Locals embrace the friendly 'driver's wave'
Being friendly to visitors and neighbors is still an honored quality of pastoral Montana. The ‘rural wave’ off the steering wheel is a kind gesture that can assure other drivers that if they are in a bind, help is close by. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
The Rural Shake. A Cowboy Salute. The Drivers Wave.
It has several names, but it’s acknowledging the driver coming from the other direction usually on a frontage road or on Main Street if it’s not busy. It is done with a single index finger, two fingers or a quick hand raise off of the steering wheel.
Early mornings seem to be when it’s observed the most, maybe because the day is fresh and the steady stream of problems everyone faces haven’t been totally awakened yet.
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