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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: FuBaR on January 11, 2006, 09:53:11 AM
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What do you guys do when someones tailgating.
I was at my brothers college last night, and some donutneck is driving so close I cant even see the front of his car. I put on my hazard lights, and still he didnt back off. So then I slowed down to 25 mph on a 45 mph road.
The sucker got even more impatient and darted out of his lane to get ahead.
Anyone like this strategy? Anyone have any better ones?
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Thats a good way to get you shot these days...
:cool:
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at least it works though :D
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Go really fast and then when at a good speed just touch the brakes enough to cause the brake lights to go on. If they don't fly off the road after locking brakes they will get the hint pretty quickly after one or two times doing it. Just pray they don't start shooting at you though.
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Nothing. Ignore.
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baaaaaaa, I thought this was going to be about food!
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I throw chaff out at the first sight of trouble. I keep a handy bag in the floorboard filled with bulbs, eggs, wrenches, forks, feces, gumballs, firecrackers etc. They soon get the point after a couple windshield hits of the paraphenelia. The firecrackers seem to be the most efficient but they are relatively hard to time while you're driving. Just a heads up throwing the contents of an oil bottle doesnt have the effect it does in cartoon-land. Imagine my surprise and anger when I threw a fresh bottle of Vavoline in front of a Honda on I-40, only to see it keep on coming and not spin out comically.:mad: YMMV depending on availability and combination of chaff. Good luck!:t
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Fubs, if you want to collect some insurance, don't tap the brakes. Give em a firm push to the floor. After the idiot rear-ends you and the cops show up to have you fill out a accident report, let him explain to police why he was riding your arse so tightly.
Never really tried this, but it's an idea.
:lol
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Last year someone banged up my rear bumper in a parking lot (while I was parked and nowhere near it), and just took off. I hadn't claimed anything on insurance yet (I try to keep those leeches out of my life), and some sweetheartbag was tailing me in the right hand lane on the highway when I was already speeding. So... I gave my brakes a good tap, and he bought me a new rear bumper :rofl
And by "good tap," I mean "slammed on em like a virgin just jumped in front of me."
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Fubar,
Tap the brake lights a couple times. If they don't back off just pull slightly to the side to let them get around. It isn't worth getting into a hassle over someones impatience. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff like this. If someone wants to be stupid let them do so away from you.
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That's the only way we drove when I lived in Boston, in fact I think they teach that SKILL in driver's ed there.
If you don't like being tailgated, just move over and let the guy go by, what's so hard about that?
I live in KC now, and to folks here, the passing lane is just another lane. Drives me crazy!
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As a young man I used to stop right in front of them and yank em out from behind the wheel.
Then this thang called road rage came into or world and after having guns pulled on me i found the best thing to do is simply hold your line and drive the speed limit.
DO NOT provoke these azzhats as they might just do something stupid.
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Use the emergency brake.
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Originally posted by Stringer
That's the only way we drove when I lived in Boston, in fact I think they teach that SKILL in driver's ed there.
If you don't like being tailgated, just move over and let the guy go by, what's so hard about that?
I live in KC now, and to folks here, the passing lane is just another lane. Drives me crazy!
I know exactly what you mean about KC drivers, they just don't understand the concept of a passing lane (fast lane). They get on the highway and straight to the left lane to cruise down the road not worried at all about the 50 cars lined up behind them. I see it more from Missouri drivers but then again I'm on the Kansas side
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If you're in the left lane, get the hell out of the way.
Otherwise, brakes and gas at the same time.
Or just ease off the gas and force them to pass.
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I had this happen many years ago when I was in high school. Jerk from school was tail gating me, so I got peeved, locked em up, and he lifted my YODA off the ground and just mashed the crap outta his El Camino's front end and made a big old mess, split his eye brow on the steering wheel too.
I ended up getting a ticket for parking in an unauthorised zone. I beat it in court, but it cost me about a grand with attorney costs and a new year bumper and bumper brackets.
Now, if someone is tailgating me, I just pull to the3 side and let em ride on by. Not worth the hassle.
As for the left lane ninnies treating it as though it is any other lane. They suck here in Colorado too. I-25 to Denver is full of em, and they drive 70 in a 75. I just get behind, flip on the high beams, and they generally get out of the way. The nifty thing here though is Colorado finally passed a law that they enforce that is called impeding the flow of traffic. If you have a car close behind you, and you do not offer the right of way to them. Whammo, fine and 4 points.
Bout freaking time.
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I think the left lane cruisers are common in all 50 states. They are especially bad, based only on where I drive, in Virginia. MD has it in certain areas, but Virginia is the worst. In the left lane going below the speed limit with traffic getting into the right lane to pass them.
I tailgate the **** out of those ******s with my highbeams on and my horn blowing.
-SW
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Originally posted by Lazerr
Fubs, if you want to collect some insurance, don't tap the brakes. Give em a firm push to the floor. After the idiot rear-ends you and the cops show up to have you fill out a accident report, let him explain to police why he was riding your arse so tightly.
Never really tried this, but it's an idea.
:lol
Not the best idea, or safest. But it is a working idea. Isnt the law that whoever hits you from behind is always at fault?
P.S. I am not gonna try this...
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That counts as an accident FUBAR, and will still end up raising your insurance.
-SW
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lol
At my wedding my roomate from University told the story of how I always drove slowly in the left hand lane in Canada...my excuse..."We drive on the left back home...I like it over here and I'm not in a hurry." he described the multitude of "hand signals and people yelling stuff" at me as they went past to our right in vivid detail.
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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
That counts as an accident FUBAR, and will still end up raising your insurance.
-SW
I'm dumb, not stupid. :rolleyes:
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I'm just saying, the law maybe on your side but your insurance company isn't.
-SW
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Originally posted by AKS\/\/ulfe
I'm just saying, the law maybe on your side but your insurance company isn't.
-SW
I know :) thank's for looking out for youngsters (me)
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Originally posted by Maverick
Fubar,
Tap the brake lights a couple times. If they don't back off just pull slightly to the side to let them get around. It isn't worth getting into a hassle over someones impatience. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff like this. If someone wants to be stupid let them do so away from you.
Best advice, thank you.
I didnt tap brakes, I figured hazard lights would be some sort of a sign.
Guess yellow/orange really does mean speed up :lol
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Originally posted by Maverick
Fubar,
Tap the brake lights a couple times. If they don't back off just pull slightly to the side to let them get around. It isn't worth getting into a hassle over someones impatience. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff like this. If someone wants to be stupid let them do so away from you.
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.
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Sometimes I'll lightly tap brakes a few times with left foot while maintaining speed with right foot on gas. If flashing the brake lights doesn't do it, I'll drop down a gear and start increasing/decreasing speed by about 15 mph by slowly accelerating and then lifting off the gas without using the brakes, so they're constantly having to jam on gas and brakes. They usually pass or back off after that.
It's fun if they start weaving around or waving their hands. One lady in an SUV got really mad and pulled out a phone even though I wasn't really doing anything, showed it to me thru her windscreen, and called someone. I assume she called the cops. I think they told her to STFU though 'cause she backed off a bit and eventually took an exit.
It's also good to remember that the retard tailgating you probably doesn't have insurance and the car might even be stolen, so if you provoke them into hitting you, all you might get out of it is a mashed car.
If you have a video camera in the car though, having a passenger videotape the retard tailgating you and zooming in on their license plate might help in court if the guy rams you. Just make sure that there is NO conversation on the tape except something like "it's 4pm on friday 13 January and I'm driving on the I15 northbound. This car is tailgating me and I am afraid he's going to hit me". Then do your filming, and put away the camera. You don't want to provoke the guy into ramming you just to take away the tape...
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Originally posted by FuBaR
What do you guys do when someones tailgating.
I was at my brothers college last night, and some donutneck is driving so close I cant even see the front of his car. I put on my hazard lights, and still he didnt back off. So then I slowed down to 25 mph on a 45 mph road.
The sucker got even more impatient and darted out of his lane to get ahead.
Anyone like this strategy? Anyone have any better ones?
I pretty much use the same strategy... I just get off the accelerator altogether and coast until he passes.
Sure... you can brake and get his attention, but a collision is a pain in the bellybutton no matter who's paying the bill.
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I move over and let'm pass then pull up next to them at the next traffic light smile and wave at'm. they seldomly wave back though.
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1) Never F with someone unless your willing to pull out the lethal devices
2) Never F with soemone if they dont look like they have insurance( beater car_ ect....whats a shame is i know a guy who drives a drop top AMG benzo..no insurance..what a maroon
3) Pull over it sucks but its not worth it
Many moons ago i lived in Tahoe..soem punk little beach azzz Highshool 16 yr olds..were drivin liek fools next to me and friends ...we pulle dover ready to kik the crap out of theses scrawwny bastrds..till the skinniest kid cycled the slide on his .22 ..we turned around and got back in the car and left.//.....I still woudl liek to kik the sht out of that kid
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or.....
get license plate..call Highway patrol...report eradic drunk driving of such and such car; )
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I use the emergency brake also.
I've never been hit but it's been close at times. :D
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People dont tailgate me.....they can't keep up.
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-9/48257/20029211530-0-Swoop.gif)
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Let's see... We are worried about the guy tailgating because it might cause an accident. So we cause an accident to stop him from doing it? Can't believe some of the idiocy I am reading here.
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
If you're in the left lane, get the hell out of the way.
Otherwise, brakes and gas at the same time.
Or just ease off the gas and force them to pass.
If I'm on the left lane passing other traffic on a reasonable pace, I'm definately not going to give way before there's sufficient space on the right lane to do it without slowing down.
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Originally posted by Swoop
People dont tailgate me.....they can't keep up.
Ditto :aok
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in florida if you hit you brakes and cause the tailgater to hit you, you might both be charged with the accident.
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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Let's see... We are worried about the guy tailgating because it might cause an accident. So we cause an accident to stop him from doing it? Can't believe some of the idiocy I am reading here.
No we as in I don't like people tailgating because it's rude so I in turn act in a rude way.
I've never caused an accident unless you count their undies. :p
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Originally posted by john9001
in florida if you hit you brakes and cause the tailgater to hit you, you might both be charged with the accident.
It's hard to prove if there were no brake lights.
BTW doesn't Fla have no fault insurance? It's never anyone's fault so everyone pays?
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florida apportions blame according to circumstances, case in point, car A pulls into oncoming traffic, car B brakes to avoid car A, car C hits car B,car A is given 20% of blame.
true story.
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When I was teaching my wife to drive a couple of times noddy's tailgaited (despite the big yellow L signs). I turned around with my camera phone and made it quite obvious I was taking a piccie, man they backed off sooooooooooo fast :)
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When I drive my muscle car I just floor it. Since my rings are shot, I leave a thick layer of oil all over his car/windshield. I almost got shot a couple of times, but the fun is there.
If I drive my regular car I indicate I'm about to slow down, and I leave room for the guy to pass.
When I drive my beatup 1985 F250, I signal a right turn and brake hard enought to scare the guy.
My girlfriend just keep ignoring the guy, and frankly, that's the best way.
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I keep the REECE hitch on my truck with a 2 1/4 inch ball on it. The tow bar sticks out about 16 inches off the back of the truck. I also installed a cutoff switch for my tail lights under the dash. So when I look in the mirror and only see the roof of a car I will give my brakes a light tap to gently remind the stupid idiot to back off. When that fails to work I kill the tail lights and slam on the brakes. I've gotten 2 new bumbers for free and laughed as the tow truck took their cars away because of the huge hole in their radiators. When they complain to the cops that my tail lights don't work and it's my fault, I tap my brakes, lights work and cops write them up a nice ticket.
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I ignore them and act like they aint there. I'm worried about traffic infront of me not so much as behind me and sometimes I have to pull my hand brake to keep from running over the J-walking grasshoppers.
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Slam on the brakes and hope they hit me! (NOT A GOOD IDEA IF YOU OWN A FORD PINTO LOL and If you DO own a Pinto you prolly shouldnt be playin AH as new car should take priority LOL) I got a good insurance settlement that way once! I would always see this guy on a two lane farm to market road on my way to work and he would inevitably tailgate me everytime he was behind me! I got tired of it one day and slammed on the brakes and he hit me. In Texas if you hit someone from behind its automatically your fault. He got ticketed I got a new truck and some spending cash out of it! :aok
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Sociopaths r scary.
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Funky is obviosly a tailgater. TAILGATER!!!!!
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spray your washers... wait for him to put on wipers, wait til they stop.. spray washers.... etc....
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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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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.
g00b
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Originally posted by Furball
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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Originally posted by Flatbar
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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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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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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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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Originally posted by GtoRA2
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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Originally posted by Flatbar
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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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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Originally posted by GreenCloud
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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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Sociopaths r scary.
Teenagers are more scary. :p
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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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Usually I let tailgaters go past often before they even think of getting too close. It's not worth the effort to play with them. I rarely get tailgated anyway because usually I do a lot of over taking. Sometimes though there is nothing you can do about it. In that situation I have been known to flip on my fog lamp. A few minutes of staring at that eye searing red lamp soon cures their enthusiasm.
I had a lucky escape recently. We were in a line of cars but there were no overtaking opportunities. Behind me was an SUV who while not tailgating as such was really too close for comfort and driving a bit too aggressively. I couldn't let him through and in any case he was going nowhere with the line of cars ahead. But I kept an eye on his antics.
The road led into a series of tightish curves and the line of cars spread out a bit. Suddenly the car ahead braked and only then switched on the indicator for a turn in the middle of a bend. I braked hard but I was far enough behind and wasn't particularly bothered. I would stop fairly easily. But then I remembered the SUV. He was just out of sight in the last bend and I just knew he was never going to stop in time. So to my wife's surprise. I floored it and shot through the smallish gap the stopped car had left on the inside. Just in time too. I watched events unfold in my mirror. The SUV appeared and he braked very hard and tried to avoid the car. But it was no good and he hit it. Not too hard luckily. I could see the surprised look on the faces of the car's driver and passenger as first they were pushed back in their seat then forward against their belts. This all took place in the space of a few seconds.
A minor fender bender and at first I felt a bit smug about my quick reactions and even slightly guilty that I dodged a bullet with my name on it. But soon a cold chill ran through me when I realised I had actually avoided quite a serious accident. You see, if I had stopped behind the car. We would have been that much further up the road when the SUV arrived and we would have been hit at a much higher speed and then possibly pushed very hard into the car in front. Nasty indeed.
My wife, of course, was almost completely oblivious to most of the incident except for my sudden acceleration past the stopped car and thinks I exaggerated the whole thing. Typical. :furious
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I don't see what the problem is with letting the guy go by.
If he wants to drive faster than you let him by. He will get a ticket if there is radar ahead so that is even a bonus.
Why block him?
I think people who refuse to move over are really angry inside at some level.
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Originally posted by Sox62
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.
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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Originally posted by Habu
I don't see what the problem is with letting the guy go by.
If he wants to drive faster than you let him by. He will get a ticket if there is radar ahead so that is even a bonus.
Why block him?
I think people who refuse to move over are really angry inside at some level.
I've seen that happen and I'm happy when it does. My favorite was there was a state trooper (white car) ahead off to the right side of the road with his door cracked open and no blue-lights on. He was maybe 3/4 mile ahead and I saw him with plenty of time so I let off the gas and waited for the radar/laser detector to start chirping, screaming, MISSILE LOCK.
The guy behind me is furious, swearing at me and right on my bumper. I slide over to the right lane which is going the speed limit and just as the guy accelerates past a semi (maybe back up at 80 by that time) our state patrol friend closes his door and switches on the blue lights. Stick a fork in em...he's done!
I putted on by at a mere 65mph and shortly thereafter was cooking down the road at 78 again. :)
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Originally posted by Golfer
I've seen that happen and I'm happy when it does. My favorite was there was a state trooper (white car) ahead off to the right side of the road with his door cracked open and no blue-lights on. He was maybe 3/4 mile ahead and I saw him with plenty of time so I let off the gas and waited for the radar/laser detector to start chirping, screaming, MISSILE LOCK.
Ahem... I've only used a couple of different doppler radar guns. None of them LOCK. ;)
They simply display the highest velocity available. On the display, it's not so much as a lock as a freeze that stops the constant display of changing velocities.
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Originally posted by Habu
I don't see what the problem is with letting the guy go by.
If he wants to drive faster than you let him by. He will get a ticket if there is radar ahead so that is even a bonus.
Why block him?
I think people who refuse to move over are really angry inside at some level.
I doubt that many are intentionally blocking. If I'm on the left lane of a multi lane road, why would I give way if it reguires me to slow down(these are the most usual tailgating situations)? If they want to speed, it's fine by me but don't expect me to slow down for them(usually driving 10% over the limit myself, but I still don't tailgate). If I'm on a single lane road and overtaking is forbidden, I do slow down if they are unable to keep a proper distance. Truckers are my favourite targets as they tailgate(and pose a serious hazard) alot and get really pissed.
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Originally posted by Sandman
Ahem... I've only used a couple of different doppler radar guns. None of them LOCK. ;)
They simply display the highest velocity available. On the display, it's not so much as a lock as a freeze that stops the constant display of changing velocities.
I said Missile Lock because of the god-awful noise it makes. There's no getting around it...but the urgency is more like that of a missile being targeted your way rather than a speeding ticket aimed between your eyes.
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Got it. :)
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Yeah sometimes I feel like I'm a scene from Flight of the Intruder when I come across a cop using a Laser who's left his Ka band radar on as well. First the radar detector starts chirping, then he hits me with laser and that starts going off. The Jammer head/sensors are mouned in the front grill and above the rear license plate, and the radar detectors mounted high on the windscreen (gives best range for radar), so if the cops far enough away for the beam spread I get the laser jammer bleatign AND the radar alternately reporting Ka band and laser.
Sounds like some North Vietnamese missile battery has just locked me up :D ... now all need is some HARMs
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i love my radar detector
pasport 8500
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so uhh, radar thing is so you can speed, but know when not to speed?
I dont speed unless I feel like it. :t
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Originally posted by Lazerr
Fubs, if you want to collect some insurance, don't tap the brakes. Give em a firm push to the floor. After the idiot rear-ends you and the cops show up to have you fill out a accident report, let him explain to police why he was riding your arse so tightly.
Never really tried this, but it's an idea.
:lol
Just remember that not only does Lazerr fly with a mouse (on the desktop not in his pocket) but he also drives using a mouse:)
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Originally posted by GreenCloud
i love my radar detector
pasport 8500
Yeah I tried an escort portable, they suck for Ka detection. I returned it and got a Bel. The difference between the detection on Bels and Escorts is negligable, but at the time the Bel had better programmable features (I run highway mode, no K band, no X band).
I've got the Bel LaserPro for the jamming. BTW, if anyones thinking of buying, I brought all my gear from this guy: http://www.radarbusters.com/ . Best service from any online store I've dealt with, let me return the Escort and was awesome to deal with.
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Originally posted by Vulcan
Yeah sometimes I feel like I'm a scene from Flight of the Intruder when I come across a cop using a Laser who's left his Ka band radar on as well. First the radar detector starts chirping, then he hits me with laser and that starts going off. The Jammer head/sensors are mouned in the front grill and above the rear license plate, and the radar detectors mounted high on the windscreen (gives best range for radar), so if the cops far enough away for the beam spread I get the laser jammer bleatign AND the radar alternately reporting Ka band and laser.
Sounds like some North Vietnamese missile battery has just locked me up :D ... now all need is some HARMs
Valentine One?
Karaya
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Originally posted by FuBaR
What do you guys do when someones tailgating.
I was at my brothers college last night, and some donutneck is driving so close I cant even see the front of his car. I put on my hazard lights, and still he didnt back off. So then I slowed down to 25 mph on a 45 mph road.
The sucker got even more impatient and darted out of his lane to get ahead.
Anyone like this strategy? Anyone have any better ones?
OK.
Here is some of the TRUE stuff I have done in the past:
1. ) Brakes (yawn)
2. ) One of my buddies took one bite out of an apple and I grabbed it and watched the tool 'gatin me swerve for nothing. I aimed for the base of the windshield. Took him 10 miles to clean his windshield. He backed off.
3. ) One of my fav's was / is to move my driver's mirror to bring HIS headlamps, into his eyes. They'll back off. They do NOT come closer. Obviously, this is effective in nighttime siteations.
4. ) The right / left turn is old favorite that I haven't used in 10+ years.
I'm 32, married and with a kid. Obviously, I don't get as daring as I did as a youngin. However, every now and then the No.3 get's pulled back up (I move over when the family is with me).
Karaya
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V1's Ka detection isn't the best, and it doesn't detect POP radar. Its way overpriced.
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Originally posted by LePaul
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.
:rofl
I usually just go the speed limit, or 5 MPH depending on the road. Interstate i'll push 10MPH over and if some a-hole wants to go 75 on a 55 he's free to go, I keep my lane because I only drive interstate roads at night on the ay home from work, when there is plenty of space. Chaff and flares might be a good idea though, put a few roman candles on the back bumper...
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Originally posted by soda72
Thats a good way to get you shot these days...
:cool:
you can count on that!