My fellow officers and myself's attention has been brought to the waving procedure.
We are extremley worried re it's dangerous content first the most important is safety , Waving is extremley dangerous and should be stopped immediatly, firstly the rider or driver does not have full control over his vehicle when waving or saluting, secondly if looking towards the person waving the riders/drivers full attention is not being paid to the road & traffic conditions, this is in the same sphere as useing Mobile phones hands off or on. and worse still Sat Navs devices.Remember the customory military style salute from AA patrols was stopped for some of the above reasons. Also members of the Armed Forces were stopped on the same grounds of when driving or riding, passing an Officer one does not salute but carries out a smart eyes right or left as the case maybe.
Our colleagues down the road at English Heritage have also forwarded this memo.
Please be advised that English Heritage take a very dim view of the act of waving. This is a foreign example of human emotion, soon it will be seen as the norm, leading to such things of cuddling or whats more kissing in public very anti English. Waving in England should only be carried out.
1, when troops are being dispatched to sort out some other countries problem.
2/ when children are dispatched from towns, who maybe be in immediate danger.
No tears should be shown on these occasions another softee foreign trait, the Stiff Upper Lip should be firmly clamped by the lower jaw.
If on special dispensation the Local Chief Constable has been seen fit to permit waving it should be carried out in a dignified way ie: as the Royal Wave!
Let this be an end to the matter of actually waving.
