Are tailgaters pissing you off?

[popogto]

tailgaters agitate me like crazyy!!i got a few tickets burning them and i've decided that there must be another way to deal with them. i was thinking of wiring my brake lights to a hold button that way i can scare them a lil and keep the back of my car scratch free..

does anyone have any idea how to do this? i was thinking start from the brake light sensor and then go from there.

any sugfestions?

[Nathan]

Why wire your brake lights into a switch when you can just slam on the brakes? My typical way of dealing with tail gaters: tap brakes lightly, just to light the lights up. If they do not back off, give it ten seconds....then firmly press the brakes...if they dont back off within ten seconds, slam on the brakes. Make certain that you dont slam on the brakes hard enough to make them hit you, but REALLY get your point across. Oh, and during this whole deal, dont touch the gas, just keep slowing down. Ideally, you will end up going slow enough that its impossible for the ****ers to pass you because of traffic. I've managed to get people exceptionally angry by doing this, and every one of them has backed off eventually. Especially once they realize that my normal cruising speed on the highway is significantly faster than everyone elses anyway.

[bcar240]

Yeah, tailgaters suck the most. This dip**** today was riding my @$$ when I was going 85 on the interstate. So I was like, fine if you wanna go first go right ahead. So I pulled over and let the idiot by, and then pulled in behind their car (but not tailgating) and they only went 80!! The moron must have just been tailgating for the fun of it. Anyway, if you can get to the sensor switch behind the brake pedal that senses when you brake, you can splice the wires on either side of the sensor and add your own button. I personally would like to rig something like a nasty fluid dump, for those persistant tailgaters. (Ice cubes out the sunroof also works well, but my 240 is sunroofless )

[driftin8ez]

if you have a hatch all you have to do is take a pin and aim your rear window sprayer upward. It shoots a stream a good car length behind the car when stopped at a light:-) but going 85 it should be carried a little bit longer. That is sure to get them to stop tailgaiting you:-) of course you need the all powerfull fastback s13:-}

[Fenvy]

i slam on the brakes, someone tailgate me with high beam so I slammed on the brake down to 30mph on the fatest lane on the freeway

good stuff

[xjon]

I used to flip them off and even toss coins out the window. Now I just pull over to the right and let them pass.

Might sound lame but it's not worth getting into a fight with somebody because they were being an ***. Not enough reason to kill someone over.

[skydragoness]

gah. i can't stand being tailgated, what i usually do is just downshift, and leave my brakes alone. i'll go slower and slower till they realize i'm messing with them then i'll open it up and go what i was doing before. (usually under 10mph over the speed limit) they almost always back off. I pick my fights though, if it's a damn pickup truck or something obviously faster and stronger than my car, then i just stay the same speed. God i hate people. from what i hear tail-gating--although it happens everywhere --is more of an east-coast thing. At least that's what i heard from people who were from out west. No one has any perception of speed, they disobey traffic laws, drive agressively and speed just so they can get to that red light sooner than YOU DID.

[stfuad]

Yah tailgaiters in NY can be ***holes, just slow down and keep going slow till they leave me alone :P

[popogto]

i am really protective of my car, so i hate tailgaters and hate taigating more, i mean, its not faster, theres more lanes than 1, and u have a hella higher chance of hurting ur car.

side note. i think alot of tailgaters are asians. i myself am asian, and i see it in my dad a lot. when hes doing it, i say, dude WTF are u doing? hahahai think its cause asian traffic is real messed up!

o wells, when i need that new bumper and taillights, i'll slam on the brakes and let one hit me in front of a cop hehe!!

[dfw240_EE]

I find that the downshift trick skydragoness mentioned works really well. Something about the car in front of them slowing down without brake lights coming on makes people nervous.

[SeVa-S13]

tailgaters agitate me like crazyy!!i got a few tickets burning them and i've decided that there must be another way to deal with them. i was thinking of wiring my brake lights to a hold button that way i can scare them a lil and keep the back of my car scratch free..

does anyone have any idea how to do this? i was thinking start from the brake light sensor and then go from there.

any sugfestions?

Get out of the left lane doing 50?

[574-240sx]

I first give them a warning brake tap then resort to downshifting to chirp the tires, then I start accually going slower. I usually travel about 5-10 over I usually drop to the speed limit and give them a wave and a smile. Nick

[sleepyRPS13]

i dont tailgate but i use to think, like the movie days of thunder, that if you get close enough you can use thier draft by making them as one car and pull my car at the same speed as the leading car while conservng my fuel.

[Drift Machine]

I use to slam on my brakes but now I start slowly weaving in my lane pretending like there's a drunk behind the wheel. Usually they get scared and back off.

[Nameless EJ6]

I use to slam on my brakes but now I start slowly weaving in my lane pretending like there's a drunk behind the wheel. Usually they get scared and back off.

This works well!

I usually don't hit my brakes because here in WA it pisses people off and makes them tailgate you harder.

I actually got in a brawl with two drunk fukers about two years ago who were tailgating me. I slammed on my brakes about 15 times ane they wouldn't get off my ***.. so, I stopped on the freeway and got out. A guy and his wife stepped out and started yelling at me so I punched the guy and broke his glasses. His wife jumped on me but she was so drunk she couldn't hang on. I could smell alcohol on their breath. The guy kep trying to attack me but couldn't get any good punches in because he was so intoxicated. I probably punched him a good 10x before I got back in my car with them chasing me on feet. Luckily my exit was coming up after I started driving again because I was about ready to use my bat if it happened again. I've never been that pissed in my life.

PS: It's not a good idea to do this. You could get shot. This was back in the day when I didn't give a **** about anything.

Anyways, most the time I will get out of their way. This is the BEST way to stay out of trouble. Let the morons pass you. Sometimes I use the drunk swerving technique but if it doesn't work I move.

[asher4857]

I hate tailgaters... Im still pretty much learning to drive so I do a reasonable speed (i.e speed limit is 35, I do 35-40) So Im not really doing anything wrong. But then these ***holes come up and start tailgating me. HOW FAST DO YOU NEED TO GO!!?!?!? They want to go the extra 5 miles so they can get to a stop light faster.....

[MainEvent212]

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"

[popogto]

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...LEARN TO COOK BECAUSE DRIVING IS NOT YOUR THING"

yeah man i agree, alot of the near accidents have been caused by women (not being sexist, but just sharing my extreme unluckyness with females), either my relationship problems or female drivers trying to kill me.. its always them.

[SoCalS14]

I usuallsy do the whole slow down, brake light deal...But I go one step further...usually this is an individual who is in a considerable rush. Sooo, I don't let them pass me, no matter what. I box them in, I speed up (they usually can't pass me), and I basically make them WAIT...The whole time staring at MY bumper...funny as hell.

[fuzion]

I usually wait until they are really close to me, put on my blinker and then change lanes / downshift & floor it, so I get a ways ahead of them, slam the brakes and then cut right behind them

I then shoot a ball of asian mystery power from the front of my 240 and evaporate the bastards.

(seriously, most of the time i move and then get back behind them when their fart can honda bumble bee noise maker is far enough away that the tinny sounding noise from their EXXXXXXXXXXXXXHAUST doesnt drive me insane.)
Modified by fuzion at 6:13 PM 9/13/2004

[gabossie]

Tailgating is seriously the number one cause of accidents. I don't tailgate, and people get pissed about it. When I'm being tailgated though, I will usually just get out of the way and keep cruising, they will pull up and take my place, but rarely get ahead of you even, and I find satisfaction in looking over and laughing and pointing at people, it really pisses them off more than a finger ever could. Sometimes I'll just slow down and downshift when there's not to much traffic, wait for them to try to go around, and then pace them and trap them in the slower traffic of the other lane. It's great when they try to be an *** and they end up another 5-6 cars BEHIND where they started.

[gabossie]

This laughing deal is also what I do when jackasses try to race me on the freeway. Whether I could beat them or not, I just give them a fatty thumbs down and laugh at them. Takes a toll on their ego every time, it's like I'm saying they aren't worth my time

[240marcuSX]

i dont give the bird anymore, one time a had a middle-aged woman follow me to a friends house for that, she honked at me for not moving as soon as the light turned green because i was ogling a fx35. and she goes "i dont appreciate you giving me the finger, you need to grow up" and i replied, "I dont appreciate you honking at me, you need to be more patient"

[Nitrus0nous]

hah, im sure i've pissed plenty of people off over the past month or so. my trans is ****led so i gotta keep it in 2nd gear, so i'm always goin about 40-45, highway or not. although i do try and stay off the main roads, and if i have to, i pull over to let people pass me. but im sure everyone is pissed, and wondering why im goin so damn slow, yet my exhaust is so damn loud, haha

[DOOM240sx]

I usuallsy do the whole slow down, brake light deal...But I go one step further...usually this is an individual who is in a considerable rush. Sooo, I don't let them pass me, no matter what. I box them in, I speed up (they usually can't pass me), and I basically make them WAIT...The whole time staring at MY bumper...funny as hell.

same exact thing i do....i made this guy in a M3 so mad he turned 2 different colors...LMAO

[Chingon]

I wonder if putting the hazard lights on would work??

[xns]

You know what is the worst is when someone tailgates you at a red light on a steeeep hill and you have a manual transmission car, and as you scoot up to get away from them to give yourself some room to drift back when the light turns green they just keep scooting up with you. GAH I just wanna like scream at them! DONT SCOOT UP!!!! btw: i can drive manual fine, its just annoying... i like having my backwards drift room...

[MainEvent212]

try using the e-brake and sorta "preloading" before you go...it helps

[Cyberkreig]

This works well!

I usually don't hit my brakes because here in WA it pisses people off and makes them tailgate you harder.

I actually got in a brawl with two drunk fukers about two years ago who were tailgating me. I slammed on my brakes about 15 times ane they wouldn't get off my ***.. so, I stopped on the freeway and got out.

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.

[Bandit240]

I dont drive my 240 anymore due to cooling issues, but ive got my Suzuki Samurai that people seem to love the back bumper of it. Ive got a nice bright *** Hella fog lamp mounted under the back bumper since the back-up lights dont work. Now this serves 3 purposes, 1)back up light 2)rear high beam for ***holes who love their high beams and 3) tailgaters. I light it up to blind them once and turn it off. Now if they dont back off ill do a brake tap. If they still dont get off my *** its down shifting time with brakes in there too. With the Samurai i dont care if the back bumper gets hit(been hit by a Toyota at 30mph with no damage). If they hit me, well ill be taking their *** to court.