How do I get rid of these :censored: excuses for drivers? :rant:

aaaaarrrrgggghhhhhh!!! :mad:

Brake test usually works.

Brake test usually works.then they hit you..... slow down and keep pace with the car next to you. Keep watching in the rear view mirror and laugh when they get pissed

-Take the bus
-move out of chicago
-get an old car that looses parts
-Wave at them

then they hit you..... slow down and keep pace with the car next to you. Keep watching in the rear view mirror and laugh when they get pissed

You do know that there are many driver's who have been shot doing stuff like that?

I wouldn't recommend that. I'd say....don't do it yourself (not saying you do) and just get out of their way...as both are in danger when someone is tailgating you. (It doesn't bother me at all in the truck....as I am pretty sure I'd win that battle).

P.S...I don't tailgate...but the passing lane is for passing...not cruising. There are a lot of drivers I'd like to see pushed off of the road as they cruise the passing lane instead of moving over. CO helped fix this by making it illegal to cruise out there....and they enforce it!

Other drivers, both good and bad, add to the fun of driving. The trick is to concentrate on driving well yourself, and don't let other peoples mistakes bother you.. :yes:

We all know that sooner or later tailgaters will end up having an accident, you won't see it, but rest assured, it will happen.. :naughty:
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You do know that there are many driver's who have been shot doing stuff like that?

I wouldn't recommend that. I'd say....don't do it yourself (not saying you do) and just get out of their way...as both are in danger when someone is tailgating you. (It doesn't bother me at all in the truck....as I am pretty sure I'd win that battle).good point

Like most of us I'm sure, I just HATE people who tailgate, especially when they have their high-beams on!!!!!!!!!!!! :furious:

I often want to break-check them, but in my Accord, I fear for my safety, so I usually don't. But in the Taurus, it becomes a whole other story. That thing is a freaking battle tank, so I don't necessarily worry about my safety as much...

In the state of Texas, if you get rear ended, the person who rear ended you is at fault. Woohoo!

Get a junkyard windshield wiper fluid tank and pump.

Install it in the trunk of your car, wire the pump up to a momentary switch somewhere convenient while you're driving. Set it up so that when it's turned on it shoots water straight up in the air from around the trunk, bumper, whatever's convenient.

What you want is a vertical shot that takes just under 2 seconds to land.


That way, no matter what speed you're driving, the water doesn't land on a car behind you unless they're too close.


If they are too close... oops.


Personally, I'd experiment with food coloring. I think that if someone got pink or reddish water landing on their windshield they'd slow down REAL quick.

If i'm being tailgated, i swerve out of there way, get behind them and tailgate them! preferably with my brights on.

In the state of Texas, if you get rear ended, the person who rear ended you is at fault. Woohoo!

yet another reason why Texas is awesome...and im never leaving :thmsup:

...the passing lane is for passing...not cruising. There are a lot of drivers I'd like to see pushed off of the road as they cruise the passing lane instead of moving over.

+1! another pet peeve!!! my initial post was due to someone tailgating me in the cruising (middle) lane. all i could see in the rear view mirror was his windshield and we were doing around 60! plain dumb, if you ask me...

-Take the bus
-move out of chicago
-get an old car that looses parts
-Wave at them

- i do take the bus often -- especially if i go downtown!
- can't get out of chicago -- yet!
- this i will have to do!
- waving?!? i might try this...

personally, i'd want to spray brake fluid on the hood of that car and see what it does to their paint job!

Personally, I'd experiment with food coloring. I think that if someone got pink or reddish water landing on their windshield they'd slow down REAL quick.

hehehehehehe! amusing and tempting as this might seem, the guy behind might suddenly swerve into other motorists... and we both wouldn't want collateral damage.

I'm glad some people in this country actually realize that the left lane is for passing. I didn't see it on the written exam, I don't see it on the road, I was seriously starting to think the whole country was oblivious to this general rule, or it even doesn't exist in the rulebook!!

As for tailgaiters, if you can move to your right, move over. Otherwise drive even slower in the right lane if they're persistent idiots and give yourself double the safe distance in front of you. That way you don't have to take an emergency brake if the person in front stops suddenly and you give the moron behind you more time to react compensating for their insurmountable STUPIDITY!

In the state of Texas, if you get rear ended, the person who rear ended you is at fault. Woohoo!

Same here in Pennsylvania!


P.S...I don't tailgate...but the passing lane is for passing...not cruising. There are a lot of drivers I'd like to see pushed off of the road as they cruise the passing lane instead of moving over. CO helped fix this by making it illegal to cruise out there....and they enforce it!

It always seems to be out-of-state drivers how do that. No offense to anybody from Florida, but it is almost ALWAYS somebody from Florida who will cruise along just above the speed limit in the passing lane.

Honestly, you wouldn't think that it would be a hard concept to grasp. If people are coming up behind you at a much higher rate of speed, slow down, honk at you, flash their high beams, wouldn't you think they would get the idea and move over?

If i'm being tailgated, i swerve out of there way, get behind them and tailgate them! preferably with my brights on.


oooh no. when i was a teen i was coming home from church with two friends in my 1990 accord and i did this very same maneuver (city driving).

an escalade was tailing me bad so i cut into a gas station and cut back out onto the road behind him and tailed him just as bad. then i followed him down one side street tailing him to "teach him a lesson".

suffice to say he did a 180 in the street to block me, got out of his vehicle, and ran right up to my car swinging his fists wildly. apparently the man driving this pristine black escalade on a sunday morning was an old looking hippy with long curly white hair, about 400 pounds with a huge beer belly, red faced and completely drunk off his a**. it was quite a site. i put my car in reverse to avoid him and tried to drive off. he got back in his escalade and what followed was a high speed chase where he tried to run me off the road for quite a while. i eventually found a subdivision here the turns were too tight for his car and i went in a 2 mile loop of winding side street turns until he could not keep up with me any longer. :eek:

Same here in Pennsylvania!




It always seems to be out-of-state drivers how do that. No offense to anybody from Florida, but it is almost ALWAYS somebody from Florida who will cruise along just above the speed limit in the passing lane.

Honestly, you wouldn't think that it would be a hard concept to grasp. If people are coming up behind you at a much higher rate of speed, slow down, honk at you, flash their high beams, wouldn't you think they would get the idea and move over?

they're probably completely oblivious then, thinking "oh what are these people so impatient for?"

btw i just got back from florida. craziest drivers i've ever seen in my whole life reside in Orlando, Tampa, Cocoa Beech, and Atlanta. Man why does everyone out there drive like a complete maniac? I've never seen so many v6's and v8's in my life either, its like everyone has big engines, they frequently do those little turn arounds, at lights they gun it, everyone goes at least 15 over the speed limit, and people pass in the left, middle, and right lanes.

I thought I was going to die the whole time I was down there.

(i'm from ohio. people here get 4 cylinder cars and drive 60 mph).

they're probably completely oblivious then, thinking "oh what are these people so impatient for?"

btw i just got back from florida. craziest drivers i've ever seen in my whole life reside in Orlando, Tampa, Cocoa Beech, and Atlanta. Man why does everyone out there drive like a complete maniac? I've never seen so many v6's and v8's in my life either, its like everyone has big engines, they frequently do those little turn arounds, at lights they gun it, everyone goes at least 15 over the speed limit, and people pass in the left, middle, and right lanes.

I thought I was going to die the whole time I was down there.

(i'm from ohio. people here get 4 cylinder cars and drive 60 mph).


New Jersey is just as bad...

At the tolls, the split second they get the go-ahead to leave, everybody practically floor it trying to get ahead. It was crazy! As you did, I feared for my life

hehehehehehe! amusing and tempting as this might seem, the guy behind might suddenly swerve into other motorists... and we both wouldn't want collateral damage.

Yeah, that's one of the reasons I haven't ever done that. (Well, I rigged up something similar on my first car, but it produced a stream of water with yellow food dye aimed to hit fire hydrants from in front of the passenger side rear tire....)

oooh no. when i was a teen i was coming home from church with two friends in my 1990 accord and i did this very same maneuver (city driving).

an escalade was tailing me bad so i cut into a gas station and cut back out onto the road behind him and tailed him just as bad. then i followed him down one side street tailing him to "teach him a lesson".

suffice to say he did a 180 in the street to block me, got out of his vehicle, and ran right up to my car swinging his fists wildly. apparently the man driving this pristine black escalade on a sunday morning was an old looking hippy with long curly white hair, about 400 pounds with a huge beer belly, red faced and completely drunk off his a**. it was quite a site. i put my car in reverse to avoid him and tried to drive off. he got back in his escalade and what followed was a high speed chase where he tried to run me off the road for quite a while. i eventually found a subdivision here the turns were too tight for his car and i went in a 2 mile loop of winding side street turns until he could not keep up with me any longer. :eek:

I'm nowhere near 400 pounds!

just kidding.



I actually did something very similar when I was a stupid teenager. I don't remember what I did to piss off the rednecks in the massive truck (it was undoubtedly some stupid macho thing), but I too spent the better part of an afternoon trying not to get my ass kicked by a truckload of drunk crazy people. I too managed to escape, but pretty much no sooner than I was in the clear my car died. Too much hard driving, it overheated... nearly killed the motor (which burned oil under heavy acceleration.)


You can't know what kind of person is in the other car. There is no sane reason to risk pushing the buttons of someone who's just looking for an excuse to go back to prison.

In the state of Texas, if you get rear ended, the person who rear ended you is at fault. Woohoo!

I'm pretty sure that holds true for the whole U.S., but I could be wrong, I know that's how it is here in cali.

jang859, car vs. human, who's gonna win? reverse, then drive, and run over his face again

usually when I'm being tailgated, I just punch it. 99% of tailgaters puss out at 90mph, the other 1% puss out after 110mph :biggrin:

Get the plate number while driving to a cop station to report it, they wouldn't dare follow you into the cop station, and you get the pleasure of having the other driver pulled over by a squad car for questioning/warning.

I would never hit my brakes, that's just asking for trouble. If I'm in the HOV doing 80, can't get over, and the person is still riding my ass, I'll usually just reduce to about 75mph and set cruise. Screw them, what on earth am I going to do, go 95mph just for their sake? The minute there is a gap, they will most likely make their way around you anyways...

Now, if there is room for me to get over, I will.

Also, when I see some moron in my rearview trying to cut across 3-4 lanes of traffic, I'll usually block them in if I have the opportunity. I just love the sight of them having to basically slam on their brakes and getting stuck. Serves them right as far as I'm concerned.

Hitting the breaks isnt the right thing to do...just way to dangerous....what i do usually slow to the speed limit....and hit the washer fluid...its usually enought to get them off your back...but slowing down usually helps...and if they hit their beams on you just wave and say hi...this always works for me...

People...
Life too short to aggravate other drivers. I too, don't like tailgater's. So, when its safe to pull over, I do so; I give all the opportunity to let them pass, as possible.
And, Drive at least the speed limit. Oh, and remember that Honda Accord's, Speedometer's are 3 MPH SLOW. If your cars like myn, to go 65 MPH, you need to drive 67 MPH. It about 3 MPH slow at all speeds that I tested (10 to 80)...

I would never hit my brakes, that's just asking for trouble. If I'm in the HOV doing 80, can't get over, and the person is still riding my ass, I'll usually just reduce to about 75mph and set cruise. Screw them, what on earth am I going to do, go 95mph just for their sake? The minute there is a gap, they will most likely make their way around you anyways...

Now, if there is room for me to get over, I will.

Also, when I see some moron in my rearview trying to cut across 3-4 lanes of traffic, I'll usually block them in if I have the opportunity. I just love the sight of them having to basically slam on their brakes and getting stuck. Serves them right as far as I'm concerned.

If you're in the HOV lane it isn't technically a passing lane, the leftmost lane of the regular highway is the passing lane (not that the middle lanes aren't for passing but you know what I mean). Especially where they have double white lines at areas where no lane changes from HOV to regular highway is allowed, the person who wants to pass is supposed to leave the HOV (when allowed) to the left lane and pass not the other way around.

Get the plate number while driving to a cop station to report it, they wouldn't dare follow you into the cop station, and you get the pleasure of having the other driver pulled over by a squad car for questioning/warning.

cops really do this? i'm fairly new to this part of the world that i'm not sure what officers will or won't do regarding complaints about people's driving behavior...

i'd have to know where the police stations are, though...

Oh yes, I've made complaints of road rage situations, and cops did either pay a visit to them or called them in for interviews.

And I'm sure in extreme cases they will radio out the culprit's description and plate number, I hear that on police scanners.

If you're in the HOV lane it isn't technically a passing lane, the leftmost lane of the regular highway is the passing lane (not that the middle lanes aren't for passing but you know what I mean). Especially where they have double white lines at areas where no lane changes from HOV to regular highway is allowed, the person who wants to pass is supposed to leave the HOV (when allowed) to the left lane and pass not the other way around.

Well it's only an HOV lane at certain times. But even if I am driving during it's "open" hours and somebody is tailing me, I'm still going to get over if I am able to. I didn't know that they were supposed to go around me?

Oh yes, I've made complaints of road rage situations, and cops did either pay a visit to them or called them in for interviews.

And I'm sure in extreme cases they will radio out the culprit's description and plate number, I hear that on police scanners.

that's the first that i've heard of the cops doing anything about aggressive drivers....

many of times, i have seen, and came close to, reporting very aggressive driving.

once, i did call the police. never heard of anything else after that however.... felt like a complete waste of time, honestly.

once, i did call the police. never heard of anything else after that however.... felt like a complete waste of time, honestly.

I'm pretty quick to dial 911 any more. It's strange, but around here there isn't a non-emergency line for the police (that accomplishes anything). If you see a car parked blocking a fire hydrant and want to report it, they'll tell you to call 911. The non-emergency line has no dispatch ability at all.

So if I have to call 911 about something like that, first thing I say is that I'm sorry, it's not an actual emergency, but I do need a police response. (Incidentally, I've only ever called about one parking violation, and it was a serious safety hazard in my neighborhood. The truck wasn't ticketed, the cops just talked to the owner, who didn't know the applicable law, and the truck isn't parked there anymore.)


That being said, most of my 911 calls refer to insane behavior on the road, which does qualify for 911 anywhere. The dispatcher always asks me if I want the responding officers to contact me, and I always say that they can call me if they have any questions, but that I don't expect to be informed of what happens (because all they'll do is call and tell you that they looked into it, and can't tell you what happened because of privacy laws.)


So yeah, if some nutjob prompts you to call 911 before they get someone killed or worse, you're probably not going to hear about what happens unless it makes the news. The police just can't blab about a traffic stop to people that aren't involved in it. They just file their report (a one-line version of which might appear in the paper in some places), and that's it.

I'd encourage you to keep it up. If someone's not operating a vehicle safely, get the tag and phone it in. They may get nothing more than a phone call or a quick stop and a conversation. They may get nothing at all or the may get arrested. Whatever the case, the more information the police have, the better they can help keep our roads safe.

And who knows, maybe if a plate number has been called in a dozen times the police will pay extra close attention the next time they've got him at a traffic stop. Call in for narco doggies, BAT van, the works...

Anything that keeps those drivers off the road for even a little while could save lives.


As much as I loathe being a "tattle-tale", I like thinking the roads are safer for my wife a bit more.

You would have to be somewhat persistant.

Of the few incidents that I've experienced myself, sometimes you are right that the cop just didn't want to be bothered 'cause they think there are always two sides to a story, you are just the one who decided to complain first or compalin at all.

But there were also three cases that come to mind, where I know for a fact that my reports WERE followed up. The first one I received a follow up letter from the Ontario Provential Police indicating that they have sent a caution letter to the owner of the plate I reported and thanking me for taking action to report this incident, the second one did take quite a bit of convincing on my part at the cop station, but the constable who took my report called me two days later and went over what took place when he visited the registered owner's house, it turned out it was the owner's brother who was driving and he wouldn't admit to it, the constable finally threatened to charge the owner and that's when the owner decided he wasn't going to take the fall and ratted his brother out and he admit who was in fact driving the car, and a "Careless Driving" charge was laid, it never went to court as I believe the brother pleaded "guilty with an explaination" for a lesser fine, but there is a 6 demerit points penaulty as a result.

The third one is the best, I received a phone call back the next evening that the registered owner was visited by the police, he wasn't home, but his WIFE was! The constable who called me back chuckled when he called and said that he's sure the owner was going to get a real tonge lashing when he got home that night.

I've also called into owners of the trucking companies when I observed their drivers do stupid things, the director of transportation for one company thanked me and said that they do not tolerate behaviours as I've described and that particular driver will be required to attend a two day refresher course which he will not get paid for.

As I often say, I don't get mad, I get even!

:)

Also, we have non-emergency phone numbers for most if not all of the communications center for the regional polices forces around here, I've got all of them programmed in my cell phone, so that I can call in road rage incidents without tying up an emergency 911 line. We also have "Road Watch" programs in place where if a plate number is reported more than 3 times within a year then the registered owner WILL get a visit from the local cop, so it's worth calling in aggresive behaviours like these.

I used to know a guy who carried a baggie full of ball bearings in his car. A bearing or two out the sun roof would back someone off pretty quick!

Disclaimer: this seemed like a bright thing to do when we were in our teens...not so much now. lol

I've called in a drunk driver before. I stayed on the line with the dispatch and gave a play-by-play of what and where. when the driver pulled into a gas station, the dispatcher told me that the patrol car was 10 seconds behind me... and he was. A minute later, I turned around and went back to see what happened. the driver was standing outside and away from his Jeep. Who knows what happened in the end, but the call was justified.

I've called in a drunk driver before. I stayed on the line with the dispatch and gave a play-by-play of what and where. when the driver pulled into a gas station, the dispatcher told me that the patrol car was 10 seconds behind me... and he was. A minute later, I turned around and went back to see what happened. the driver was standing outside and away from his Jeep. Who knows what happened in the end, but the call was justified.

Haha, whenever I work 3rd shift at Sheetz, when we get our bar-crowd, usually someone ends up angering us. If they really make us mad, which happens often enough, we will call the police and have them arrested. It is hilarious!

they're probably completely oblivious then, thinking "oh what are these people so impatient for?"

btw i just got back from florida. craziest drivers i've ever seen in my whole life reside in Orlando, Tampa, Cocoa Beech, and Atlanta. Man why does everyone out there drive like a complete maniac? I've never seen so many v6's and v8's in my life either, its like everyone has big engines, they frequently do those little turn arounds, at lights they gun it, everyone goes at least 15 over the speed limit, and people pass in the left, middle, and right lanes.

I thought I was going to die the whole time I was down there.

(i'm from ohio. people here get 4 cylinder cars and drive 60 mph).


Welcome to Florida! I have lived here nearly 5 years and unfortunately, there are only three speeds in Tampa. Fast, fast as hell, whoaaaaa doggie, here we go.

There is a reason why this state is a "no fault" state and I have to say, I do speed. It is common place and to run through a yellow or light just turning red is way too common. When I first moved here, I made the common mistake of not running the light. The guy behind me assumed that I was going to run the light and rear ended me. Do you know that the guy got out of his car, screamed every cuss word at me known to man, and then proceeded to tell the cop I was the one that caused the accident. The cop just looked at me and all I could say was "Flakes do not belong on the road, they only belong in cereal boxes." The cop got a kick out of it, cited him with a ticket, and then I took it to his insurance company.

"Flakes do not belong on the road, they only belong cereal boxes."

That's a good one, I have to remember that! :)

I actually did something very similar when I was a stupid teenager. I don't remember what I did to piss off the rednecks in the massive truck (it was undoubtedly some stupid macho thing), but I too spent the better part of an afternoon trying not to get my ass kicked by a truckload of drunk crazy people. I too managed to escape, but pretty much no sooner than I was in the clear my car died. Too much hard driving, it overheated... nearly killed the motor (which burned oil under heavy acceleration.)


You can't know what kind of person is in the other car. There is no sane reason to risk pushing the buttons of someone who's just looking for an excuse to go back to prison.

One word: Hormones:banana:

One word: Hormones:banana:

It's surprising when you think about it, that any of us survive adolescence.

In Nevada there is a "polluting vehicle" number. You can call in a car you see smoking/polluting. Nothing legal but the driver has to show compliance back to the state I believe. Just a little way to add a few minutes of stress to someone's day for the stress they caused you.

lol. one time this guy was tailgating me with his eclipse. so then he flashes his lights at me for a good 2-3 minutes. and it pisses me off. so everytime he tries to switch lane, i would switch too so he wouldnt passed me. did that bout couple times then he started honking me and flippin me off. so i decided to not do it no more and let him go through. he switched lane and went next to me start mad-dogging me and flipped me off. i looked and i smiled and next thing you know he his the car in front of him. :D i know it's sad but it made my day. :D

How do I get rid of these :censored: excuses for drivers? :rant:

aaaaarrrrgggghhhhhh!!! :mad:

Move over to the right lane? Seriously, if someone wants to go faster than you, move over. If you don't, be prepared to be tailgated. You are sick of tailgaters? I am sick of people who don't get out of my way and are content with driving slow in the fast lane. Now, if you aren't in the left lane thats another story...

P.S...I don't tailgate...but the passing lane is for passing...not cruising. There are a lot of drivers I'd like to see pushed off of the road as they cruise the passing lane instead of moving over. CO helped fix this by making it illegal to cruise out there....and they enforce it!

Exactly.

In the state of Texas, if you get rear ended, the person who rear ended you is at fault. Woohoo!

I spoken with many officers that have stated brake checking is illegal and if they catch someone doing it they will slap them a nice reckless driving ticket. And if there was an accident were witnesses stated the car in front brake checked the other, its the brake checkers fault. If I ever need to, I'll just release the gas and coast.

We all get pissed off, but really your best bet is to learn to drive defensively, rather aggressively. Anticipate drivers actions and react to defend yourself. If someone is tailing you, switch lanes and let them pass. Its not worth either being rear-ended, or having a fight over.

The reality is that if you respond to a aggressive driver, you will be driving aggressively as well, and what your doing is just as bad. Also the likelihood of a accident is much higher as both parties are not thinking or acting rationally.

The reality is that if you respond to a aggressive driver, you will be driving aggressively as well, and what your doing is just as bad. Also the likelihood of a accident is much higher as both parties are not thinking or acting rationally.it wouldn't be an accident then... it's just a crash. In reality, there is no such thing as an accident; someone made a mistake

I usually just get behind them and follow them for 10 minutes :P

I usually just get behind them and follow them for 10 minutes :PI have done that too. Not tailgating, just following them around. :wave:

I spoken with many officers that have stated brake checking is illegal and if they catch someone doing it they will slap them a nice reckless driving ticket. And if there was an accident were witnesses stated the car in front brake checked the other, its the brake checkers fault.

However, there are plenty of perfectly legitimate reasons to hit the brakes quite solidly that would be nearly impossible to prove did not happen.

For example, how would you go about proving that the driver did not see a cat dart out in front of their car? Other witnesses didn't see a cat? How many cats do people fail to see on a daily basis? You can't really prove a negative, and reasonable doubt is enough to destroy any chance of it sticking in court.

The simple fact is that if the person behind you is driving legally, you cannot cause him to hit you from behind. At a proper following distance no amount of emergency braking on your part will make an accident unavoidable on theirs.

it wouldn't be an accident then... it's just a crash. In reality, there is no such thing as an accident; someone made a mistake

There are true accidents. They do not, however, usually happen with only vehicles involved. Dog runs out into the street and people swerve to avoid killing it and wreck a car or cars... that's an accident. When an unforeseeable mechanical failure leads to an accident, that isn't someone's fault.

Accidents do happen. But generally speaking, when two vehicles try to occupy the same space at the same time, one or more drivers failed to do what they should have.

I have done that too. Not tailgating, just following them around. :wave:

I do that, but I pretend to talk on my CB radio, read their tag number, vehicle description, that sort of thing. Let them draw whatever conclusions about what I might be talking about. Since it's clearly not a cellphone they can't speculate I'm just chatting with a buddy.

I do that, but I pretend to talk on my CB radio, read their tag number, vehicle description, that sort of thing. Let them draw whatever conclusions about what I might be talking about. Since it's clearly not a cellphone they can't speculate I'm just chatting with a buddy.

NICE :thmsup::lmao:

I've done similar at a light I pull out a pen and paper and scribble, don't have a CB but that would certainly do the trick. :D

How about a bumper sticker that reads.

ATTN Tailgaters: The closer you get, the slower I go.

NICE :thmsup::lmao:

I've done similar at a light I pull out a pen and paper and scribble, don't have a CB but that would certainly do the trick. :D

You don't really need a CB - just the handset with the curly cord. Just make sure the cord is tied off to something (you need the tension on the cord to complete the look). The big aerial on the back is a good touch too, but a bit far to go for just messing with people's head. (The one on my car is genuine.)

I was once on the receiving end of a road rage crazy guy in a Lumina with a baby seat (empty at the time), he nearly cut me off by darting out of his lane as I was only 1/2 car length behind and beside him, I tapped the horn, he tucked back in, I zip by, and he came after me!

He tailgated me at less than 1/2 a car length, I had stree legal competion tires on, and I went up to 100 mph hoping he would back off.

He didn't.

We are now coming up to heavy traffic up ahead on the highway and he was not letting up.

I didn't have a cellphone at the time, but I had a radar detector (which is illegal in this area!), but I pulled it up beside my head and pretend I was talking into it while glancing at the rear view mirror as if I was describing the car and the driver behind me.

Well that did the trick as he quickly backed off and pulled off at the next exit.

There are some real crazy people out there........., I had a friend who was passenger in a Corvette being harrased by someone driving a truck. They spent 20 minutes trying to get away from this guy and finally had to pull into a police division.

BTW, I was not at all serious with the brake check suggestion earlier, it was purely tonge-in-cheek.

The best thing to do is to just drive at normal speed, and start looking for a police or fire station to pull into if the morons insists on following you.

How about a bumper sticker that reads.

ATTN Tailgaters: The closer you get, the slower I go.

OR throw a tack dropping device, smoke maker, or oil sprayer on the back of your car, works for Bond. :thmsup:

OR throw a tack dropping device, smoke maker, or oil sprayer on the back of your car, works for Bond. :thmsup:

I seriously started thinking about something that would deploy caltrops for tailgaters, but then I realized that such devices are very hit-and-miss, and would certainly leave behind a lot of un-hit debris that would disable other, innocent cars.

What we need is something that only lasts for a few seconds, then becomes harmless.


Like a massive CO2 funnel to choke their motor. Of course that too could cause them to wreck into other people...

How about adapting ice-cube makers from a fridge and have it fire off ice-cubes in full automatic mode out the back of the car?

The ice cubes would all be melted by the time the police show up, no evidence!

"Sir, you must have hit one of those rare hail storms, stop complaining and making up stories someone fired clear square cube like things at you!"

:)

I hate it when people drive slow in the fast lane. It is SO obnoxious. I will tailgate these people till they move over, but I'll give em a flash before I do so. I'll be damned if I'm going to switch lanes to the slow lane to pass them only to have them decide that's when they are going to move to the slow lane. It has happened before on a couple of occasions (when someone else decided to pass them in the slow lane) and almost caused an accident involving myself. When someone is tailgating me though, if I am in the fast lane I will move over as soon as it is clear. If I am not in the fast lane, or on a one lane road, and I am being tailgated but they make no effort to pass me then I will drive slow till they pass me, if they don't pass me then I might throw a couple of pennies out the sun roof (yah, I'm a dick when it comes to unnecessary tailgating), but that's only when it's REALLY bad. I've only done it once or twice. Sure, I may get shot, but I'm ok with that.

I seriously started thinking about something that would deploy caltrops for tailgaters, but then I realized that such devices are very hit-and-miss, and would certainly leave behind a lot of un-hit debris that would disable other, innocent cars.

What we need is something that only lasts for a few seconds, then becomes harmless.

Like a massive CO2 funnel to choke their motor. Of course that too could cause them to wreck into other people...Oooo... I got it. Like a car-taser, where the leads shoot out the rear of your car for say are only 7 feet and only are operational above 30 mph. That way you can't spike the car when it is just behind you at a light.

My product will do such as the police cars do with similarly equiped cars, then send a billion amps into the car (or whatever) and it shuts down the tailgating car. They would still have power steering so they could pull over and could then restart their car. :lmao::lmao::lmao:

A few nights ago I was driving on a dark two-laned near my house when this Suburban comes out of the woodwork storming behind me. Speed limit is 40 and I'm doing 45, they seem content on tailing my ass, can't get over since it's a double yellow. Ok, whatever.

Next thing I know I SLAM on my brakes given that a god damned dear runs out in in the lane and quickly runs back where it came from. Needless to say, the moron must have not seen the deer and took my evasive maneuver for a hard break check, because now they're following even closer, flashing their lights, honking their horn. By this point I'm shit scared from the deer, and what they're doing is making me beyond angry. I brake moderately down to 25mph, they go around illegally, I follow behind them until the lane splits in two. Next thing I know I'm beside the idiot at a red light. She rolls down her window and holds her finger in my face not saying a thing. I told her to screw off, that I braked because a ****ing dear was in front of the car. She called me a liar and I called her a stupid fat **** (she was a huge white cow).

Yeah, bad, but I was beyond angry at the dumbass. She floored it at the light, I could practically see her fuel gauge dropping. Hope she felt better about herself. Meh.

Just blow her a kiss next time and see how she reacts!

Get a junkyard windshield wiper fluid tank and pump.

Install it in the trunk of your car, wire the pump up to a momentary switch somewhere convenient while you're driving. Set it up so that when it's turned on it shoots water straight up in the air from around the trunk, bumper, whatever's convenient.



I usually just start spraying windshield fluid at my own window, that way I piss the tailgater off even more and get his car dirty! :thumbsup:

I usually just start spraying windshield fluid at my own window, that way I piss the tailgater off even more and get his car dirty! :thumbsup:To work even better, have the far passenger squirter not even hit your car, just shoot straight over... hahaha, now that would be funny

To work even better, have the far passenger squirter not even hit your car, just shoot straight over... hahaha, now that would be funny

I would LOVE to point the passenger squirter to the car to the right of me. I see these 16 year olds with more bass than their engines have volume pull up beside me, one hand on the top of the steering wheel listening to some rap, while ruining my listening/driving experience . It would be nice to see their reaction

I would LOVE to point the passenger squirter to the car to the right of me. I see these 16 year olds with more bass than their engines have volume pull up beside me, one hand on the top of the steering wheel listening to some rap, while ruining my listening/driving experience . It would be nice to see their reaction

Some of those types of people would probably shoot you......:thumbsdow

Some of those types of people would probably shoot you......:thumbsdow

Haha, a V6 wouldn't hurt in those situations, but thank god I live in vancouver, one of the more peaceful cities in canada.:paranoid: