I’ve always thought it would be nice to have a “Thank you” signal on your car so that you could show appreciation to those that let you into lanes or get out of your way on highways. Sure there is the commonly accepted raising your hand but very rarely do people actually see this. On the contrary, there are numerous ways of expressing discontent from the one finger salute to honking violently.

I thought this was a good idea until I saw the Drivemocion (pictured above). Not only will this make you a card carrying member of geekdom, the potential road rage caused by sarcastic use is too dangerous. The last thing an angry dreary-eyed commuter needs to see when he/she gets cut off is an LED smiley face looking back at him/her.

So instead, I propose a new form of showing appreciation with what you already have in your car. If some one does something nice to you on the roadways, show your appreciation by cycling through your turn lights: quickly turning both signals in succession. No one should mistake that for your intent to turn, and it’s really easy to do. Unfortunately, I don’t think me writing in this small blog is going to get any traction, but hey, least I won’t go patent the idea like the jack ass who claims to have invented the U-turn signal. Too bad she’s going to lose it as soon as anyone runs a rudimentary google search and contests her.

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