How do you react when drivers tailgate you?

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  • yourhiddengem
    yourhiddengem Posts: 171 Member
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    Well I drive a smartcar so when people tailgate me it literally feels like they're in the nonexistent back seat of my car
  • robs_ready
    robs_ready Posts: 1,488 Member
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    yourhiddengem wrote: »
    Well I drive a smartcar so when people tailgate me it literally feels like they're in the nonexistent back seat of my car

    This made me lol I know what you mean
  • yourhiddengem
    yourhiddengem Posts: 171 Member
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    robs_ready wrote: »
    yourhiddengem wrote: »
    Well I drive a smartcar so when people tailgate me it literally feels like they're in the nonexistent back seat of my car

    This made me lol I know what you mean

    Lol

    It's so annoying tho. I love my car but it's annoying.
  • robs_ready
    robs_ready Posts: 1,488 Member
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    yourhiddengem wrote: »
    robs_ready wrote: »
    yourhiddengem wrote: »
    Well I drive a smartcar so when people tailgate me it literally feels like they're in the nonexistent back seat of my car

    This made me lol I know what you mean

    Lol

    It's so annoying tho. I love my car but it's annoying.

    Gotta love the box on wheels ;)
  • JFinn26
    JFinn26 Posts: 708 Member
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    Some old bald guy driving a smart car flipped me off the other day...I wanted to rub his head for good luck....
  • StrongLife
    StrongLife Posts: 525 Member
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    jamespfinnen wrote: »
    Some old bald guy driving a smart car flipped me off the other day...I wanted to rub his head for good luck....

    Sorry, but I was late for work...
  • yourhiddengem
    yourhiddengem Posts: 171 Member
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    StrongLife wrote: »
    jamespfinnen wrote: »
    Some old bald guy driving a smart car flipped me off the other day...I wanted to rub his head for good luck....

    Sorry, but I was late for work...

    lol do you have a smartcar too?

  • StrongLife
    StrongLife Posts: 525 Member
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    yourhiddengem wrote: »
    StrongLife wrote: »
    jamespfinnen wrote: »
    Some old bald guy driving a smart car flipped me off the other day...I wanted to rub his head for good luck....

    Sorry, but I was late for work...

    lol do you have a smartcar too?

    Oops, no a Lincoln MKX. I guess I flipped some other young gun.
  • yourhiddengem
    yourhiddengem Posts: 171 Member
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    StrongLife wrote: »
    yourhiddengem wrote: »
    StrongLife wrote: »
    jamespfinnen wrote: »
    Some old bald guy driving a smart car flipped me off the other day...I wanted to rub his head for good luck....

    Sorry, but I was late for work...

    lol do you have a smartcar too?

    Oops, no a Lincoln MKX. I guess I flipped some other young gun.

    Lol too bad I was gonna say we could go race our smartcars

  • StrongLife
    StrongLife Posts: 525 Member
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    yourhiddengem wrote: »
    StrongLife wrote: »
    yourhiddengem wrote: »
    StrongLife wrote: »
    jamespfinnen wrote: »
    Some old bald guy driving a smart car flipped me off the other day...I wanted to rub his head for good luck....

    Sorry, but I was late for work...

    lol do you have a smartcar too?

    Oops, no a Lincoln MKX. I guess I flipped some other young gun.

    Lol too bad I was gonna say we could go race our smartcars

    Ha, that would have been fun. Can a cheetah out race one of those?
  • scootergirlinpink
    scootergirlinpink Posts: 34 Member
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    I slow right down
  • Dez11B
    Dez11B Posts: 1,542 Member
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    I have no reaction. What's the difference if they're right behind me or a mile behind me. They're still behind me.
  • Owlie45
    Owlie45 Posts: 810 Member
    edited February 2016
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    Since I'm usually 5 to 10 over I slow to the speed limit. Most back off and we resume at my normal speed. But the other day that guy wouldn't back off, jerk almost made me late for work.

    I've had semis on passes where all I can read is MACK in my review mirror. I'm doing over 70 and they're supposed to be going 60. I was moving over when I could but within a short while there be another one doing the same thing. A********. But my dad told me what to do with drivers like that next time.

    My aunt had a cop tail gate her. She slammed hard on her brakes and he almost hit her. He stormed over to her door and demanded to know why she braked. All she asked was why were you so close that you couldn't safely brake? He got back in to his car and left.
  • SiLaXe
    SiLaXe Posts: 2 Member
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    I slow down till the driver gets annoyed and passes me on the other lane lol.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,725 Member
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    I try to make it easier for a faster drive to pass me - speeding up, moving over, waiting for them to pass before moving into the fast lane, etc. But if they insist on tailing me, then I do none of the above and they better hope there's an opening further ahead where they can pass me later!

  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,089 Member
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    In my old car I would suddenly hit my brakes to make them have to react quickly. They would back off quickly after that .

    Since I just got a brand new car and don't want it damaged I just try to move over and let them pass .
  • wandererlust
    wandererlust Posts: 64 Member
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    Foot off the gas...for as long as it takes.
  • henshemi
    henshemi Posts: 1,981 Member
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    Speed up and see if they can catch you ;)
  • JoshuaMcAllister
    JoshuaMcAllister Posts: 500 Member
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    Doc0862 wrote: »
    In car - brake check and or let the pecker heads pass.
    On bike - Pull my 357 mag and wink at em.
    357 works EVERY time.

    Brilliant. You cant get away with that here (UK)
  • JFinn26
    JFinn26 Posts: 708 Member
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    ...how about this idea...
    If you're in the left lane and just driving the speed limit to be a jerk...move the eff over....that's what the right lane is for...

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