Why do bus drivers salute each other

Oxter

Giggsy19 wrote: »

Most buses go the speed limit or at least should be with passengers on board so not sure it would matter about speed checks...

Citylink buses have good punctuality because their drivers break the speed limits off the motorways. All buses are speed governed to 100kph but lower limits apoly in off motorway urban areas. Bus Eireann are far less punctual but have more law abiding drivers.

Giggsy19

davej wrote: »

Do you know who else does salutes ?

Nazis

Do u think there is underlying meaning to the bus drivers salutes? Some of them are borderline..

Giggsy19

Oxter wrote: »

Citylink buses have good punctuality because their drivers break the speed limits off the motorways. All buses are speed governed to 100kph but lower limits apoly in off motorway urban areas. Bus Eireann are far less punctual but have more law abiding drivers.

If they do salute to warn of speed checks then this backs up my reason for been anti saluting amongst the bus drivers gang..

topper75

davej wrote: »

Do you know who else does salutes ?

Nazis

Like these guys?

foxy farmer

If you ever drive a Land Rover Defender or it's older versions you'll probably get a wave from another Defender driver as he passes by. Its a tradition going back years. I was overtaken by another Defender driver outside Cork city last year and he flashed on his rear worked lights as he sped off into the distance. Drivers of LR Discovery Evoque and Range Rover won't salute unless they are LR fanatics. They probably don't know of the tradition.

Giggsy19

topper75 wrote: »

Like these guys?

Actually looks like a couple of the bus eireann drivers...but the wave is spot on there actually..citylink i find are a bit more extravagant in there waves...almost showing off

Giggsy19

foxy farmer wrote: »

If you ever drive a Land Rover Defender or it's older versions you'll probably get a wave from another Defender driver as he passes by. Its a tradition going back years. I was overtaken by another Defender driver outside Cork city last year and he flashed on his rear worked lights as he sped off into the distance. Drivers of LR Discovery Evoque and Range Rover won't salute unless they are LR fanatics. They probably don't know of the tradition.

Thanks for the heads up...never buy LR defender!

gerrybbadd

Its that integrated bus driver camaraderie salute.

foxy farmer

foxy farmer wrote: »

If you ever drive a Land Rover Defender or it's older versions you'll probably get a wave from another Defender driver as he passes by. Its a tradition going back years. I was overtaken by another Defender driver outside Cork city last year and he flashed on his rear worked lights as he sped off into the distance. Drivers of LR Discovery Evoque and Range Rover won't salute unless they are LR fanatics. They probably don't know of the tradition.

Oxter

Giggsy19 wrote: »

If they do salute to warn of speed checks then this backs up my reason for been anti saluting amongst the bus drivers gang..

They salute if no speed check.

No salute means slow down

Giggsy19

Oxter wrote: »

They salute if no speed check.

No salute means slow down

Is this actually true?!

corner of hells

Giggsy19 wrote: »

Is this actually true?!

Yes , course it's true, this is AH ,we always tell the truth.
I'm just off out for a bit to bring my pet giraffe for a walk.

Giggsy19

corner of hells wrote: »

Yes , course it's true, this is AH ,we always tell the truth.
I'm just off out for a bit to bring my pet giraffe for a walk.

Ah ok...suppose you also salute fellow giraffe owning pet owners on your walks?

Cutie 3.14

shockwave wrote: »

People who drive campervans usually wave at each other on the road too

I've often waved at people who have the same car as me!

Giggsy19

Giggsy19 wrote: »

Why do bus drivers salute each other

Obviously they're all in Fine Gael.

old_aussie

The salute between bus drivers is code for....got another load of dickheads onboard.

Andrew00

The truckers do it too

They normally wear bootcut jeans, have the polo color tucked up and a chain inside and post pictures of Bulmers bottles on Snapchat

punisher5112

Better then the rest of the dip****s we come across....

Andrew00

A salute means free gay sex back at the depot

punisher5112

Andrew00 wrote: »

A salute means free gay sex back at the depot

No you mad sure you give that on the back seat upstairs, I'm too busy driving to ever be involved and have a life...

Richard Hillman

I usually sit just behind the LUAS driver. I'm always intrigued as to when they don't wave to say hello. Is there some sort of feud going on? What's the snub all about? Did the other LUAS driver covet my drivers wife? It could be anything

punisher5112

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I usually sit just behind the LUAS driver. I'm always intrigued as to when they don't wave to say hello. Is there some sort of feud going on? What's the snub all about? Did the other LUAS driver covet my drivers wife? It could be anything

Tends to be racial.... I find less foreigners salute....

B.A._Baracus

Just a work culture thing. Every job has it's quirks.
Like i've been in jobs where it was just a thing to greet people with a handshake than just a hello.