Are tailgaters pissing you off?

[AZhitman]

Wow... Lots of brake-checking, swerving, finger-flipping, fluid dumping....

How about staying out of the left lane?

Worst thing in the world is when I'm on the freeway in my Q and some chump decides it's HIS job to dictate how fast I drive.

If I want to run 80, it's my business. Hell, if I want to top out at 155, it's my business. I'm a big boy, I can deal with the consequences, and my car is MORE than capable - Just get the hell out of the way and no one will get smacked.

Truthfully, I ignore people behind me if I'm in the middle or right lane. They're irrelevant. Just flip your mirror down and drive. The only thing that matters is what's in the FRONT 180 degrees of me. Some people get so focused on the retard behind them that they neglect the traffic in front.

Just remember - If you're rear-ended, it's THEIR fault. No worries.

p.s. I stay in the right lane in my 240 - It's SLOW.

[180fan]

^^ not to mention not quite so under the watchful eye of the pigs, I mean police.

[gabossie]

Gotta agree with that. I'm talking more about when people are being ***holes in medium to heavy traffic (pretty much all the time everywhere you go here). When I'm cruising home on the 5 or 101, or going to AZ on the 10, I just get out of peoples way when they want to go faster, as they should damn well do for me as well.

[driftercs13]

I tailgate all the time, on the interstate people just see my big work truck and tend to move out of the way. All brake checking does is cause the person to get pissed off at you, but if everyone would stay in the lane they are suppost to be in then everything would be great. I think they should just put big signs on the side of the road that say all the slow people to stay out of the fast lane. Yeah there are the signs that say slower traffic stay right but they should be bigger and in a bright yellow. This issue just pisses me off, stop paying attention to what is behind you or just move out of the way.

[bcar240]

I agree with slower traffic moving to the right, but if I am going 20 mph faster than the people in the right lane, I am not getting over for anyone but an emergency vehicle until the right lane is open. If someone really wants to go faster than me I usually will let them by then just follow them at a distance so they will clear all the cops out of the way I think a mild form of tailgating is a form of communication between drivers. But driving so close I can't see their headlights is insane. There is no possible way to avoid a collision if I had to brake quick. But what makes me really mad is when you are in the left lane in heavy traffic and someone does an incredibly dangerous manuever by swerving into the other lane and back in front of you causing you to brake to avoid them (like MainEvent212 said earlier), all just to get one car ahead. That is the only reason I have tailgated someone else.

[HashiriyaS14]

I have brand spanking new paint on my car, and so I am supremely protective of it. I know of two fail-safe tactics to ensure that a$$Mu|\|cher behind you will stop tailgating:

Daylight: Start swerving around like a madman. Stay in your lane (don't want accidents), but just start moving left and right like you're a bit drunk. Naturally, don't do this if there are any cops around. This isn't really in the least bit dangerous, but the car behind you will still think you've gone bonkers and back off. This is also good on back roads when the person in front is going real slow, I've had people pull into driveways to get out of my way.

Nighttime: I knew of someone that had this rigged up, I have never tried it, but honestly, I probably will. Get ONE foglight, something bright, like a good Raybrig or Hella or something, and put it on your ceiling, facing backwards. If some punk gets too close, light it up, it'll be facing straight back at him. This is really only for extreme situations of people being asses on purpose, but it gets the job done (unless they're up really high). This can create a dangerous situation, and so it is for use in true acts of vengeance only.

[yellow_jacket]

I hope you all realize that if you hit your brakes to piss a tailgater off there can be serious consequences. Due to legislation that passed last year(may have been two years ago) if you cause a wreck by hitting your brakes to stuff a tailgater it is your fault. If they die or are injured, you go to jail for it. Personally I don't want to go to jail for manslaughter just because someone was tailgating me.

And don't forget, the law plainly states that if you are in the left lane and you can get over, then get over.

Personally, I don't like to tailgate and I don't care if someone is tailgating me. If they want to, fine. I tend to drive 90 on the freeway when possible, but I do not speed in residential areas.

[sleepyRPS13]

^^yup^^

[AZhitman]

Bottom line: Be careful out there.

None of us wants our pride & joy wrecked, and none of us are bulletproof.

Did i mention be careful out there?

[skydragoness]

i only tail gate if i'm trying to make them mad on purpose...i tailgate for retribution...but i hate people who tailgate for no reason

what i ahte most, is overly aggressive FEMALE drivers...it makes me so mad...cuz its' so dangerous. they seem to cut people off more and stuff, put it this way. this chick in an Infiniti J30 (new one) nearly clipped my front fender trying to race me i guess? at 85 mph on the freeway...i was driving fast and she got in behind me...then pulled next to me, and thought she was passing me i guess? cuz i was going a uniform speed of 85 or so lol...then she comes flying around me and nearly takes off the front of my car! i slammed on my brakes to make room for her...needless to say we pulled off at the same exit, and i rolled down my window and she did the same...all smiling and ****

i was like..."nice move back there!"..."thanks!"..."NO I WAS BEING SARCASTIC YOU ****ING MORON! YOU NEARLY KILLED ME, GET OFF THE ROAD AND LEARN TO COOK BECAUSE DRIVING IS NOT YOUR THING"

I commend you for saying that. Hopefully it taught her a lesson. Showing off to guy in other car+no driving skill+crap for brains= stay the hell off the road!!!

[Mr1der]

I guess the retard doesn't know what interstate flirting is...

there's a better form of tailgating to get revenge ya know!

[Silvia007]

I'd use a train horn mounted under the rear bumper of my car... that'll be fun.

[HashiriyaS14]

Funny that you quote me on that one, because I'm the one person who actually DIDN'T say anything about hitting the brakes.

[Fenvy]

if you hit the brake hard enough you can probably upgrade to kouki tail...

[yellow_jacket]

Funny that you quote me on that one, because I'm the one person who actually DIDN'T say anything about hitting the brakes.

I didn't quote you, I just hit the reply button on your post. The post was not aimed at you though.

[dfw240_EE]

For tailgaters, might I recommend the the Mk6 anti-SUV guided rocket

I know that was pointless, but I just thought it was funny.

[Cyberkreig]

Struck me as funny too.. YOu'd look like the Libbians from Back to the Future.

[pushnlacs]

i know this thread was kinda dying so im sorry for keeping it going. but i got to say iv heard some stupid s**t on here, like the dude saying "if i wanna go 155 its my buisness" and every one saying stay out of the fast lane. thats stupid as hell ,you do realize that if the speed limit is 55 its 55 in the all the lanes? and who cares if someone tailgates me? i f'in do i dont want your dumbass following to closly for a few reasons. 1. i dont give a damn how good a driver you are you cant magicly stop on time befor you hit me, 2. i wanna be able to drive without worring about a dumbass hitting me, 3. if you do hit me ill be real f'in pissed since its all caused by you being a sh***y driver.

also a good driver is aware of ever direction not just whats in front so i dont know what the hell thats about, also i dont know were you get idea that a law passed that if you brake and a taile gater hits you its your falt,wtf??? no, following to closly is against the law so if they hit you cause they were to close its their falt, thats why theres even a fraud people pull by cutting you off and slaming the brakes so you get blamed. if someone hit your rear end its their falt.

tailgating doesnt get you any were faster are you to f'ing stupid to realize that(obviously you are) either pass or wait till you can cause if you tail gate me im just ganna make sure i go exactly the speed limit. if i had a h1 id just slam on the brakes and introduce you to the back end of a hummer so you could say bye bye to your now totaled car, dumbass, you ****ty drivers are pathetic.

[dfw240_EE]

Actually, I think those "no brake in front of tailgater" laws were implemented just to help fight that sort of fraud.

[pushnlacs]

i really dont even think there is a law like that cause insurance companys still warn you about that fraud and you have the right to brake when ever you feel nessacary and as long as some dumb *** isnt following to closly they will be able to stop and dont have to worry about hitting you.

the whole point is that if someone stops suddenly you should be far enough back to stop befor hitting them. tailgating is agaisnt the law.(iv gone to court for it do to tickets(it was a bs ticket cause i got like 5 at once cause the cop just wanted to get qouta)

[PhaneSoul]

that tailgating law is stupid, your supposed to be 3 seconds behind a car, meaning like if you look at the road and pick out a hole or bump or a white lane line or sumn, and as soon as their shadow or light shadow hits that line, you count 1, 2, 3 and then your front end hits it, thats how far behind your suppoed to be by law. when someone tailgates me, i let off the gas and pace the person next to me and make them suffer, and hopefully pass a cop who notices him tailgating me.

[Nameless EJ6]

Some punk ****er tried being a tough guy with me exactly like this one day. I hit him with my car as i drove around. I saw him in court, and i got away with it. Flight from danger, do less harm then potential would be done to you.

Be carefull.. some punk ****er may just pull a gun on you and put a hole in your head, then you won't ever have a chance to make it to court. That's the one reason I don't carry a gun, because I'd probably do it.. especially someone who hits my vehicle.

[HashiriyaS14]

Ok, the one thing that I don't understand is this:

"Doesn't matter if they tailgate, because if they hit me, it's their fault anyway"

Good drivers worry about more than simply the liability issues involved. The point here isn't that your absolved financially, it's that you want to avoid an ACCIDENT, because accidents are dangerous and there are enough real reasons why they happen without some idiot causing one by being 4 inches from your rear bumper. By riding my *** someone is putting me in additional danger, which is no good.

[yellow_jacket]

also a good driver is aware of ever direction not just whats in front so i dont know what the hell thats about, also i dont know were you get idea that a law passed that if you brake and a taile gater hits you its your falt,wtf??? no, following to closly is against the law so if they hit you cause they were to close its their falt, thats why theres even a fraud people pull by cutting you off and slaming the brakes so you get blamed. if someone hit your rear end its their falt.

I get the idea from it being written in plain english in my book of traffic codes. It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, it's a law on the books. A guy was prosecuted last year for manslaughter using that law.

As far as the get out of the left lane. The traffic codes state that if you are in the left lane and moving slower than the traffic behind you, you must get out of the way. It DOES NOT reference the speed limit. It just says get out of the way. I know officers who give people tickets for driving the speed limit in the left lane. Guess what, it holds up in court.

As for your wonderful 3 second rule. There is no magic rule, if you were such a great driver you would know this. The distance you should follow increases as your speed increases.

[amolao]

I read one time about getting the little bumper headlight washers (ala BMW..) and have them turn towards the front, get behind the perpetrator and sprinkle him with some nasty fluid...(brake fluid, ink,etc...) but kids dont get any ideas now, please......this was on a book called: "Dont get mad,get even"....

[gabossie]

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Spray brake fluid infront of you while going 80-90 down the freeway, I can gaurantee it wont make it to the car in front of you, it'll just come back on your ***. The three second rule is a pretty damn good rule, and it's what I typically try to follow, at least as much as I practically can. And yellow_jacket, you're right, the distance you follow does increase with speed, but so does the distance back you would be if you stayed 3 seconds behind. It increases proportional to speed, i.e. if you're 3 seconds back when you're going 5mph, you'll be pretty close, not a problem. If you're 3 sec back when you're going 90, you'll be waaaaaay further back, still good. Try it sometime.

[pushnlacs]

youll get a ticket for going the speed limit??? shut the hell up that is the stupidest thing iv heard. if im in the left lane doing the speed limit(i always go 5-10 over normal roads,go 70-80 high way)and some ***** behind me wants to go faster i will not get a ticket. are you serious? "itll hold up in court", are you really that stupid?? that means you can never get a ticket for speeding if your in the left lane?? all youd have to say is ,everyone wanted to go faster officer, yea right. people have tried it saying" i was just keeping up with traffic" you know what it dont work, they get a ticket.

everyone that want to speed fine but dont ***** about it when you cant cause your braking the law(i speed yea ,but dont ***** about it) and you better not tailgate me. cause if you f up my car, you better run.

[driftercs13]

I just say come to Atlanta and see if you don't get tailgated. Its a way of life around here. Oh and yeah you get to the light at the same time but when everyone is blocking the intersection only a few cars get to go around here. But i guess if you live out in the country where there are four cars on the road then no you should not tailgate because it will still take you an hour to get anywhere.

And the safety standard for following cars in front of you is 10 ft for every 10 mph, that is straight from the defensive driving school. No one stays back the true alotted space so in terms of the law everyone tailgates. And for another safety standard, you should stay atleast a car length between cars at a read light. Does anyone follow this? No.

[yellow_jacket]

youll get a ticket for going the speed limit??? shut the hell up that is the stupidest thing iv heard. if im in the left lane doing the speed limit(i always go 5-10 over normal roads,go 70-80 high way)and some ***** behind me wants to go faster i will not get a ticket. are you serious? "itll hold up in court", are you really that stupid?? that means you can never get a ticket for speeding if your in the left lane?? all youd have to say is ,everyone wanted to go faster officer, yea right. people have tried it saying" i was just keeping up with traffic" you know what it dont work, they get a ticket.

It doesn't matter if you think I am stupid or not. Welcome to GA, that is the way the law is written here. It doesn't say you can speed, it just says you can't block others from speeding or speeding more than you. If they want to go faster than you just get out of the way. That is what the law says. You can complain and say it is stupid all you want. It doesn't mean you can get out of tickets by speeding in the left lane. Don't read more into it than there is. The cops in GA can't touch you for less than 10 over, with the exception of GSP and Sherriff's Patrol. If you don't like it, dont' come to GA.

[ZeroS13]

I usually apply the brake check when someone tailgates me. That means slam on the brakes to force them to slow down. I know, it's not the best solution especially if they're not paying attention, but effective nonetheless. I usually get some reaction out of it but no roadrage yet.