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Chances are they’re waiting for you… so chances are also there that they’re going to assume the same as you’re advising of your hand gesture and you’ll both end up smacking straight into each other head on.

r/shittylifeprotips might be more appropriate

That is uncalled for. What’s so hard about driving the same direction you’re currently driving? What you’re saying does not make sense since obviously the driver who you first signaled to has already acknowledged you and will very unlikely hit you. I hope our cars are never close to each other.

How about just follow the give way rules so nobody has to teach anyone anything, exaggerated hand gestures or not.

You can show off your manners by following the road rules.

Risk, reward, consequence… your reward is you get to your destination a few milliseconds quicker. The risk is unpredictable behaviour from the other party resulting in a crash. The consequence is a potentially hefty repair bill, injury; and being very late to your destination.

Don’t just assume. Always better to be absolutely sure before you make a manoeuvre, it’s just not worth the risk.

Don't be polite, be predictable.

That would be amazing. It seems that once someone gets their license many people just forget everything they learned in drivers Ed.

You’re completely missing my point. I’m not talking about reaching my destination faster. I’m talking about reaching my destination at all, which I can’t do because someone wants to let me though thinking that I’m just going to drive forward and not cross like three lanes to go left in under 100 feet.

And you can’t do a maneuver if you have a nice jackass who creates more traffic and blind spots, so what’s more dangerous then? Waiting until you have all the clearance you need to make that turn, or giving in to the nice jackass only to get hit on the left lane because you couldn’t see any incoming traffic.

Truer words have never been written.

If you yield to another driver and they yield back to you, take it. It is not a conversation.