If you’re tailgating me, what is going through your head? It’s not going to make me go faster, and you are increasing your odds of rear-ending my car, which could have repercussions for your insurance. And it’s really annoying. When I have my small children in car seats, I will admit it makes me nervous, and sometimes I’ve pulled over just to let your loser-self pass by on way to the methadone clinic. Please, be nice. Stop tail gating. K? —The End Truth
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I will stop tailgating when you start driving the speed limit, and if you don’t want to drive the speed limit, and you see someone tailgating you, then pull over and let them pass.
This is a simple idea that very few in this province understand. Most other places in the world cars pull over when they are holding up traffic, but not self entitled you right?
If you are holding up traffic move over, just because someone is driving faster than you doesn’t mean they are meth addicts.
Open your eyes to others, stop being selfish.
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Just because they are travelling below the posted speed limit, as annoying as that is, doesn’t give you the right to tailgate. It’s a bone-head move, it’s dangerous and it serves no purpose other than to increase the road rage factor. Relax. I’m sure whereever the hell you need to go will still be there, and you WILL get there eventually. If you’re running late, then that’s YOUR problem. Failure to plan on your part, does NOT constitute a crisis on mine. Leave yourself more time.
Now, that being said, if it’s a multi-lane highway, the left lane is the passing lane. If you’re not passing anybody, move the hell over. Don’t hang out in this lane.
the ob said they were nervous, i’m assuming they’re talking about highway driving. not sure about the methadone reference
Sometimes people are oblivious and do not actually realize there’s someone behind them. Truth. I’m not a tailgater … it makes my nerves shot to be that close to someone.
I usually move left a little so they can see me in the side mirror. A quick move left usually does the trick and people invariably speed up.
I agree tailgating is not “nice” and it is irritating. On the flip side people have to realize on Monday morning at 8 am is not the time to be taking your Sunday drive. The most anger I have ever experienced was have two ladies dilly dally and talk and laugh and look back and sip their coffee while I waited for them to cross … This was a Wednesday at about 8:10am (was not late). I will never forget that feeling of anger … but I suppose it’s within their right to walk as slow as they wish *smh*
It is give and take on for all parties.
If you are nervous behind the wheel, you are obviously questioning your skills as a driver. It should make absolutely no difference who or what is in your vehicle, confidence in your abilities should be a constant. Perhaps you should hang up your keys for a bus pass, making the roads safer for everyone.
As a side note, pay attention to what is in front of you, don’t dwell on what’s going on behind you.
“confidence in your abilities should be a constant” well said, whether you’re driving a truckload of lumber or a car full of kids
someone is driving too slow – dangerous
someone is tailgating to try and push the slow guy along – also dangerous
I don’t get why people tailgate the slow. The fastest you’ll go is as fast as the slow guy anyway. And it’s at least as dangerous.
Revenge is a dish best served NOT ON THE GODDAMNED ROAD. Keep that shit in bars and bedrooms. Where it belongs.
And you know something else?? Fucking tailgaters also run people off the road who are going the limit or above. I know someone who is notorious for this. You could be going 240 and she’ll still ride your ass like a drunk creeper on a dancefloor. Her general driving strategy consists of going as fast as the person in front of her until she’s got no room to go faster.
She’s retarded. I won’t get in a car with her.
Driving slow might be dangerous, but driving too fast and tailgating are vastly more dangerous. Plus there’s no law against driving below the speed limit (I think within reason ie don’t drive 15km in a 50 zone). I for one tend to drive 40 in 50 zones in Halifax because other drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists are so unpredictably insane.
Where does this person say ANYWHERE that they were driving below the speed limit? I have numerous encounters of this at and well above the limit. People are just assholes.
If the weather is nice do NOT drive below the speed limit. If it’s sunny and you’re going 45 in a 60 zone yes I might tailgate you, yell at you, and flip you off. If you insist on driving that slow you have no business on the road and need to learn how to fucking drive. People have places to go to like work, doctors appointments, picking kids up, etc. and don’t need to waste their ime behind you slowpokes.
*time not ime. jesus chrysler add a post editing option please lol.
I LOATHE TAILGATERS WITH A FOOKING PASSION! okay I feel better……This happens on the hwy when I am passing cars and have to wait for an opening yet an asswipe drives behind me like he trying to sodomize my vehicle and knows I cant move over anyway because there are no openings…happens all the time by males…..
Like your aggression is going to make me squirm and submit and have the ability to push cars out the way so I can move to the right just to let you pass…..some will flash highbeams repeatedly as if they have magic powers…
They really should be careful cause they dont know who they are pissing of in front of them…just saying
when someone is tailgaiting, it is the front driver’s responsibility to slow down until the tailgater is a min 3 seconds behind. I suggest braking as fast as you can.
stop being slow – end of story. Speed limit is 50, morons.
Tailgating is just plain dumb. You run into the back of somebody because “they’re going too slow” and it’s entirely your fault. Don’t be so damn impatient. This lady said it makes her nervous when people tailgate and she has her kids in the car. That’s not nervous driving, that’s a maternal protective instinct.
People who tailgate are idiot drivers with no regard for their own or anyone else’s safety.
ever notice that people in brand new cars don’t tailgate rusty old pick up trucks?
Warning: my car doesn’t look like a rusty ol pick up truck, but I really don’t like it.
If someone’s tailgating me, one tactic I use is to spray the windshield washer. It’s powerful enough on my car that it over sprays onto the tailgating fucker who is behind me. I keep doing it until he either takes the hint and backs off, or I reach my destination, whichever happens first.
You want to be out & about riding around on your turtle….I got no problem with that. Just pull over & let the rabbits fly by !
i don’t encounter this behaviour very much, maybe people are scared to change lanes when they are traveling at higher speeds. this is a very important part of driving, you shouldn’t wait til there’s half a mile of empty lane before you go, i’m talking divided highways. we’re are all going in the same direction, hopefully http://www.jrcompton.com/photos/The_Birds/…
Dear red car on Cunnard St, you better check you seat for a brown spot. Next time you tailgate me, i will wait until you are distracted, then I will hit the brakes as hard as i can.
Sooooo Avasto…your car IS a girl…….a squirter no doubt too comical….lol…yeah to girl power…
WTF are you on about, my kilted friend?
Avast, sorry was on other thread about women and POF and sex…your post made me think of your car being female and you squirting cars behind you with jets of squirts……made sense at the time but really disturbs me that my mind was even there LMAO……wow how did that happen….guess walk in the mud you get muddy? lol
I agree that tailgating is not the answer.
However, I do believe that when you are planning your commute (whether it be to work, the doctor, wherever…) that, barring any construction or accidents, you should be able to expect to drive the speed limit.
When assholes drive below the speed limit, it messes things up for everyone. Especially on single lane roads. Pull over ffs!!!
Sorry, but not only are tailgaters a-holes, but they are also breaking the law. The person being tailgated is NOT breaking the law by driving a few km/h under the speed limit. It’s perfectly legal and acceptable. It’s a speed LIMIT, not a speed requirement. Nothing is that important that you shouldn’t be able to deal with driving a few km/h under the speed limit once in a while. Life is not an emergency and unless you have a pregnant woman in the passenger seat, when I stop suddenly and you rear-end me, it’s your fucking fault, not mine. You’re not that important, really, you’re not.
To the comment by If not for you.
The speed limit is a set speed you are legally not allowed to exceed. You have every right to drive slower than this in the city. There is no rule stating that one must travel the set limit. On the highway, if you travel below 70km/h you need to turn on your hazard lights. This is legal. I believe you to be the ignorant one here. You obviously have a self entitlement complex, with the whole, “get out of my way, I’m me” thing.
You said that anywhere in the world they move, well you haven’t driven in the rest of the world then have you? Because they do not, I can tell you this from experience.
Tailgating is illegal and if, for some reason, the person in front of you slams on their brakes for a little squirrel or an invisible dog, you are in the wrong. End of story.
Get your head out of your ass.
Hey again,
I had to respond. I do the speed limit, or slightly above, esp when I have my children with me. I am not a slow, nor a nervous driver, but when someone’s behind me only a few inches apart, it can make me nervous, and as I said,I do pull over to let them pass, because my children are worth getting this speeding moron away from me.
Surprised all the anger this post created!