Policemen used to salute their senior officers ..... it became dangerous for Velocette LE mounted officers to do so, so they were allowed to made a fairly formal nod of the head to an officer (Inspectors and above). Hence the name "Noddy Bike".
There is of course one way that any civilian can get saluted .......
.... I belive it is still policy that when in uniform one should salute a funeral cortege.........
..... probably out-of-date now, but I was also taught to salute ladies (no definition provided!!), as the equivalent of raising ones hat. And on the rare occasions I find myself in uniform these days, I still do it.
So for Teeters, the answer is:
yes, providing that you are either:
a. a lady
b. dead
c. all of the above .........