I want

[foxfirefey]

Cars to have a thank you signal, so I can satisfy my gratitude urges on the road when someone does something nice.

Comments

[smeddley]

I love that idea, but... especially in the first few shots it didn't really look like a tail...

But I want my car to wag! :)

[foxfirefey]

Oh, Japanese!

[foxfirefey]

Yesssssss.

[merig00]

just wave your hand

[foxfirefey]

I do, but what if they don't see!

[merig00]

your conscience will be clear

[foxfirefey]

Untrue! You underestimate my finely tuned guilt complex!

[omnifarious]

I agree with you. I think one of the major causes of road rage is a lack of feedback mechanisms needed to communicate gratitude or anger in cars. Cars have all kinds of methods for signaling intention, but none for communicating emotional messages.

It's so easy for people to become complete jerks behind the wheel, or for you to make the assumption that someone is being a selfish jerk when really what they're worried about is getting to a bathroom in the next 5 minutes.

[foxfirefey]

Yes! I also want an apology signal for when I accidentally do stupid shit.

[omnifarious]

This is yet another exchange that confirms my opinion that we ought to meet someday. :-)

¡the world needs more reward-reinforcement!

[nyarhotep]

¡yes! the horn is universally recognized as "BAD" so i can't tap twice to thank a person, and ¿who knows if they see me waving madly in front of my rear-view? (and opening the window to wave out the side is a dangerous distraction in the middle of City traffic). i was thinking some kind of small marquee could be mounted below the upper, rear, break-light which flashed a smiley or frowny face: an animated bumper-sticker.