tailgaters

Georgie · 05-31-2009, 11:45 PM

how do you deal with these f--kers. usually idiots in some regular a-- car like an accord. im trying to keep my cool and not end up in jail or with excessive speed ticket. what are your tactics?

*Milk 1027* · 05-31-2009, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Georgie

how do you deal with these f--kers. usually idiots in some regular or minivan. im trying to keep my cool and not end up in jail or with excessive speed ticket. what are your tactics?

slam on the brakes and then speed off before they hit you. It'll scare them off.

FenwickHockey65 · 05-31-2009, 11:49 PM

Brake check.

diddiyo · 05-31-2009, 11:50 PM

i had to read milks answer before the thread made sense to me. i was thinking "how do you put a grill in the back of an accord?"

Georgie · 05-31-2009, 11:52 PM

yeah sorry i edited it; im hungover and can't think clear

*The_Blur* · 05-31-2009, 11:52 PM

No one ever catches up to The_Blur, so I wouldn't know about this problem.

*Milk 1027* · 05-31-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Blur

No one ever catches up to The_Blur, so I wouldn't know about this problem.

by the way blur.

Your sig looks awesome

2SSJIM · 05-31-2009, 11:58 PM

I had a guy tailgating me once so I slowed down knowing it would piss him off but I also knew there was a cop sitting under under the Val Vista bridge on US 60 and had been there all morning pulling speeders over, so a 1/4 mile before the bridge, pulled over and this guy blows his horn, flips me off and goes roaring by me to get pulled over by the cop........... I almost wrecked my stang laughing so hard as I pasted by!

2010SLVRBULIT · 06-01-2009, 12:00 AM

drive slower..

*Camaro_Corvette* · 06-01-2009, 12:00 AM

Some people cannot stand to leave space in between vehicles. There is something in their mind that if they are not glued to your bumper, then they must be doing something wrong. They have a problem. It's called, "following too closely because I am a stupid idiot" syndrome. Most people don't even realize that they are doing it. The others believe that if they follow closer it will make you drive faster. Absolutely ridiculous. They need to understand if they want you to go faster they actually have to push your car. DUH! So by following too closely they have put you, and themselves in danger because you can see what is in front of you, but they can't see whats in front of them. Making a stupid situation out of something simple.

Sorry, this really aggravates me...

I guess what I am trying to say is that if somebody is following too closely to your back bumper, you are required to realize that the dumb behind you can't see. (only because the dumb has decided to cut his/her visibility to nothing) When you realize that the behind you cannot see, YOU are now required to allow yourself more space to do sudden stops and YOU are now required to notice problems earlier than you usually would have to. That way a sudden stop or swerve can be just a regular slowdown for yourself and the dumb mother behind you. So for the stupidity of the guy behind you, YOU are NOW required to make up for the lack of intelligence in the guy behind you.

Remember, it is the guy behind you that has decided not to pay attention to the ROAD, and pay more attention to your car and how slow you are driving.

This is what we have been trained to do in our job. It is a real tactic, and it does work. Just allow yourself more space, and the guy behind you will not hit you. On your side of things, you just have to stay calm and not get frustrated with the behind you. You are now in charge of how fast the guy behind you can respond to a problem... Congrats, at that moment you just became an SITTER.

Xmicro_SS · 06-01-2009, 12:01 AM

Let em go.......f'em... Not worth the time or aggravation if he hits you.

SSOOCH · 06-01-2009, 12:02 AM

Pull over and let them pass you. Simple and safe.

*The_Blur* · 06-01-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Milk 1027

by the way blur.

Your sig looks awesome

Would you believe that I made that in Pages, a Mac word processor? I don't even have Photoshop.

*Milk 1027* · 06-01-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Blur

Would you believe that I made that in Pages, a Mac word processor? I don't even have Photoshop.

sorry for the

but is that going to be the logo on your car?

05-31-2009, 11:45 PM	#1
Georgie Drives: Camaro... soon Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,217	tailgaters how do you deal with these f--kers. usually idiots in some regular a-- car like an accord. im trying to keep my cool and not end up in jail or with excessive speed ticket. what are your tactics? __________________ 2011 IOM or CGM 1SS

05-31-2009, 11:49 PM	#3
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05-31-2009, 11:52 PM	#5
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05-31-2009, 11:52 PM	#6
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06-01-2009, 12:00 AM	#10
Camaro_Corvette 36.58625, -121.7568 Drives: Team 1LE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 23,710 View My Garage	Some people cannot stand to leave space in between vehicles. There is something in their mind that if they are not glued to your bumper, then they must be doing something wrong. They have a problem. It's called, "following too closely because I am a stupid idiot" syndrome. Most people don't even realize that they are doing it. The others believe that if they follow closer it will make you drive faster. Absolutely ridiculous. They need to understand if they want you to go faster they actually have to push your car. DUH! So by following too closely they have put you, and themselves in danger because you can see what is in front of you, but they can't see whats in front of them. Making a stupid situation out of something simple. Sorry, this really aggravates me... I guess what I am trying to say is that if somebody is following too closely to your back bumper, you are required to realize that the dumb behind you can't see. (only because the dumb has decided to cut his/her visibility to nothing) When you realize that the behind you cannot see, YOU are now required to allow yourself more space to do sudden stops and YOU are now required to notice problems earlier than you usually would have to. That way a sudden stop or swerve can be just a regular slowdown for yourself and the dumb mother behind you. So for the stupidity of the guy behind you, YOU are NOW required to make up for the lack of intelligence in the guy behind you. Remember, it is the guy behind you that has decided not to pay attention to the ROAD, and pay more attention to your car and how slow you are driving. This is what we have been trained to do in our job. It is a real tactic, and it does work. Just allow yourself more space, and the guy behind you will not hit you. On your side of things, you just have to stay calm and not get frustrated with the behind you. You are now in charge of how fast the guy behind you can respond to a problem... Congrats, at that moment you just became an SITTER. __________________ I am seriously never serious vv V vv Next order of business Last edited by Camaro_Corvette; 06-01-2009 at 01:18 AM.

05-31-2009, 11:50 PM	#4
diddiyo Drives: . Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: . Posts: 3,048	i had to read milks answer before the thread made sense to me. i was thinking "how do you put a grill in the back of an accord?"

05-31-2009, 11:58 PM	#8
2SSJIM Drives: 2012 CRT ZL1 #1400 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: AZ. Posts: 942	I had a guy tailgating me once so I slowed down knowing it would piss him off but I also knew there was a cop sitting under under the Val Vista bridge on US 60 and had been there all morning pulling speeders over, so a 1/4 mile before the bridge, pulled over and this guy blows his horn, flips me off and goes roaring by me to get pulled over by the cop........... I almost wrecked my stang laughing so hard as I pasted by!

06-01-2009, 12:00 AM	#9
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,525 View My Garage	drive slower..

06-01-2009, 12:01 AM	#11
Xmicro_SS Thank You GM Drives: Sky Redline & Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,876	Let em go.......f'em... Not worth the time or aggravation if he hits you. __________________ ITS HERE! : 2010 Camaro 2SS / 6 Speed Manual (No other way) / Silver Ice Metallic / Inferno Orange Interior Accent / RS Package / Polished Wheels / SOLO MACH X CAT BACK

06-01-2009, 12:02 AM	#12
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,357 View My Garage	Pull over and let them pass you. Simple and safe. __________________

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