My conversations at traffic lights are much shorter. The one today was typical.
A log hauler truck let me into traffic from a side street. As soon as I got in front of him I got into the next lane over, which is a left turn lane at the traffic light.
We both stopped - me to turn left, him to go straight. I looked up at him from my Jeep w/ no top, stuck my thumb up and said 'thank you'. He looked down at me, gave a small wave, a nod, and a smile.
No cops came from the bushes.