Jul 7, 2014
Mike_Schlechter I'm starting to see more and more Teslas on the road these days and I'm noticing there are fewer and fewer Tesla waves / chin nod hellos / flash the lights in acknowledgment as there was back in late 2012 through early 2014.
I was at the Greenwich, CT supercharger last night and there was a MC red and the owner didn't do the obligatory (so I thought) hello, or even look at my wife and I in our car. Very strange by Model S standards.
Am I experiencing an aberration, or is this the end of the Tesla greetings?�
Jul 7, 2014
GoBlue88 I've been an owner for only slightly more than a month, so I can't compare back to 2012-2013. However I will say that about 80% of my waves/hellos are not returned/unnoticed.�
Jul 7, 2014
caddieo So far, none of my flashes have been returned, although there haven't been that many occasions to do it. This strikes me as quite different from the early 70's when BMWs were still rare and frequently flashed each other. Maybe the action is now considered pass� or tacky - in any event, reflective of a different mindset.�
Jul 7, 2014
mknox There's getting to be a lot of Model S's in my neck of the woods. I followed a guy last night returning from a restaurant and usually see one or two on my way in to work. It is rare now to get any kind of acknowledgement back from other drivers compared to a year ago when other Model S drivers nearly went nuts when they saw me. I also get a lot less interest in the car by the general public compared to a year ago. I don't feel special any more :crying:�
Jul 7, 2014
Pollux Huh. Still seeing other Tesla owners flash lights, thumbs up, wave; often even before I do the same. Sometimes, though, folks are oblivious and/or don't manage to react before we've passed one another.
Also, plenty of Tesla moments, almost every day during these warm months. Sometimes several times a day. Thumbs up from people in vans, pickup trucks, BMWs.... I took my boy fishing at a local pond last night and was approached by two different groups.
Based on the other reports in this thread, maybe I should start considering the hypothesis that it's NOT in fact the car that attracts attention but instead it's my rugged good looks.�
Jul 7, 2014
Plug Me In I would wave if I ever saw one.
Last Tesla - Tesla encounter for me was in January up in DC - I waved.�
Jul 7, 2014
andrewket I still wave and receive waves. I suspect it's correlated with the number of Teslas in the market. Higher density/less frequent waiving. 1/ People are getting tired of waving frequently 2/ The market has gone past the early adopter and enthusiasts and has entered the main stream.�
Jul 7, 2014
tomas Weird, I see probably 3 a day average, and over 18 months have gotten less than 10 total waves/flashes/ etc. Makes me think Tesla drivers are either busy watching the screen or just stuck up! But I know from the forum and local owners group that they are not, so I don't get it. I was in the early BMW club (2002s back in the 70s), and there was great pride in flashing lights whenever encountering another.
PS, I get more attention from non-tesla owners!�
Jul 7, 2014
AnOutsider For the most part, other owners I encounter are either not enthusiasts, or are looking for an "exclusive" car, so are a bit miffed to see another one of "their" car. I think we long ago left behind owners being enthusiasts.�
Jul 7, 2014
mkjayakumar ... and all that is actually a sign of progress and a good thing.�
Jul 7, 2014
ecarfan Yes it is. Here in the SF Bay Area, since taking delivery on my (oops, "my wife's"S last December we rarely get any kind of response from other S drivers. But then Teslas are relatively common here.
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Jul 7, 2014
Duckjybe I'll bet anybody in Signature Red still waves. I flash my lights or give a wave and get maybe a 50% acknowledgement. It's likely the early reservation holders who are still the most enthused about seeing other cars on the road. I love seeing a Model S driving along as I don't get much of a chance to see it from the outside on the road. It always causes me to stare!�
Jul 7, 2014
Pilot_51 I don't know about here, I've only seen one Model S since getting mine and I didn't notice it until we passed and checked the rear view mirror to confirm what I saw in the corner of my eye. I think Michigan is where California was in late 2012 with (roughly estimating) a couple hundred Model S's. The attitude of most owners when seeing other owners around here may or may not be the same. I'm sure I would wave/smile/nod or return a flash if given the opportunity, though not much beyond that. As much as I get excited when seeing them, I'm not an attention seeker, so I definitely wouldn't honk or yell.�
Jul 7, 2014
JonathanD I see several a day, possibly some of the same ones given people often have regular commute patterns. It would start to become silly to wave at every one every time.�
Jul 7, 2014
brianman I never flashed, but I wave if I notice and can free a hand to wave. I'd say about 40% notice me, and maybe 10% wave back.�
Jul 7, 2014
Doug_G I often miss seeing other Models S on the road, since I'm looking where I want to go, not staring at the oncoming cars. However, when I do see one and flash or wave I am getting about a 70% probability of a response.
The Model S still attracts occasional attention in parking lots; less so in locations that I frequent, more so in places I've never been before. Roadster has always got about 5X as much attention, though.�
Jul 7, 2014
roblab Now, what you need is a five year old in the back center on a child seat, who is diligently watching, and will yell out "TESLA" whenever one is spotted.
I immediately flash my cruise control several times, and true, I don't get much response, but it's always a kick to realize that I didn't do high beams anyway. Ah, simple pleasures.�
Jul 7, 2014
Mr X
Its a good thing that people are boring? I have a smart and wave to every smart i see and usually people wave back, its a fun thing to do. I was sitting at a light and a convertible smart drove by and the guy had his hand out the top waving at me and that made my day, if i was in a generic car that wouldn't have happened. Also have waved at a few Tesla's and some have acknowledged me while others straight up ignored me even though im not being crazy about, just a simple wave or head nod.
There's always fun little perks of driving unique cars, but when people are all serious or think their too cool and dont look at anyone or dont wave back at someone when driving it takes the fun out and gives the bland view that its just another car driving on the road, yet there's a person in the car controlling it. And I know sometimes people may not see it but im talking about people that clearly can see but dont acknowledge.
The small things always have a good effect :wink:�
Jul 7, 2014
mknox I think that will continue to be true for a while. Whenever I'm anywhere with Model S and Roadsters, it seems the Roadsters are getting most of the attention.�
Jul 7, 2014
Denarius I miss a lot of these. When driving I'm focused on staying out of the way of all the moving objects around me, and watching for cops. I always have friends say they tried to wave at me, but I didn't notice them.�
Jul 7, 2014
brianman No. It's a good thing that Tesla's reach has expanded to boring people as well. A sale's a sale.�
Jul 7, 2014
tomas Of course, none of us are boring. Impossible!�
Jul 7, 2014
JohnQ At first I thought that was me yesterday but we didn't stop for a top up. Made it home with 2 miles to spare ... perfect.
Honestly, by the time I see the other car I just have time for a quick chin nod but it's tough for me to see the other driver behind the window traveling at 40mph in the opposite direction. No idea if they initiated a wave or responded to mine.�
Jul 7, 2014
brianman Tip: It's good to be boring when traffic law enforcement is nearby.�
Jul 7, 2014
tslas I usually nod/wave(If window is open)/flash (Few times, I have hit wrong stock, so other driver doesn't see - Actually, currently I can't even remember which stalk to hit to flash
Most times, I see other teslas in opposite directions and before they/I/we have time to respond, we are already past each other. Other times, I have completely missed other tesla and my wife would be astonished that, I didn't see the Tesla :scared:�
Jul 7, 2014
Pilot_51 It may help to think of it as all visual functions (lights and wipers) being on one stalk. Though, I haven't used the high beams while driving yet, so for all I know I might not think about that in a spontaneous moment.�
Jul 7, 2014
v12 to 12v Yes, Sig Reds still wave. Roadsters do too.�
Jul 7, 2014
iconoclast Well, of course none of US are boring. It's just that the boring folk are starting to own the same cars as us.
Personally, I've noticed a significant drop in returned waves/gestures in the past six months. But I figure if I keep doing it, eventually we'll get these newer owners trained too.�
Jul 7, 2014
bonnie I never got the memo on the Tesla wave or chin nod (and yes, I saw the video, but ...). I still get just as many thumbs up from people when driving my Roadster, especially Model S drivers. I always wave back�
Jul 7, 2014
Tslagrl I was only thinking the same thing myself just the other day. Rest assured *I* am still waving and flashing :smile:
Supercharging has been interesting to say the least......!! Made some great friends and the time passes so much quicker. There's been more recently that don't even want to say hello though, guess even Tesla drivers can be grouchy.�
Jul 7, 2014
patn I saw a black Tesla ahead of me last week and he pulled over to the middle lane as I approached... I guess he wanted to wave hello, but I actually had to get off the highway so I had to pull in behind him to start merging right... and then I think he must have been confused as to why I was pulling in behind him�
Jul 7, 2014
ggr I've been waving at a lot of Model Ss from the roadster recently, and more often than not I just get a blank stare. I think a lot of current Model S owners don't even recognize a roadster.�
Jul 7, 2014
brianman @ggr
As a first step in addressing this problem, I volunteer to serve the cause. Please park this "Roadster" you speak of in my driveway and leave me the keys. I promise to write up a full report for the class after evaluating the item for a month or two. Deal?�
Jul 8, 2014
yobigd20 Same. I think it's because the wave of initial enthusiasts has passed and now there are many non-enthusiast owners? (is that possible?) I guess what I'm trying to say is that there are many more "non-hardcore" owners now that either don't know, don't care, completely oblivious, or are just "too good" for the nod.�
Jul 8, 2014
gg_got_a_tesla Yeah, I've seen this transformation as the Model S density has increased exponentially here in NorCal since early 2013. I do wave at every Tesla that I see but, on too many occasions, I've not had a response leaving me feeling silly and self-conscious (more so when my son's in the back and asks why I'm waving at some stranger).
Still, the occasional response - from a Signature owner recently as I passed him on 101 near Great America - is really cool.�
Jul 8, 2014
Vger Same experience here. I find the Roadster gets a lot of attention, but mostly from non-Tesla owners. Friends and strangers both are shocked and disappointed when I tell them it is out of production.
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I agree. It seems a lot of recent Tesla owners just made a car-buying decision and that is that. There is nowhere near the same passion that most of those of us here still exhibit. I suppose it had to come, but it is still a bit of a downer.�
Jul 8, 2014
Duckjybe Heck, I actually wave at anything electric as I applaud those who can't (or aren't willing to) afford a Tesla but are willing to buy a shorter range EV. Unfortunately for the EV industry, it is rare here to see any other EV's other than Tesla's. I gave a thumbs up to a BMW i3 the other day, the first I had seen on the road. They rolled down their window and they gave me the lowdown on their experience which was very positive.�
Jul 8, 2014
brianman Again, I see this as a positive. As the decision for the "passionless" crowd to buy Tesla becomes common, it means Tesla's gone mainstream -- and you might want to get some more stock before that sinks in to the investor market as a whole.�
Jul 8, 2014
shark
Pulled up next to this Sig red on I290. No response to my honk, smile and wave
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Jul 8, 2014
William13 With the Prius generation 2 cars (2004+), the wave/nod lasted until 2006 or 2007 in the Midwest. I think that even with fewer total Model S cars (versus the same time with the Prius from first sale) on the road we have gotten soooo much attention from other people that we sometimes find ourselves either starring straight ahead avoiding eye contact or wondering why we don't get a high five from everyone we see. Also I believe that many Model S owners do not instantly recognize other Model S cars on the road. My Model S is often parked next to my partner's Audi A7. They look very similar. The Prius looked very different from all other cars in 2004.�
Jul 8, 2014
Vger Yes, I realize that. It is just unfortunate that mainstream = unfriendly in our world.�
Jul 8, 2014
trils0n I still get the occasional wave / nod / smile in the SF Bay Area -- nothing like when I got my car over a year ago, though. When I have the DRLs on I get more responses, so maybe part of it is not being recognized.�
Jul 8, 2014
ghost640 As far as I know, there's only two of us in northeastern Minnesota, and the chances of us passing on the road are pretty slim. But lots of other people wave at me and I wave back, all good here.�
Jul 8, 2014
smorgasbord Yeah, but even the Bay Area, Model S owners don't seem to recognize that it's from the same company.�
Jul 8, 2014
brianman BTW, I figure I should make this clear now:
I don't plan to do the wave or the nod at TMC Connect. I think it would cause me to get into a wreck to be doing it 15 times a minute.�
Jul 11, 2014
visionik Ha!�
Jul 11, 2014
flashflood I think it's more like, "oh my god, she's wearing my outfit". We are all (relatively) early adopters, so most of us enjoy driving something that is not just good, but also novel. When you see another Tesla once a month, it's fun. When you see one every five minutes, as you now do in the SF Bay Area, it's actually kind of annoying.�
Jul 11, 2014
bonnie Not if you're a shareholder.
(My reaction is typically a silent, 'Thank you for buying a Tesla, please buy another one and tell all your friends to buy one, too.')�
Jul 11, 2014
flashflood True enough. It's kind of like discovering a great restaurant that's not too busy on Friday night. On the one hand, you want to tell everyone to go there so they stay in business. On the other hand, if they're wildly successful and always crowded, it'll be great for them, but it'll ruin the place for you. No way to win...�
Jul 11, 2014
bonnie Well, in fairness, I have a Roadster. Those are a limited edition, so to speak. I love seeing all the Model S on the road.�
Jul 12, 2014
tekstrand24 When i receive my S in September I plan to keep the tradition alive.�
Jul 12, 2014
Ven Rala I always wave but only get a wave back about half the time, i used to get much more when I got my car a year ago. Keep the wave alive�
Jul 12, 2014
artsci Around my area I don't see other Teslas often enough to even do the wave. When I do they're usually headed in the opposite direction and I don't respond quickly enough.�
Jul 12, 2014
Al Sherman Same. I've NEVER seen a random Model S on the road FROM my Model S.�
Jul 12, 2014
scott jones There are NOT many Tesla's on the roads of Indianapolis. The one who did see me played tag for a while. She and the guy passenger were very happy to see another Tesla!
The response is OVERWHELMINGLY positive. Every time I stop, or go to an event, it turns into a never ending discussion about the car, which I'm glad to take part in.
The another night, I went to a party and people were coming in and saying, who's car is that??!!
I ended up giving about 20 people a ride throughout the night! (groups of 4, including me). I felt like a car salesman, but they were saying... "my turn."
All were shocked at the interior and even more so at the acceleration, and regenerative breaking. PS: This party had nice cars there. Range Rover's, BMW's, etc.�
Jul 13, 2014
caddieo Sounds like a good piece for the "Tesla Moments" thread. :smile:�
Jul 13, 2014
seanahan Was this a fun thing for you at the party, or does it start to get kind of annoying?�
Jul 13, 2014
Ven Rala I actually see several Teslas each day. I saw three today just running errands. There are a lot in the Maryland suburbs of DC.�
Jul 13, 2014
mibaro2 In my first 3 months of ownership, I have only seen 2 model S while driving. I gave the wave.
Part of the reason why the wave might be dying off is because us newbies that have the model S don't recognise other S's until it is too late.
I plan on keeping it alive.�
Jul 14, 2014
bollar That's a good reason to use the daylight running lights (aside from the insurance discount). The S's DRL are very distinctive.�
Jul 14, 2014
roblab Yesterday while driving in Napa, we'd just seen a Model S and were commenting on it, when coming straight at me with no DLRs, crossing the double yellow line, was Model S #2. I guess he'd seen me, I hadn't noticed him, so he was weaving (not waving) to say "Hi."
I prefer the chin wave, the headlight flash, or the chin nod. Even DLRs on might have helped!
Can't say I knew the car. Coulda been a tourist (wine-o country), or they might know me and were just being goofy like me.�
Jul 14, 2014
mknox Is there a good reason for NOT using the DRLs all the time? Here in Canada we can't switch them off (they're compulsory) but they offer such a safety advantage I can't understand why I'd ever want them off anyway.�
Jul 14, 2014
bollar Agree, but I seem to be in the minority around here. I only know of one other S in town with DLRs on.�
Jul 14, 2014
flashflood Yes: they're incredibly distracting. There's nothing worse than having a vehicle with DRLs in your rear view mirror. The twinkling of those lights (due to bumps in the road changing the angle of incidence off the mirror) constantly alerts your peripheral vision, distracting you from what's ahead. DRLs are a menace and I wish they were banned.�
Jul 14, 2014
ecarfan In the SF Bay Area the vast majority of Model S I see have DRLs on during the day. And I see anywhere from 3 to 10 every day. If I see an S during the day with DRLs off it is unusual.�
Jul 14, 2014
yobigd20 completely disagree. DRLs are required by law in Canada and mandatory to be on. AFAIK No car can be sold in Canada without DRLs. statistics have proven that DRLs reduce accidents. US should mandate a similar law.�
Jul 14, 2014
JPP Agree with ecarfan: I drive in the SF Bay Area (...lots of S on the road) and most have DRLs on (mine are....). Proven safety factor. Never bothered by glare in my rear view mirror (..but often amused by the patterns many LED DRLs make in the rear camera).�
Jul 14, 2014
gg_got_a_tesla Yup, newish BMW ones have this funky flicker in the rear camera display.�
Jul 14, 2014
flashflood Citation please? I'd be interested in the methodology (I'm a statistician). This seems like the kind of effect that would be extremely hard to measure, because (a) it's a minor effect on an already small number, (b) there are many confounding variables in rate of accidents, and (c) I'd be surprised if they counted, or even found a way to count, the number of accidents caused by DRL distraction. Happy to be proven wrong though. If they really are a net positive, I'll make peace with the annoyance.�
Jul 15, 2014
bollar NHTSA has several studies about the effectiveness of DRL, both pro and con. Here's a pro one: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/809760.pdf
Searches for NHTSA DRL will yield a plethora of statistical analysis on the topic.�
Jul 15, 2014
LoL Rick Yesterday I got a chin hello from a guy in a Chevy and another from a lady on a bicycle. Do those count?�
Jul 15, 2014
Skotty I wouldn't expect it to last. Somehow the Jeep Wrangler wave endures, but it's a rare exception (It's a Jeep thing). Tesla has made their cars appealing enough to the masses to have a lot of customers who are not rabid fans and probably won't wave. But I think that's a good thing, overall.�
Jul 15, 2014
rogbmw In the past two week I have passed two other Tesla's here in the Orlando area. Both honked and waved...along with big smiles!�
Jul 16, 2014
flashflood Thank you! This is a rather interesting read, at multiple levels.
Before getting to the substance, let's take a moment to savor this glimpse into a delightfully bitter academic squabble. It is rare in a peer-reviewed paper even to mention the reviewers, other than in the Acknowledgements section to thank them for their time and helpful comments. In this paper, right up front in the abstract there's this:
"Reviewers of this paper required the inclusion of results using the odds ratio technique. The estimated the effect of DRLs are �6.3 percent, �7.9 percent, 3.8 percent, and 26 percent, respectively. None of these results were statistically significant."
In other words: we didn't want to publish these numbers, but they made us. By academic standards, that is downright testy. But it gets better in the prologue to Appendix B, where they get into the details of the math:
"This section is included at the request of the reviewers of the paper. The odds ratio is easier to understand for inexperienced analysts than the simple odds and, like the simple odds, attempts to control for a variety of factors other than the presence or absence of DRLs."
Ooooo, SMACK! They REALLY didn't like being told what to do. Having been part of this kind of process myself, I suspect what happened is a negotiation along these lines: Authors submit the paper using method A (simple odds). Reviewers say that's bogus, use method B (odds ratio). Authors say no, we really like A. Reviewers say look, use method B or we'll reject the paper. Authors say OK, how about a compromise: we'll publish both A and B. Reviewers relent, accept the paper. Final draft expresses authors' frustration. Reviewers probably piqued at the way it was presented, but technically the authors did what was asked, so they don't spike the paper.
Now, on to the actual data. Using the simple odds method, the authors conclude that DRLs reduce head-on collisions by 5%. By the usual p=0.05 standard, this result is not statistically significant; they admit this, and note the p=0.07 value. Using the odds ratio method, the authors find that DRLs actually *increase* head-on collisions by 6.3%, but this is not statistically significant either (p=0.23). I think (and will explain why if anyone actually cares, but fair warning, it would not be brief) that the reviewers were right: odds ratio is a better way to exclude exogenous variables in this case, although it's still pretty weak. By this metric, none of the results were statistically significant -- which means, in plain English, that given the available data, we cannot reject with 95% confidence the null hypothesis that DRLs make no difference. That is not surprising: small signals against a noisy background are just hard to measure.
They mentioned a number of other studies, including this rather amusing one: "Lau[17] estimates that DRLs reduce multiple vehicle crashes by 5 to 13 percent. Lau even estimates that DRLs reduce multiple vehicle nighttime crashes by 5 percent, which suggests that there may a confounding lurking variable within the data." Do tell.�
Jul 18, 2014
bollar Sorry to derail the conversation with DRLs (though I find that topic interesting, so I'm happy to continue in another thread).
I drove a BMW back in the dark ages, so I'm all about flashing the lights, or "the nod." In our little town of 25K people, there are eight Teslas that I know about. Over time, my wife and I have either met, or know who owns the other seven. The breakdown is like this:
- 3 Model S & 1 Roadster are car enthusiasts and have the Tesla to replace a luxury or high-end sports car. They Flash or Nod.
- 2 Model S upgraded from Prius. They also Flash or Nod.
- 2 Model S were gifts from a spouse -- and replaced an SUV. They don't acknowledge a flash or nod.
We also have a fair number of Leafs and I find they're enthusiastic wavers to each other and to me.
I have problems identifying Volts, but I sometimes get a flash or wave from them.
So, I'd say that the members of the "awesome car" club and the "environmentalist car" club are still willing to wave. For those whom the Tesla is just next in a series of cars, not so much.�
Jul 30, 2014
mknox The other day, I had a white Roadster follow me on the freeway for about an hour back to my office where he charged for a bit. Well, that drew a lot of attention. I guess seeing a Model S followed by a Roadster was enough of an eye-catcher that I had all kinds of people staring and waving.�
Jul 30, 2014
scott jones SORRY I'VE BEEN ABSENT for a while. Seanahan: Not annoying yet. I've had the car for 2 months. And I enjoy answering peoples questions. We probably have FAR fewer Tesla's in our area than you do in Dallas though!�
Jul 31, 2014
Lycanthrope I flash my lights and wave every time. I would say in the 4 months of ownership I have passed by 10 other Model S'es. Five of them we too far over on the other side and relative speeds so far no time to react. For the rest, three waved back, two didn't - both of those were women who didn't even see my Tesla.
Sometimes I see them when I'm walking in the city - then I also give the thumbs-up and if possible waggle my fob to show I'm an owner.�
Apr 7, 2015
Khatsalano I owned one of the very first Prius's and this waving phenomenon was common in the Bay Area until we discovered it was distracting and unsafe. I have waved at other MS owners when we are both stopped--it's a nice exchange. But when we are going opposite directions on CA-84 around curves, I don't think I want to look for someone to see if they are waving behind the hard-to-see-through windshield and looking for their reaction if they wave at me back. I'd rather not crash my MS into a tree.
Yes, the more MS's there are, the less likely you are to wave. I went to a meeting in Palo Alto and from the parking lot to the highway on-ramp (a 5 minute drive), I saw 7 other Model S's. On my regular drive home from San Francisco to San Mateo, I see 4-6 MS's on that commute without looking ... probably missed a few. I still stare at them because they are pretty cars (like any ego-stroking maneuver of looking in a mirror!), but I can't justify taking my hands off the wheel and my eyes off the road on US-101 or I-280 to wave to someone who will never see it, because by the time I do it, the car is 400 yards behind me already.
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Apr 7, 2015
taurusking I rarely see a Tesla in E. Texas but when I drive to Dallas...I see at least one and I wave at them but usually get no response.
I still get attention from other ICE car owners...the other day somebody honked at me while we were bumper to bumper traffic in downtown Dallas and asked my wife who was sitting right next to me..if she was willing to trade cars...my wife smiled and said no:biggrin:�
Apr 7, 2015
jerry33 I get a response sometimes, but the tinted glass (and the extra tinting many put on) make it hard to get eye contact.�
Apr 7, 2015
middly I have done it 3 times in the OC with no response. :crying:�
Apr 7, 2015
ecarfan Yes, sadly it never caught on, but I loved the video when I first day it back in 2013, I think.�
Apr 7, 2015
HebrHmr Jeeps wave but it's often the ones with "real jeeps" who don't have doors on in the summer so it is easier to see.
I wave on my motorcycles but often don't get a return from sport bikes or from anyone when I'm on my dual sport.
I'll probably flash high beams when I order a Tesla but I've seen very few since I started following them years ago.�
Apr 7, 2015
Blu Zap I'm in Marin County, California. Lots of Teslas here. I get a responsive wave about 50% of the time. I figure there are many new owners that just aren't into it.
@HebrHmr - I have a Jeep CJ-5. Back when I first got it, we waved 100%. Of course when the Rectangular headlight Wranglers came along, they were not considered "real" Jeeps, so didn't get the wave. Now I'll wave to any set up Jeep.
I think there will always be those like us that are Tesla owners that will always acknowledge a Tesla sighting.�
Apr 8, 2015
Pollux While I still do the wave, more frequently I find myself flicking the light stalk to blink my lights at the other Tesla (if it's an oncoming vehicle) -- hands need never leave the wheel. With more lead-time, I roll down the window if it's not already open and stick my hand out for a full thumbs-up. All depends on the weather and the safety of the particular situation.
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Apr 8, 2015
1208
Makes sense.
However.
If I had a Tesla and saw another one in the distance approaching I would open the pano roof, stand up and wave with both arms like a lunatic. :smile:�
Apr 8, 2015
Pollux Come to Boston. You are ready to drive here.
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Apr 8, 2015
caddieo Out of 5 oncoming MS's that I can recall flashing my headlights at, I got only 1 response (a wave). Out of 2 that I gave 2-thumbs-up to while a pedestrian, I got one response - also a wave. To be fair, maybe the tinted windows interfered with my seeing the responses. I think one problem is the extremely short response time available in crowded 2-lane roads with traffic that obscures both the signaler and the receiver until the last second. Other than that, one has to admit that there are a fair number whose enthusiasm is not at the same level.�
Apr 8, 2015
Gizmotoy If they were rare in my area I might do it, but there's just too many of them here. I'd be doing as much waving as driving, and around here it seems like to most people it's just a car.�
Apr 8, 2015
jbcarioca In early 2013 I had constant waves and lots of people coming around- in San Francisco. Then there were not a lot of Tesla's around even there. I drove a P85 there for four days and had people going nuts all around, including hotel valets who, in one case disconnected an electric dryer (with manager approval) to give me a charge overnight. We'll not see the likes of that again except in countries that are new to tesla, I suspect. I'm curious what would happen if I could bring one to Rio de Janeiro. People here try hard to seem blas� but sometimes allow themselves a dose of enthusiasm.�
Apr 8, 2015
kevinf311 Despite seeing a few around town while I was waiting to order/receive my S85 I haven't encountered another Model S on the road since taking delivery! I know they're out there!
I guess that's not entirely accurate though. I did honk and wave at a white Model S owner in my parents neighborhood a couple weeks ago when I was taking various family members on short drives. He was parked in his driveway though, so I don't know if that counts�
Apr 8, 2015
shivasmith What part of DC?
I lived in Dupont Circle for 6 years� You will see a fair number of Model S's in the Bethesda area. Since I now live in suburban Maryland, I only see them rarely, which is kinda fun.
I sometimes get questions / comments about my Tesla jacket: "Wow do you own one of those?!"� "Yep -- most amazing car on the planet."
I'm enjoying this time we have before the Model X's and Model 3's come out� at which point the "exclusive Tesla club" will be less so� which of course is also good, in another way.
In other news, I just bought an "Ego Power +" all electric cordless lawnmower� proud to have an "all electric life" now� no more gas powered cars or tools of any kind!�
Apr 8, 2015
Plug Me In I was just up visitng a friend in Potomac MD, saw a total of 3 Teslae. First two I waved, no response. On the third, I started to do the Deep South "lift the index finger off the steering wheel" and got a honk and a vigorous wave. Made me feel bad.
Also saw my first ever P85D, black, here in Annapolis tonight.�
Apr 13, 2015
CHG-ON I get them quite often and most people, though my use of SCs is low, have been quite chatty. But I live CA, where the car is king. But we also all wave at our neighbors where we live. Whether we know them or not. I really it and have never experienced that anywhere but here.�
Apr 14, 2015
kevinf311 I actually am in suburban Maryland as well, not really sure why I chose "DCish" as my location when I signed up a while back. I finally saw the White Model S that I pass on 97S as they are on 97N yesterday but was only able to register that I was really seeing another Tesla and flash my lights (divided highway a bit too far to see a wave inside the cabin) as we were passing each other so they *definitely* didn't have time to respond.
I'll have to be quicker next time. I wonder if they were the white one that came to Coffee and Cars downtown (Annapolis) on Sunday where we had 3 Model S owners in attendance. Myself, a white older generation, and another new black one (S85D vs my S85). I'll keep an eye out for your Blue/Tan and will be sure to wave like a mad man :biggrin:
Since I don't have the super cow powers to make a signature yet I'll be in a: S85 | Black | Black/Body Color Roof | Black Nappa Leather | 19" Standard Wheels/Tires�
Apr 28, 2015
kabirakhtar in los angeles - still getting some waves. a quick headlight-flash is more common though.�
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