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Offline Curval

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« Reply #45 on: January 11, 2006, 05:14:57 PM »
Funky is obviosly a tailgater.  TAILGATER!!!!!
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« Reply #46 on: January 11, 2006, 05:24:12 PM »
spray your washers... wait for him to put on wipers, wait til they stop.. spray washers.... etc....
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« Reply #47 on: January 11, 2006, 05:29:40 PM »
A few nights ago I had a guy tailgating me...I pretty much ignored him then he kept getting closer and closer.  The road was at a wide area, so I just moved to the right so this guy could proceed to drive inconsiderately behind someone else.

He quickly passes me and does this on a Chevy Malibu up ahead.  He flicks the Malibu his high beams and the Malibu returns the favor by turning on his undercover blue lights.  Oh it was AWESOME to see.
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« Reply #48 on: January 11, 2006, 05:44:31 PM »
Pretty much two ways about it. If you think they got insurance and you want to make some $$$ you can just slam on the brakes and claim "a cat ran in front of your car". Scream and holler about your neck and back. Take a couple years off from work. Rear ending someone is ALWAYS the fault of the guy in the back. I have yet to do this...

If I'm over the speed limit, which I usually am, I say f*ck 'em and just continue on my merry way. If there's a good spot to let them and I'm feeling nice, I'll let 'em go by. They can clear out any speed traps ahead.

One thing to keep in the back of your mind. A very small percentage of the time, the tailgater may actually have some sort of emergency to deal with. I was with a friend who got the call his wife was having a baby. We freakin' flew to the hospital 'pissing all kinds of people off. We actually got pulled over when we ran the red into the hospital parking lot. He let us go after hearing the baby thing though.

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« Reply #49 on: January 11, 2006, 05:47:33 PM »
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spray your washers... wait for him to put on wipers, wait til they stop.. spray washers.... etc....


That's a good one.  They do that on Best Motoring all the time.
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« Reply #50 on: January 11, 2006, 05:55:08 PM »
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This may work while in your cage, but for motorcycle riders, it's more important to get rid of the threat now.

I get into this situation every day riding on hwy 1 here in Ca.

My solution is tiered depending on the actions of the tailgater after each of my actions.

First I flash my brake light 5-10 times, I'll do this a minimum of two times.

Then I slow down just a bit to give him/her an opportunity to pass in the passing lane. This usualy has the effect of the other driver ridding your butt even closer.

Next I crank my torso around and hold up my hand in a 'stop' gesture at the same time I give him/her a mean looking gapped tooth snarel ( I ride w/o my oral appliance in ).

If that fails, most times it doesn't, my last resort is to slow a bit and hock up a big lugie and turn my head and deposit it right on their windshield. That damn near always gets the results I want.



Your going to pull that crap on the wrong guy and end up dead.


Just get out of the guys way.  Anything else is being stupid.
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« Reply #51 on: January 11, 2006, 06:10:19 PM »
sure seems like you drive much differntly when your driving a new car...meaning one with out primer



i remember the old 79 240D stick yellow Benzo i used to drive....had some left side wheel well ripple with a good bondo-primer paint job..


when u see someone with bondo..you know there not afraid to ad more
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« Reply #52 on: January 11, 2006, 06:18:12 PM »
I suppose my first solution was a bit violent.. haha. :lol

I drive a lifted dodge ram, so if some tool wants to tailgate me, I suppose I'd let him by, and ride his arse for awhile.  My headlights sit a little higher, tis actually quite intimidating.;)
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« Reply #53 on: January 11, 2006, 06:50:43 PM »
I've fooled a tailgater into getting off my bumper by using my turn signal...put it on like I'm going to turn off the main road...they back-off expecting the turn.
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« Reply #54 on: January 11, 2006, 06:52:55 PM »
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Your going to pull that crap on the wrong guy and end up dead.



Then I'll be going my way instead of winding up as his hood ornament.
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« Reply #55 on: January 11, 2006, 07:27:54 PM »
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Then I'll be going my way instead of winding up as his hood ornament.


Well not really.


Mess with the wrong guy in a car or truck and you will die as his hood ornament.


It can happen to you. Do things like you describe and your loved ones will be talking about how you died in a very stupid way.

The best thing to do is act like an adult and get out of the way.
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« Reply #56 on: January 11, 2006, 08:56:58 PM »
I've used the windscreen washer trick.

The slamming on the breaks thing here will actually land you a ticket, working tail lights or not. They class it as "contributing to an accident", it also means you can't get insurance excess covered by the tailgater.

Good story from this morning though, coming to work I was cruising @ 120km/h (limit is 100km/h) into work, some guy in a white toyota van comes up behind me, ~ 130-140km/h, does the tail gate thing, I get out of his way and he disappears up ahead. I think to myself "I bet you don't have  a radar detector or laser jammer".

Sure enough I round a corner about 1 km behind him to see a cop pulling out ahead of me, lights going, and grabs the guy. Probably laser'd him cos I didn't pick anything up on the radar detector and he was in a spot they usually like to laser from.

Very satisfying :)
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« Reply #57 on: January 11, 2006, 10:42:33 PM »
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or.....

get license plate..call Highway patrol...report eradic drunk driving of such and such car; )



or make sure your number is blocked and tell them you just saw the driver beating a kid with a tennis racket.......this usually works well :t
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« Reply #58 on: January 11, 2006, 10:48:08 PM »
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Sociopaths r scary.


Teenagers are more scary. :p
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« Reply #59 on: January 12, 2006, 09:59:03 AM »
I usually just grit my teeth and deal with it.

But one time(and I'd never do this again)four of us were in my car doing 30 in a 25 at night,but that wasn't good enough for the SUV behind us.He also had his brights on.

I plugged in the 1,000,000 candlepower spotlight I usually keep in the boat,handed it to Rick,and told him to show this guy our brights.

It worked,but I'd never do it again,and regret(sorta)doing it then.
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