The Bus Driver’s Salute is what I call the wave that I’ve seen countless bus drivers in many different countries give each other when passing in opposite directions on their routes.

I first noticed it in South Korea when the drivers would randomly raise their hands at almost regular intervals. I later noticed this was whenever another bus was passing.

After moving to Southampton in the UK I noticed many of the drivers were very cordial with each other, opening doors and windows to chat at red lights or flashing their hi-beams at each other if passing at night or simply waving while crossing paths.

It’s an awesome way to keep a human touch when it would be so easy to drift away from it.