Pissing off tailgaters
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From: NW Indiana
Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
Not if you knew me.
The wife says I act like a 12 year old.
The wife says I act like a 12 year old.
I'm not married or anything, but with 4 1/2 years, it feels like it. My g/f hatres everything I do and yes, like yours, says I act like a child. From the way I eat to the way I tie my shoes, its immature....
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From: Tenn.
Thats a good to get your azz shot off !
Originally Posted by SlammaJamma
As much as it pisses me off to have someone riding my ***, I LOVE pissing them off. I live on a long 2 lane country road that is constantly being radared by cops. Around here the cops will stop you for 56 in a 55, hell theyll prolly stop you for 55.5. Anyways, the speed limit on my road is 35 and I usually average about 40-42 the whole time. At least twice a week I get someone behind me that is just in a huge hurry so they practically put their front bumper to my trailer hitch. Well most people would just slam on their brakes and hope the person hits them. As great as that would be, its just not worth wiping the paint from their car off my bumper to ruin their front end.
So heres my tactic....
I get more towards the center of the road where they can't pass me on either side then I slow down down. (Unless Im actually in a hurry, which is rare). I had a little punk in a Taurus going 10mph for 2 miles, he was so scared to try to pass me. Finally I get back in my lane and as he comes around to pass me, I floor it and put him back behind me (gotta love a V8)
So yea...thats my story about tailgaters, what do you guys do?
So heres my tactic....
I get more towards the center of the road where they can't pass me on either side then I slow down down. (Unless Im actually in a hurry, which is rare). I had a little punk in a Taurus going 10mph for 2 miles, he was so scared to try to pass me. Finally I get back in my lane and as he comes around to pass me, I floor it and put him back behind me (gotta love a V8)
So yea...thats my story about tailgaters, what do you guys do?
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From: Crestview, FL
Originally Posted by ManualF150
I personally hate tailgaters... (except the ones that are tailgating at a BBQ, haha)...
Anyhow... when someone practically shoves their front end up my trailer hitch this is what I do:
My F150:
Since it's a wide beast... not to mention long, and tall, making it difficult for the average rice rocket, car, minivan, or sometimes a SUV, or a truck, to see around me, I start driving in the center of the road and swerve a little bit. They back off almost instantly. Some continue to tailgate me... so I just take my foot off the gas and go as slow as 30 mph under the speed limit. They get soooooooo mad!
My Dakota:
Since my Dak is low, and short... it makes it rather easy to get around me if I were to try pulling what I do with my F150. So I switch to a different mode. I go slower and slower till they decide to try to pass me. As soon as I see 'em pulling out, I drop a gear and blast them out of reality. Then go slow again. After they see the hp and the fact that they won't be able to get around me they back off. I recently pulled this off on a Silverado... what's funny is that he floored his truck and he was in 2nd and I just gave my truck some more gas in 5th and I still beat him. Guy got really pissed.
Teaches those tailgaters a lesson.
However... I had an incident with a persistant tailgater on my Escape... I had my nice big trailer hitch on, and I see a light change to red quick... so instead of going through it... I downshifted to 2nd and stomped on the brakes. I had a Hyundai Tiburon behind me... the trailer hitch when through his radiator, engine block, and pushed the engine into the cabin. Taught that kid a lesson. Cop gave him 3 tickets, 1 for speeding, 1 for following too close, 1 for reckless driving. I got nothing and the cop felt sorry for me...
Anyhow... when someone practically shoves their front end up my trailer hitch this is what I do:
My F150:
Since it's a wide beast... not to mention long, and tall, making it difficult for the average rice rocket, car, minivan, or sometimes a SUV, or a truck, to see around me, I start driving in the center of the road and swerve a little bit. They back off almost instantly. Some continue to tailgate me... so I just take my foot off the gas and go as slow as 30 mph under the speed limit. They get soooooooo mad!
My Dakota:
Since my Dak is low, and short... it makes it rather easy to get around me if I were to try pulling what I do with my F150. So I switch to a different mode. I go slower and slower till they decide to try to pass me. As soon as I see 'em pulling out, I drop a gear and blast them out of reality. Then go slow again. After they see the hp and the fact that they won't be able to get around me they back off. I recently pulled this off on a Silverado... what's funny is that he floored his truck and he was in 2nd and I just gave my truck some more gas in 5th and I still beat him. Guy got really pissed.
Teaches those tailgaters a lesson.
However... I had an incident with a persistant tailgater on my Escape... I had my nice big trailer hitch on, and I see a light change to red quick... so instead of going through it... I downshifted to 2nd and stomped on the brakes. I had a Hyundai Tiburon behind me... the trailer hitch when through his radiator, engine block, and pushed the engine into the cabin. Taught that kid a lesson. Cop gave him 3 tickets, 1 for speeding, 1 for following too close, 1 for reckless driving. I got nothing and the cop felt sorry for me...
WOW, your sooooo cool dude.
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From: Cape Coral, Florida
I'm more likely to be the 'gator than the 'gatee since most old farts from up north drive 10- mph under the limit, but there are too many old farts driving slow coming the other way on our 2-lane roads... My favorites are the high beam gunners...Those that turn their brights on me after I finally get to pass them. I have been known to accelerate ahead, and pull over/off, and wait for them to go by just to jump on their a**. Then, I'm more than happy to drive their speed (even if they slow) past my house (until they turn towards theirs) with my brights on. I've also passed people on the shoulder who were doing 15 in a 30. I'll definately blow my horn at people stopping in the middle of the (one and only) bridge to gawk/snap pics...Tourist suck, and most of them happen to be from north of the Mason-Dixon...
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From: Northern CA
I flip my a-pillar spotlight around and blind'em, if you've been pulled over with a takedown light you know this works very well. I got pulled over after doing it once, long story but no ticket. I accidentally tailgate on occasion myself so I don't brake check, but I do like to let them know when they're following too close for my comfort.
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From: Spokane, Wa.
Vision enhancement
Sooner or later you will see one of these cork smokers parked somewhere. A nice bead of anti-sieze under the wiper blades works wonders for getting a grip on depth perception.
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
Originally Posted by rogue1
Sooner or later you will see one of these cork smokers parked somewhere. A nice bead of anti-sieze under the wiper blades works wonders for getting a grip on depth perception.
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
Originally Posted by dennisfranz
When I get a pipe sucker, I just wash my windshield. Water sprays all over his car.
They get so pissed that they have to turn on their windshield wipers and just give more room or pass.
They get so pissed that they have to turn on their windshield wipers and just give more room or pass.
Pshh, I use rain-x, I aint turning my wipers on for a few sprinkels. They'll roll off before I can reach my wiper switch.
Get closer so they'll fly over the cab.
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From: Tennesseee
i can honestly say that the only time i tailgate is when some dumb*** pulls out in front of me and makes me hit my brakes hard to prevent hitting them....dont pull out on a truck dont 55 and then get up to speed as slow as possible. I will get right on their tail stay there a few seconds and then slowly back away so that they know i am pissed.
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From: Whitehorse, Yukon
Originally Posted by Wookie
So then let me get this straight, someone is behind you and wants to go around; you intentionally move to block then and then speed up. Yet get POed because they are behind you. Let me ask the obvious question. Why don't you just ease over toward the shoulder and let them go around you? You would be happy because they are no longer behind you, they would be happy because they are around you. In my opinion this seems like a win-win situation, both parties get what they want. Except that this does little to alleviate your Napoleon Syndrome.
I think Lees said it pretty good, no point getting worked up and uptight about life's little chit. Save it for the big things.
I was full of **** and vineger too when I was young like some of you guys (not that I'm old (40), but life's too short to be playing roadrage types of games, and risking you and someone else getting in a wreck.
I always pull to the right and let them pass if they are that much in a hurry, I don't take it personal. They don't know me, I don't know them, how personal can you take it anyway? I'm not perfect mind you, I had some twit tg'ing me the other night with his high beams on, fk that pisses me off - I let him pass, threw mine on, and rode his bumper for 6 miles until he turned off, fed it right back to him. That high beam thing pisses me off soooo bad.
I guess we all have our little isms that irritate us eh? I'm normally pretty calm and reasonable for the most part.
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From: Amherstburg,Ontario
my buddy tried brake checking me 1 time and 1 time only on the highway. You see I've got push bars and I used them for that exact purpose on him.. I will also wait till a person who brake checks me to exit the highway and come up to stop light or sign and then proceed to push them into the middle of the road. Gotta love Canada. Hardly anybody's packin
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From: San Antonio, Tx
Here in Tx, where everyone likes to drive on the shoulders in the country, I can't stand it when someone gets up on my *** and expects me to move over onto the shoulder so they can pass. Grow some nuts, grab another gear and go around me. There's a reason the solid yellow becomes a broken yellow.
I aslo hate it when someone decides to speed up and pass me but then goes slower than I was driving, just because they don't want to be behind a truck or truck w/ boat.
I aslo hate it when someone decides to speed up and pass me but then goes slower than I was driving, just because they don't want to be behind a truck or truck w/ boat.