and how the hell could you EVER prove that.
Officer: Why did you tap on the brakes?
Me: I thought I saw something in the road.
Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
I also hope those of you that "brake check" realize that if you cause an accident by tapping your breaks on purpose for no reason, you will get a ticket and possibly get charged with negligent driving. Food for thought.
Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
I also hope those of you that "brake check" realize that if you cause an accident by tapping your breaks on purpose for no reason, you will get a ticket and possibly get charged with negligent driving. Food for thought.
Originally posted by: dguy6789
If someone tailgates, I simply let off the gas completely until the moron gets the message.
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: dguy6789
If someone tailgates, I simply let off the gas completely until the moron gets the message.
And you are the type of person I like to get in front of and then test my car's ABS.
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: dguy6789
If someone tailgates, I simply let off the gas completely until the moron gets the message.
And you are the type of person I like to get in front of and then test my car's ABS.
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: dguy6789
If someone tailgates, I simply let off the gas completely until the moron gets the message.
And you are the type of person I like to get in front of and then test my car's ABS.
Road rage much?
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: dguy6789
If someone tailgates, I simply let off the gas completely until the moron gets the message.
And you are the type of person I like to get in front of and then test my car's ABS.
Road rage much?
No. If people are going to slow down in the middle of a highway, I feel much safer if I perform a brake safety check.
Originally posted by: Doboji
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: dguy6789
If someone tailgates, I simply let off the gas completely until the moron gets the message.
And you are the type of person I like to get in front of and then test my car's ABS.
Road rage much?
No. If people are going to slow down in the middle of a highway, I feel much safer if I perform a brake safety check.
SO you tailgate the hell out of people, then when they slow down, you pull around them and slam on the brakes....
die in flames
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: Doboji
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: brandonbull
Originally posted by: dguy6789
If someone tailgates, I simply let off the gas completely until the moron gets the message.
And you are the type of person I like to get in front of and then test my car's ABS.
Road rage much?
No. If people are going to slow down in the middle of a highway, I feel much safer if I perform a brake safety check.
SO you tailgate the hell out of people, then when they slow down, you pull around them and slam on the brakes....
die in flames
No. the drivers that feel the need not to move out of the fast lanes so THE OTHER DRIVERS don't have to swerve in and out of traffic should die in flames. So it is ok for others to be jerks and slowdown on purpose but if I do it the same I should die in flames?
Yup, you can brake for whatever the hell you want. The person who hits from the rear is 95% of the time at fault.Originally posted by: Doboji
Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
I also hope those of you that "brake check" realize that if you cause an accident by tapping your breaks on purpose for no reason, you will get a ticket and possibly get charged with negligent driving. Food for thought.
and how the hell could you EVER prove that.
Officer: Why did you tap on the brakes?
Me: I thought I saw something in the road.
No. the drivers that feel the need not to move out of the fast lanes so THE OTHER DRIVERS don't have to swerve in and out of traffic should die in flames. So it is ok for others to be jerks and slowdown on purpose but if I do it the same I should die in flames?
Originally posted by: dguy6789
If someone tailgates, I simply let off the gas completely until the moron gets the message.
until the guy that was next to you that was a witness says, "Yeah, The road was clear, he just tapped his brakes because the guy behind him was tailgating him." Owned.Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Yup, you can brake for whatever the hell you want. The person who hits from the rear is 95% of the time at fault.Originally posted by: Doboji
Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
I also hope those of you that "brake check" realize that if you cause an accident by tapping your breaks on purpose for no reason, you will get a ticket and possibly get charged with negligent driving. Food for thought.
and how the hell could you EVER prove that.
Officer: Why did you tap on the brakes?
Me: I thought I saw something in the road.
Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
until the guy that was next to you that was a witness says, "Yeah, The road was clear, he just tapped his brakes because the guy behind him was tailgating him." Owned.Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Yup, you can brake for whatever the hell you want. The person who hits from the rear is 95% of the time at fault.Originally posted by: Doboji
Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
I also hope those of you that "brake check" realize that if you cause an accident by tapping your breaks on purpose for no reason, you will get a ticket and possibly get charged with negligent driving. Food for thought.
and how the hell could you EVER prove that.
Officer: Why did you tap on the brakes?
Me: I thought I saw something in the road.
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
By the way, I never said before, but I was in the MIDDLE lane of a three-lane highway, not that it matters. It was a miracle that the accident caused by the tailgater didn't involve more people. I was initially cruising at about 75MPH in a 65 zone when I hit the brakes. One of the witnesses said it looked like he hit the gas instead of the brake. None of this has anything to do with the illegality and moral reprehensibility of tailgating; just thought I'd share.
You come in here all high and almighty law abiding citizen and you yourself admit to breaking the law.
If you weren't breaking the law to begin with and then slwoing down, this scofflaw may have just gone around you another way.
Your Vigilantism not only caused the wreck, but Insurance Fraud as well since you admittted to speeding to begin with.
Kettle meet pot.
I was driving with the flow of traffic. I never claimed to be high and mighty, and I never said that I never sped in my life. Where are you finding this bullshit information, in your other split personality?
I never committed insurance fraud. You obviously know nothing of traffic law.
The speeding would only be considered if it were a factor in the accident.
I am also not a vigilante. The tailgater invaded my space, I responded. It's as if someone spit in your face in a bar, and you responded. I didn't take the law into my own hands, because I wasn't intent on enforcing any law; I merely wanted my space and safety back.
Like it or not, no amount of blather will change the law. Tailgating is a crime. It can have very serious consequences, too. Nothing will change the fact that the tailgater caused the accident in my case.
"Going with the flow" doesn't excuse you from being a Vigilante.
The fact that you admit to touching the brake at all says in black and white speeding was in fact a factor in the accident. Why else would you have to touch the brake???
You're divorced from reality. I touched the brake because I wanted to, not because I was speeding. I already said that. I am not a vigilante (Which Shouldn't Be Capitalized) for tapping my brake. LOL The fact that I touched the brake doesn't mean anything of the sort; you can touch your brake when you're under the speed limit. Being angry seems to make you even less logical.
Originally posted by: Topweasel
Actually that does make you a vigilante. So you got a few saps to lie for you. You still broke the law as much as he did. This incident is proof that two wrongs don't make a right. The fact is breaking of any kind when not neccisary (coming up towrds a car infront of you) and the Heavy "tap" that you laid out for the guy can get you in trouble if itss a response to somebody. I on the Other hand if I saw this would have pulled over with the other Two drivers and informed the Police officer that this acident was aviodable and happened not only because the person was following "too close" but because you slammed on your breaks in anger. The Funny thing is not only are their rules about Break checking, their are also laws about road rage, and you being the reactionary person, could also find yourself in trouble with those FELONIES
I don't condone TGing and BCing. Some people don't have any Idia what is happening behind them and your TGing won't, same for BC'er not everyone who gets with in a couple inches of you is a TG'er sometimes its that guy that wants to aviod using the breaks (as even a slight tap is enough to cause a ripple effect that stops traffic) and is just trying to coast to a lower speed and more seperation. I don't know how many times I have been BCed after only a second or to of being close.
Also keep that in mind that any Breaking affects everyone around you and several hundred people who come after you. No matter how Richeous you are in you quest to teach a TGer a lesson you personally and not him are at fault for any acccident (whther the court sees it that way any moral person would) and again for a complete and systematic slow down of all traffic behind you.
Originally posted by: Doboji
Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
until the guy that was next to you that was a witness says, "Yeah, The road was clear, he just tapped his brakes because the guy behind him was tailgating him." Owned.Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Yup, you can brake for whatever the hell you want. The person who hits from the rear is 95% of the time at fault.Originally posted by: Doboji
Originally posted by: PSUPef2k
I also hope those of you that "brake check" realize that if you cause an accident by tapping your breaks on purpose for no reason, you will get a ticket and possibly get charged with negligent driving. Food for thought.
and how the hell could you EVER prove that.
Officer: Why did you tap on the brakes?
Me: I thought I saw something in the road.
Again no way that would EVER fly in court... I'm sorry your honor I thought I saw something in the road.
And even if the person did touch their brakes for a stupid reason, the fact that you were following SO close that you couldnt avoid slamming into the back of him would leave you 100% liable.
Unless you can prove that the guy swerved in front of you and then slammed on his brakes you're almost always going to be at fault when you hit someone from behind.
Hell you're at fault for hitting someone from behind EVEN if you're knocked into someone.
-Max
Originally posted by: 6000SUX
Originally posted by: Topweasel
Actually that does make you a vigilante. So you got a few saps to lie for you. You still broke the law as much as he did. This incident is proof that two wrongs don't make a right. The fact is breaking of any kind when not neccisary (coming up towrds a car infront of you) and the Heavy "tap" that you laid out for the guy can get you in trouble if itss a response to somebody. I on the Other hand if I saw this would have pulled over with the other Two drivers and informed the Police officer that this acident was aviodable and happened not only because the person was following "too close" but because you slammed on your breaks in anger. The Funny thing is not only are their rules about Break checking, their are also laws about road rage, and you being the reactionary person, could also find yourself in trouble with those FELONIES
I don't condone TGing and BCing. Some people don't have any Idia what is happening behind them and your TGing won't, same for BC'er not everyone who gets with in a couple inches of you is a TG'er sometimes its that guy that wants to aviod using the breaks (as even a slight tap is enough to cause a ripple effect that stops traffic) and is just trying to coast to a lower speed and more seperation. I don't know how many times I have been BCed after only a second or to of being close.
Also keep that in mind that any Breaking affects everyone around you and several hundred people who come after you. No matter how Richeous you are in you quest to teach a TGer a lesson you personally and not him are at fault for any acccident (whther the court sees it that way any moral person would) and again for a complete and systematic slow down of all traffic behind you.
I would have liked to respond to whatever it is you're saying, but my Ebonics isn't up to snuff.
Originally posted by: Danadcorps
I see typos and grammitical errors but no ebonics. 6000sux, do you even know what ebonics is?
btw I was just wondering something. If he is tailgating you, you two are going at about the same velocity. If you break-checked, you would slow down to about 5mph less than what you orignally started off with (making the difference in your two velocities 5mph - a fender bender at mos). However, you said this dude almost totalled your car, so that means two things: you are either one of the idiots who steps on the brakes once they get tapped, or you slowed down extremely fast (remember the distance between you two is probably less than 5 feet).