A person on horse or on foot raises his whole hand, but the demands of travel on wheels dictate a specialized wave.īody language for “howdy,” the hi sign is the simplest of waves, merely the raising of the forefinger of the driving hand, which does not budge from its draped position across the top of the steering wheel, the attitude struck by most long-distance or travel-wise drivers. The hi sign is strictly a highway courtesy, an automotive gesture developed for the modern age. By using it, we convey our goodwill to our fellow drivers and reaffirm our reliance on each other during long trips across isolated country. But we modern Texans travel 55 miles an hour-at the very least-and can barely slow down for a pit stop. In the days of the open range, when pioneers saw another wagon of lonely wayfarers on the trackless plains, they could always rein up and chat awhile. Texas’ motto is “Friendship,” and Texas’ highways cover more miles than any other state’s, and the intersection of these two facts is the hi sign, the laconic one-finger wave shared by rural travelers.
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