law says you can carry on driving. So the car is stopping solely because you want to cross the road. Whether or not the law requires them to is a bit of a side issue, imo.
The cars are still stopping because of the law.
If I just walk out into the street cars only stop because they don't want to kill me but if I did walk out and get killed the law would find the driver innocent of manslaughter, assuming they were already driving within the law.
So the difference is that at a crossing they would be prosecuted for killing me rather than me being considered the cause of an accident. Cars stop because it's the law they must stop so there's no reason I should be thanking them.
That doesn't change the fact that at a zebra crossing
Thye're stopping directly for you. Why they're stopping for you doesn't matter at all...... I don't see why you think it does.
And you're not expected to do so at pelican crossings. So yes, they probably would. But at other crossings, or not at crossings, of course you should.
No, I think it's more of a 'you' thing.....
If a driver waves me through when they have right of way I'll thank them
but I don't like that because it unnerves me: drive when you have right of way and I'll deal with my own shit, thanks.
Equally do you insult drivers when they drive badly and fail to follow the law (they're particularly guilty of turn into roads you've already started walking across, I find)? I don't do that either. I consider this balances out.
At a normal middle of the road Pelican they are also stoping directly for me because I've made the lights turn red. So you also thank drivers there, do you?
???
You dislike it when somebody stops so that you can get by quickly? What the hell? They're doing you a favour! How stubborn do you have to me to hate crossing a road with any assistance....jeez.
Why does that balance it out? That doesn't make the slightest bit of sense. Not criticising somebody makes up for not thanking somebody? That's a very twisted version of etiquette you have there...
No, it's different. They're stopping for a light. Whether you made it change or not doesn't matter. It's not direct. And anyhow, the debate is pointless, because it's not expected. There's nobody who would be offended by not being thanked at a pelican crossing. There are a lot of people who would be offended by not being thanked at a zebra crossing.
"Whether you made it change or not doesn't matter. It's not direct."
Now whose logic is twisted. I push the button, the lights change. What part of that isn't directly because of me? I would have some sympathy for your point of view if you admitted to thanking people in this situation also...
The way I see it, if you make a point of giving approval to ever motorist you see following the highway code you should also be raising shit at all the ones who don't.
I dislike cars doing that because it's rare and I don't expect it. It's also dangerous for other cars because it's not an expected thing to happen, meaning I then have to quickly cut across the road and also hope that other cars stop. It's simply not very useful: I know how to cross a road and I'll do it when it's safe for all concerned, very preferably at a crossing.
Most drivers will have 10X better grasp of wehat is going on than you
and they will not stop if it put them in danger.
Stop being a dick.
It is not "direct" because they are not stopping for you. You could be standing there for ten minutes waiting for the lights to change. They are stopping because the red light came on.
Also, genereally, on a zebra crossing the car might stop witin a few feet. On a pelican or other light system they tend to be 10 feet or so away.
What pelican crossings have you used?
I don't give a shit if it puts them in danger or not.
It's the danger to me that I am concerned about. Them: in a fucking tank-like rollcage that is unlikely to meet anything remotely near fatal on the mean streets of the captial; Me: with only some clothes to protect me from death.
Stop being a colossal moron and maybe trying being civil?
How the hell would you be in danger
from someone stopping? That's ridiculous.....
Because they're not the only car on the road.
You are blowing up a minor point out of proportion here: I don't like cars that wave me on when it's not my right of way, that's really all I'm saying.
I do not take crossing a road lightly. I don't sit there quaking in my boots or anything but I like to make sure I am entirely happy with the situation before I attempt to cross.
And I'm saying that's silly
And so do I. But I can't see anything dangerous about crossing when a car has stopped for you.........
You don't live in London, though.
There's probably one car every 15 mins where you risk crossing, or something.
I live in a city.....
And cross on plenty of roads where at certain times there's a near constant stream of cars. Most of the roads around here have island crossings, but not zebra or pelican ones.
I would complain to the council. Seriously.
It can't be good for road safety to not have crossings. In fact it pisses me off when they don't plan that shit properly. You don't get many islands in London.
ISLAND CROSSINGS
There are island crossings. Which sometimes rely on people being nice and stopping to let you by. They suffice just fine. Better in most cases than other crossings.
So it's a good thing that not all drivers are rude like you, isn't it? Or that idea probably wouldn't work. As it happens, there's at least a handful who have a basic grasp of manners.
If I had to use an island crossing I would thank the drivers.
I have had to in the past when I've used such. Clearly they are stopping when they don't have to.
Still, it's much safer to have a proper crossing. I don't see how an island crossing can be better at all than a Zebra Crossing. Would you like to explain that? They're basically identical but the cunts on the road can do what the fuck they want if it's not a zebra.
Because it's more convinient
Doesn't require traffic both ways to stop, and generally doesn't take up any more time. You can just be looking in one direction etc. You seem to have strange view of drivers. Yes there are some who won't stop to let you by. But there are plenty who will.
Yeah okay. I'm certainly happier with kids and the infirm having to cross at the convenience of cars
I don't have a strange view of drivers, I've just never found them to be particularly helpful when I'm trying to cross the road outside of a designated crossing.
I think claiming crossing a road without a crossing is better than crossing it with a crossing is pretty retarded, personally.
Incidentally that link I posted down there states
"If there is an island in the middle of the crossing, the two parts must be treated as two separate crossings. Make sure to check that traffic has stopped before you step off the island, in the same way that you did at the kerb."
So a Zebra doesn't require both directions stop at the same time.
My point remains
they will have a far better idea of where other cars are etc and they won't bother stopping for you unless it is safe for themselves and YOU.
I'd rather not trust my life to their hands any more than I have to.
It's pretty simple statement: When the cars have right of way I would prefer it if they treated me like an adult who knows what he's doing and when he's going to cross the road and just drive through.
If you enjoy standing on the pavement
for ten minutes then fine.
But don't be so horrible about people who are trying to do something nice.
Where am I being 'horrible' about them?
You have such a black and white world view.
What the hell?
I haven't posted any world views or anything black and white in this thread.... sigh.....
I'm not posting here anymore. I know you're trying to make a point about how great you think rudeness is, but you could probably cut back on it a bit in this thread. I don't appreciate personal insults. You can insult my views if you like, but leave it there, okay.
It's not a personal insult.
I haven't called your a cunt or anything.
You are painting ME out to be horrible because I'm not being nice or 'for rudeness' because I'm not being overly polite.
You are saying your beliefs and reiteritating them again and again as if they are FACT and acting like I am clearly wrong for disbelieving them.
This is something you do in all such arguments. I'm truly sorry if I've personally insulted you because I only bother with those who feel the need to insult me. But I find it baffling how you never seem to allow for any leeway in things. It's either THIS or THAT never other possibilities.
WHY ARE YOU AVOIDING THE POINT?
I don't really care why they are differe, I was just pointing out reasons as to why that might be.
But for WHATEVER REASON they ARE DIFFERENT and whilst you're not expected to acknowledge at one, you are at the other. That's all there is to it. When it's considered the polite and expected thing to do to thank somebody, you do it. Otherwise, you're a rude person. And I hate rude people. A lot. They're selfish. And rude. Obviously.
I don't care what way you see it. I don't have any issue with people showing appreciation when it isn't standard practice to do. It's perhaps a bit odd, but nobody is going to be in any way offended by it. But by not thanking somebody when it IS STANDARD PRACTICE TO DO SO is going to annoy and offend people. So that's why you do it at one place, and not at another. I really fail to understand why you can't get this. Although I think you may be acting deliberately provocative. Which is possibly even more annoying.
It's not rare at all. If you stand to cross somewhere, and it's even moderately busy, someone is likely to stop to let you past. It's not dangerous at all - that's just silly. Perhaps on a major road - but there's no need to cross a major road at anywhere other than a crossing. And it's only dangerous if you have dangerous drivers behind you who don't pay attention, and who would be just as dangerous at turnings and traffic lights etc. On most roads you cross anywhere or at an island, and it's not 'unexpected' for someone to have the courtesy to let you by. And it's very useful, and polite, and selfless. It's someone doing a nice thing for you so you should bloody well appreciate it. And if you're at a crossing I don't see what your issue with this is anyhow.
Let's get one thing straight: The only thing at a zebra crossing that is 'standard practice'
is that when a pedestrian puts their foot off the curb and onto the crossing they have right of way and all vehicles approaching the crossing must stop to let them pass.
Anything else is entirely down to personal opinion. You can thank a driver if you wish or you can choose not to. As ever, no amount of you deciding that because you do it your way everyone else is doing it wrong actually changes the real world to reflect this.
Now you're just being stupid
Of course it's standard practice. Why has everyone else in this thread said they do it? BECAUSE IT'S STANDARD FREAKING PRACTICE OKAY? GET IT? IF EVERYONE DOES IT THEN IT'S STANDARD PRACTICE AND YOU NOT DOING IT IS NOT STANDARD PRACTICE AND HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE THAT NOT ADHERING TO STANDARD PRACTICE IN THIS CASE IS RUDE, AND GOING TO ANNOY / OFFEND PEOPLE?
It's not personal opinion. IT'S STANDARD PRACTICE? ARE YOU GETTING THIS YET? AT ALL? WHEN EVERYBODY DOES SOMETHING, AND IT'S CONSIDERED RUDE NOT TO DO IT, IT IS NOT "personal opinion".
You can choose not to. But choosing not to makes you a very rude person. And most people very much dislike rude people.
It's not my way. It's the standard way. Everyone's way. Expected way.
And don't be so bloody patronising, okay? Especially not when I'm the one in the majority and you're trying to defend and un defendable position.
I hate it when people
make me use caps lock.
You've totally given me the LOLs now.
Cheers. :D
P.S. I like how you're all "Everyone agrees with me on this thread"
but when it comes to something that everyone else disagrees with you you explain this away by implying we are all conspiring against you.
I'm actually surprised at how many people in this thread thank drivers. I've never noticed it happening but then I honestly don't pay much attention. For all I know I have thanked drivers at Zebra Crossings, but that doesn't mean I think you *should* as standard, which is really what I'm arguing against.
No, what I'm saying is
you get all patronising when I say things because I have an view that is apparently not in the majority. And when I have a view that is, you act exactly the same way.
Because no one else is saying
"THE WORLD IS LIKE THIS YOU IDIOT - ACCEPT IT" which is essentially what you're saying to me and which is actually patronising also. However, I have a much thicker skin than you, clearly, so I just accept it as part of the necessary hyperbole of an argument. I could, however, just call you a hypocrite and have a hissy fit if you prefer?
In this case
the world, or at least this country, IS like this.
It IS considered general politeness to thank drivers at zebra crossing. It IS considered rude not to do so. That's universal. Admittedly, there are plenty of rude people who don't. But that doesn't mean they just happen to have a different view/opinion - it means they're rude. Simple as.
I prefer people throwing hissy fits to people being rude/snide. So please, feel free....
You see there you go again...
The country isn't like that at all. Bits of it may be but that's the beauty of so many different people.
It would certainly be considered polite to say thanks any time a car stopped at a crossing. Some drivers might welcome it, others might think you were being a bit patronising. If I drove I would because it would be like saying "thanks, you didn't have to obey the law but good for you for doing so," which would incline me to think, "fuck you, I know how to read the highway code, you fuck".
.....
Well, I'm sorry, but that's a ridiculous viewpoint. You seem to have a major issue with people being NICE. Fine, if you feel that way, then whatever, feel free. But most people appreciate polite behaviour.
It's weird. I'm not sure how anyone can be such an advocate of rudeness...
I'm not an advocate of rudeness
I'm simply not in the habit of saying thanks to every driver who obeys the law at a zebra crossing.
Not being massively polite isn't the same as being rude.
Like I said, I don't consider it necessary.
You hate cars stopping for you
You don't think people should thank drivers
You think drivers should have bad opinions of people who say thank you
"If I drove I would because it would be like saying "thanks, you didn't have to obey the law but good for you for doing so," which would incline me to think, "fuck you, I know how to read the highway code, you fuck"."
^ quite rude?
Not really. That's just me articulating thoughts with some hyperbole
If rudeness stretches to bad thoughts then there's a lot of 'polite' people out there who are simply apathetic automatons since many times 'please' and 'thankyou' are said automatically without any real thought behind them.
sometimes I thank
them and sometimes I don't. Keep 'em guessing
Shut up
You're being a jerk today. It's stupid and infuriating.
No, I'm disagreeing with you.
I've done it many times before.
You can disagree with someone
without being a jerk.
Plenty of other people have a grasp on how to that. Evidentally, you don't.
STOP BEING SILLY!
:D
Actually
the pedestrain just has to be standing on the pavement at the zebra crossing waiting to cross, they do not have to take their foot off the curb.
This is not what I was taught in school
Oh that's right
nothing has changed since you went to school.
Yes because that's actually what I said.
Perhaps if you'll read again you'll realise I explained why I said that. Try it, go on.
My apologies
Forgive me if I wrongly, but reasonably, interpreted it as "This is not what I was taught in school, [therefore it is wrong]".
Clearly you have not explained here why you said that, but I'm not about to read the entire thread to find out where you did.
Unfortunately when I read your posts I read them as if they were written by a twat and then apply what I think is an appropriate meaning to an ambiguous statement.
Well you could read the link below where it explains about zebra crossings.
It would explain the foot on the ground thing.
I would have given you more explanation but you've carried yourself in this thread like a child, starting by calling me and Jack 'dicks' rather than bothering to have a rational argument.
Frankly all I've bothered to do here is point out that I don't automatically say "thanks" to drivers at zebra crossings on account of them stopping being the result of the law. If trying to explain this point about 50 times is 'writing like a twat' then you must have real difficulty in life dealing with your anger issues.
Read the link that wasn't there when I started typing?
The fact that you think you there is anything to be gained from a rational argument about something so pointless is absurd. What is the point of an argument when you are stubornly going to stick to your original stance?
This all comes down to opinions about manners.
You wouldn't acknowledge me or say thanks if I stopped at a zebra crossing for you and I find that ruder than being called a dick or twat on a message board.
It would be incredibly dangerous
if you didn't have to stop until they put their foot on the road. You'd have to run the risk of getting run over.
I don't mean you start walking out.
I was taught that you put your foot off the curb and onto the road and then this is a signal to the driver that you are intending to cross, so that they don't stop just because some braindead pedestrian decides to loiter by a zebra crossing.
Once the vehicles have stopped you begin to cross.
Ah here it is. I was slightly confused of the order of events:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A954713
How to Use a Zebra Crossing for Pedestrians
First stand at the kerb, remembering that the rules of the Green Cross Code apply at all times. Once all the traffic has stopped, then you may cross. Pedestrians have right of way over traffic once they are on the crossing.
If there is an island in the middle of the crossing, the two parts must be treated as two separate crossings. Make sure to check that traffic has stopped before you step off the island, in the same way that you did at the kerb.
If the traffic does not stop, then you can carefully put one foot on the crossing. This means that the right of way is legally yours, and the traffic must stop so that you can cross.
I do because alot of cunts don't stop
for you.
This morning I was half way across one and some white van driving twat didn't even stop so I had to give the hand up "what are you doing you awful fucker" sign to him. Yeah, that showed him.
Yes
Manners cost nowt.
I like trying to walk out in front of cyclists, as they don't seem to think that the sme laws apply to them. See also: peddling through traffic lights on red. I hope they get knocked down (the one's who break the law, not the one's who abide by it)
* same
I hate cyclist.
Bastard + rapist = cyclist
are you a robot?
Affirmative
I don't hate cyclists in general at all
its just the ones who have such disregard for traffic rules that piss me off.
i do
and i make sure they're about to stop before i step out.
if they don't stop then i give them the death stare.
just walk in front of them
you get big money! i've been hit by a van before, the money is worth the pain.
na, i flip them the bird
and then goad them saying stuff like 'unlucky kentucky, you have to wait for a pedestrian to cross, ain't so big now' etc.
erm
what's a thank you hand signal?
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/t/thankyou.htm
? In my defense there are no zebra crossings near me.
Definitely don't do that
Has a car never stopped to let you cross a road?
I can't even remember
the last time I crossed one, but at a normal crossing they're required to by law. Sometimes I give them an appreciative glance though, yeah.
*defence
wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence
UK based website. Learn to spell.
Defense is incorrect usage in the UK. Also it just looks fucking UGLY. Defence has a pleasing aesthetic to it.
sorry, dad
No problem.
Eat up your greens.
i nod at them
I do this to them
http://tinyurl.com/6c86zo
They love that, drivers
yes
I always give a little half-wave. There is no reason not to be polite.
Also when I’m driving and someone doesn’t give me any crossing-thanks, I always make a point to hiss “oh you’re welcome” under my breath as they pass.
that'll teach 'em!
:D
Yes.
I love the fact that such an innocuous thread
can cause such wonderfully rampant debate. This place is ace sometimes.
I think there's a reason
for this
I'm on her side on this one.
good luck with that
Here's another one
if you can see a car approaching but it's a fair distance away do you just cross or wait until the car has stopped and then cross?
Cross
Saves everyone time
yep
they're going to prefer to slow down rather than come to a stop.
Depends on how fast it's going.
I hate those cars that travel at a middling speed where you can't tell if you'd make it or not...
Is this question from a maths GCSE exam?
Did you see the name 'Tariq' in it?
:D
I was going to write that but stopped, for some reason.
i often offer to moon them
yeah, i do
i'm very polite
I was wondering why this thread had so many replies
hi!
who, me?
I'm with Pocketmouse on this one
When people don't, I tend to judge them as either slightly bitter and self-righteous or slightly thick
Thicky Thicky Boo Boo!
You've just described Theo
Oh god this wins the award for "most heated argument over petty subject"
but of course you do a little gesture. It's not essential but it just shows you are aware that they stopped and that they are aware you know they know what they're doing.
Man the argument against is worse than "why on earth should I tip a waiter? They're just doing their job! I don't get tipped for my job!"
shut up you dicks.
^ for the love of god.
it's embarrassing and I want to die.
erm, I don't the driver actually HAS to stop
That's how I've always understood it, anyway. It's not like the pedestrian can stroll into the road, get knocked down and it's automatically the driver's fault
Sometimes it's too late and is safer not to stop, hence the grey area
As the driver therefore doesn't HAVE to stop, it's courteous to say thanks, in my eyes
Has this already been said?
More or less
You do have to stop
When you're approaching a zebra crossing it's your responsibility to look for people wanting to cross and slow down even if there are people who look like they might want to cross by the time you get there. It would be the driver's fault if they hit someone on a zebra crossing. Unless they popped up out of a manhole or something. But they don't put those on zebra crossings.
No
certainly rarely, as they are supposed to stop for you.
I certainly do acknowledge drivers who slow down or let me across when it is their right of way.
I'm surprised by the reaction here. Given that I very rarely see anyone do this in real life I suspect either people are being a bit economical with the truth (like the thread about washing your hands after pissing where everyone said they did 100% of the time) or DIS is just full of the politest, most thoughtful people ever.
I like you.
Oh wow, unexpectedly long thread
I think it's polite to thank them but it's not that rude not to. If I stopped for someone at a zebra crossing I don't think I'd notice if the person crossing didn't thank me, unless they'd done that thing where they're walking down the road and just assume your psychic powers have detected that they want to cross and they walk out into the road right in front of your car.
That's like
people dropping litter and saying, it keeps road sweepers in work.
Or is it?
nope
there are a lot of bad analogies in this thread
Glad I checked
i was wondering why this thread had
so many replies...strange.
i always say thank you.
Mainly because of childishness
Do people who do this thanking 100% of the time
when they drive a car/bike thank other drivers continually for allowing them what is legally their right of way?
coherent
If somebody stops and waits for me
behind a car parked on the opposite side of the road, I always do 'thanks hand'. In my experience, almost everyone does. If someone stops specifically for you, the majority of people will thank them. Whether they're legally obliged or not.
I also do 'sorry hand'
if I accidentally block someone in a side-road when I'm waiting at traffic lights.
as do I
as does anyone not rude. But I don't thank everyone who waits at a junction as I drive past with the right of way (as nobody else does).
I do.
And smile. I'm a polite young lady.