To all the asshole motorists out there who tailgate me, funny thing about that is I can only go as fast as the vehicle in front of me. I guess you were never taught Newton’s little known 4th law of motion which states that “an object in motion cannot accelerate to a speed which is faster than an object travelling in a forward position.” Please back off and be courteous to other drivers. —Sane Driver
This article appears in Aug 25-31, 2011.
The Asstard Collective gets on my bumper each and every morn – I simply go the speed limit of 50 km, tapping the brake frequently so I can watch them flail and spaz in my rear view mirror. Great a.m. fun. Tailgaters can suck my tailpipe.
I like to take my foot off the gas, and coast to a slower speed until the asshat behind me realizes that I’m wasting his time and he passes.
Please post pics.
Great Value, me too. I did that to a guy on the Circ until we were going too slow for him to zoom around. ohhh, he was crazy mad.
I had my kids and a friend, all under 9, read that bumper sticker last week going into the mall. It was hilarious; “Wonder why that person WANTS to have their hair pulled?” “Ride my ass? What the?”
What difference does it make how close someone is following your car? Sure it’s not the brightest idea, but really??? They are behind you, just drive like you would any other time and don’t worry about them. I make fun of them if there is anyone else in the car with me, but it doesn’t change how I drive at all, and it doesn’t bother me in the least.
It bothers me Steve. I’m afraid I’ll have to brake suddenly and the car behind will crash into me because they couldn’t stop in time. You’re supposed to stay a car-length back for every ten kms an hour you drive. So if I am going 100 km/h, the driver should be ten car-lengths back.
I think it plays into the personal space end of things as well but, legally, they should not be tailgating.
May *I* pull your hair, OP?
Hubba hubba.
ever been tailgated by a semi, with a load of rails on it? there’s a scarey fucking drive for you. hope nothing jumps up, that you have to hit your brake for. sorta reminds me of dennis weaver in”the duel”.
I hate when people do this while I’m walking. They get right up on your ass. I especially hate it when you’re having a conversation with someone and people are all up in yo’ grillz.
I usually move to the side, make some sort of passive aggressive comment about how I hate it when people get right up on top of me when I’m walking and let them pass.
Steve… it makes a difference if you’re in a low car and get a truck/suv/rig behind you.
blinding any time after sunset… I should jack my car up n show em
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Dont know about you cagers, but I have this on order…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm4_-SNbWGM…
OP’s bumper sticker gives sexual predator’s the right to assault her, just has to make sure he pulls her hair while doing it.
Some cars have reallllllly bright high and low beams too. My parents’ car isn’t super high off the ground, but their lights are blinding.
Well, the left one is… the right one is, uh, kinda smashed at the moment. Accident with a corolla. Corolla = write off, volvo = minimal damage on on the right front end. 😀
You dont have to look very hard on a safe driving website to find the rules and opinions on tailgating.