SEEING as I’m about to get my licence, I need to learn the etiquette of country roads. According to the bush pirate, there are three forms of steering wheel wave that are loaded with meaning.
1. G’day. Slight raise of two fingers. Done with right hand, as left hand is changing gears.
2. G’day! Lifting of hand, two fingers together. Usually with left hand, as right hand is holding the wheel.
3. G’DAY! Hand raised towards other driver, all fingers splayed as if trying to make self as large as possible.
NB: These are understood in Victoria and Tasmania; let me know if there are regional variants.
Keeper? Yes. Will practise down the shops till I get my wheels.
Hey man, now you're really living 
There’s the one finger variant, only appropriate between drivers of similar classic Volkswagen vehicles. It’s code for ‘I may break down at any moment.’
Yer right.
Apparently I don’t have pose No.3 quite right – it’s supposed to be like throwing glitter, like a ‘shazam’. I think it will take a few more years of country living to perfect that one.
Number 2 looks like the one the Queen does!
No.1 looks like the foreplay of a teenage boy.
i have to teach you how my dad did it. he taught me well and i am proud of my car waving while driving ability. there is much respect inherent in the wave
Oh, please do! I’ll update the blog afterwards. Gotta get in those regional variations.