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I live in SC, home of the worst drivers of all the 50 states and in the largest city in that state....so probably the city with the worst drivers in the country. I'm surprised I don't die every day.

Again, IGNORE EM!

Trust me, you're in better place (mentally) by ignoring those drivers, specially in those traffic jam time.

sometimes when I'm in a bad mood I slow down below speed limit and just cruise to piss them off even more when someones tailgating me or even sometimes just give them a good ol' checking of the brakes lol. It's pretty funny to see their reaction to a brake check, most of the time they just back the f off. Sometimes they even overtake you in the lane to the next and give you the dirtiest look haha I just give them a big cheesy smile. Not saying this nearly is the right thing to do but hey I never said I'm a role model.

Tail gate people at your own risk. :D

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I always try to stay on the move, too many idiots in pickups and ricers around these parts.

and yes, always carry a loaded sub-machine gun^

Looks unloaded to me :lol:

i would chuck that thing at their windshield:bellyroll:

I do not brake check people unless they are driving sports cars. Firstly I have learned your ego needs to be out of the equation, I tend to follow closely because I "do" keep my eyes on the road and the conditions ahead. I seriously, do not "do things" while driving that take my focus off the road, I am a very boring person to ride with because I do not divert my attention, it makes me feel "better" than other people, and it is safer.

I almost died learning a lesson. It is not about your capability it is about others you are leading. (be a leader)

I was coming back from North Carolina and on 85 south outside of Greenville Southcarolina last december I noticed an 18 wheeler right on my bumper and we were three wide , consistent traffic in all lanes moving at a steady pace of 75 mph.

I really didn't mind, I watched him and actually said to myself "I wonder if he thinks he has enough brake and tire ..to stop in time from that distance" because I know what my car can do *shrug* oh well ..he has a better view of the road itll be fine. Concrete K rail dividers are beside us as we are in the left lane, there is no emergency lane or passing space.

Suddenly traffic comes to a dead halt in all 3 lanes. and the K rails JUST stopped and opened into a wide median ...I barely keep the pedal feathered above ABS engagement and when I hit 10 mph I think OH FUCK ...THE TRUCK ..I was about to hit the ABS by flooring it a bit more to complete the stop. but a thought burst into my head "GO!!!! THE MEDIAN ..GO!!!!" I started to pull off to the side and was in the middle of transitioning from brake to throttle when I checked my mirror ..He was coming so fast still that at 10mph ..I could not accelerate through dirt even with the Helical diff to avoid him ..so ...I stood where I was at and watched him plow off into the guard rail at 40mph and he snatched off a piece of my bumper with his wheel lugs.

Had this happened 300 feet sooner, I would be dead. There was no place to go. 10 tons of steel with the momentum of a 40mph velocity would have had to use my car and the car ahead of me to stop itself.

Had I considered "pacing" the person behind me, and driving at THEIR capabilities ..it would never have even been an issue ....

Drive for the people you are leading, its fun. It will teach you to be more concerned about the capabilities of others around you and will even help you on the track.

Just remember, you can drive better than they can ..and they wouldn't be tailgating you through a complex corner section (that is probably why you bought your car in the first place) therefor what they think doesn't matter. Be safe :-P. "I KNOW what I can do mother fucker??? Do you?? Im just being slow for YOUR benefit"

Well, the round that is chambered, will be the one to get you .... :bonk:

humfrz

Headshot :D

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Quoted for truth.

Weakest link in the chain ruins the whole chain. Tailgaters, imho, aren't usually the best drivers because they fail to take into account everything ... especially their stopping and reaction capability.

Welcome to driving? Just don't be 'that person' who brake checks. Sometimes/lots of times people tailgate because they have their head up their ass and don't remember the two second rule.

Only thing you'll do is get yourself in a wreck, and if it's on an interstate/highway speed you'll get a quick introduction to real world physics.

I like how the red on the fire selector matches our leather stitching.

I think you are disagreeing with just my delivery comment right?

This was a joke I was making about Initial D and tofu deliveries. I think the OP was making the same joke saying it wasn't tofu deliveries.

That's Memphis for you. Drivers here are polarized to the extreme, they're either very lead-footed or crawling along at a zombie pace. Plenty of crazy-aggressive rednecks in trucks who think they're better drivers than they actually are too, I tend to just let those go unless I've got a turn coming up and I can lose them.

Just flick on your washer fluid for front windshield and it spray them if they are too close ;)

I get these kinds of issues too. More frustrating when it's cold out in the morning and the engine isn't warmed up. I keep my shifts under 3000pm until engine is warmed up, but people are all over my butt when going to work. Also our car engines take like 15-20 minutes to actually "warm" up depending on weather conditions as I live in an area with cold winters.

I am OP!

OOps, haha :bellyroll:.

Anyways I was just talking about Toyota AE86 tofu delivery = FR-S not BRZ. Not being serious at all haha.

User error. :bellyroll:

I'm too busy texting to pay attention to tailgaters

Just kidding! I never text and drive. Don't ever text and drive!

Nick C.

Should've found an AE86.

I hope somebody understands this reference. Then again, the original comment could have *been* a reference.

I brake repeatdley x 5 times then they don't tailgate.

I had just shot it. Not sure if it's even legal for people in CA to view pictures of machine guns. :bellyroll:

HECK ......those folks in CA (& NY) can't even look at a BB gun, let alone a picture of a UMP 40 ...... :paddle:

humfrz

Turn off the damn phone.

No reason in the world to have it on while driving. Ever.

Except to play my music that's on the phone?

To the OP, I hate tailgaters too. Because they put my life (and my passengers) in danger!

And before I get the "move over" comments, my usual situation is I'm going 70-75 and passing the slow lane traffic at a pretty rapid pace. If I'm unable to easily move over, I use a combination of slowly letting off the gas & window washer. Mostly I just sigh and assume they are having a bad day and I'm not and move over when I can.

I often wish I had a second window squirter, but aimed straight back at their grill and I'd fill it with something that smells like a fart from a dead skunk.

Eh, I simply slow down gradually. I don't like to take the risk of them causing me injury due to them following too closely. If they insist on still tailgating, the slower and slower I drive. This way if they do hit me, it should be minor rather than getting severe whiplash. Amazingly some do back off as a result possibly because I don't drive slowly for the most part.

I turn Pandora on first thing when I get in the car and plug the Aux cord in. That's the only time I touch my phone in the car.

Nick C.

I drive slower to piss them off. It also leaves more space in between the car in front of me. For safety ya know? Safety first lol if they get the hint and back off I speed back up.

It really depends on the situation.

Open highway? I'll merge over, let them pass.

Sorta busy highway? Drive even slower, brake early, 4+ cars in front of me. There's not point tailgating when traffic will not allow you to travel appreciably faster than I already am.

Stop and go traffic? This is the most retarded reason to tailgate. Why do you need to be 4 inches from my bumper when we aren't even moving at all? Anyhow, I leave 2+ cars in front, brake very early, accelerate very slowly, hopefully they'll get the message: YOU AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

Just get a loud exhaust. Believe me, people will be scared to tailgate or pass.

I get a lot of flybys -.-. People think they're the drift king of la just cause their car can accelerate faster than my Manuel tranny.

I did what you did. Usually get them to back off so I can slow down and safely move to right lane. But yesterday this guy in a pick up was seriously going to hit me and take off. He got so pissed when I did the windshield wiper trick cause he was literally 4 feet up my ass doing 70 in a 55 zone. I tried to slow down and move to the right safely so I can let him pass but he wasn't about to let me do that. He cut to the right lane tailgate the other car right by me, then cut in front of me and took off. If I didn't brake hard and slightly move left it could have been bad for me.

Funny, thought I was the only one that empties out the windshield washer on fools riding my ass

Uninsured Motorist coverage dawg... I've been rear ended twice by uninsured people and it's the biggest pain in the ass without it.

I only tailgate slow people. Especially those in the left lane doing 10-20 below the speed limit.

Back in the day, I was leading a small, 5 tank convoy, through the countryside in Germany, when my trailing tank commander radioed that a crazy person in a Mercedes was tailgating him and acting stupid.

Since we were late to the other part of the training area, I didn't want to stop, so I told the TC to just swing his main gun around and point it at him.

He did and comrade in the Mercedes backed off about a 1/2 kilometer.....:respekt:

True story ..... however, a word of advice to young Army officers ... don't give orders like that ....http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...es/shocked.gif

humfrz

An easy way to make them back off is to cover them with tire smoke

I can't imagine the thought process behind the guy in the Mercedes: "I'll make this tank go faster if that's the last thing I do!" :D