After ~7 years of tailgating...

[Duddy]

You suck!!! I hate you!

Would you want me standing REALLY close to your computer with a torch?!

 

[Staples]

I thought the OP was going to be "I finally got in a wreck." Oh well, maybe next time.

 

[unclebud]

or somebody bust some shots off at him -- people are crazy nowadays
here they tailgate in the right lane also
then when pulling into the left lane to let them pass, they turn off at the next street/exit!
so now i just continue driving the speed limit
if they pass me, then i change lanes
fair's fair

 

[ta8689]

Originally posted by: Duddy
You suck!!! I hate you!

Would you want me standing REALLY close to your computer with a torch?!

If his computer was going really slow, i dont see a problem

 

[6000SUX]

Originally posted by: ta8689

Originally posted by: Duddy
You suck!!! I hate you!

Would you want me standing REALLY close to your computer with a torch?!

If his computer was going really slow, i dont see a problem

Heh. Not bad. And the extra heat would likely cause it to slow down even more.

 

[TheArabian]

Originally posted by: Danadcorps

Originally posted by: 6000SUX

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).

I don't read foreign languages. I am assuming it is Ebonics. Do you know what good English is? Your logic is flawed, and so is your ability to read. I said the dude actually did total my car. I did not slow down extremely fast; the person driving behind him stated that he hit the gas and accelerated into my bumper, another thing you missed. One person here stupidly accused me of having two accomplices travelling with me on the highway. It's hilarious.

1. I dont see any foreign languages being used in the quote by topweasel
2. The logic flows and therefore makes sense. You are probably using the wrong word when you were trying to make a retort.
3. "As a rule of thumb, impacting into another car is equivalent to impacting into a rigid surface (like a wall) at half of the speed. This means that rear-ending a still car while going at 30 mph is equivalent, in terms of forces, to impacting a wall at 15 mph. The same is true for the impacted vehicle."

MEANING he either had an extremely fast car, and/or your car was worth near to nothing in the first place, and/or you decelerated extremely fast as he accelerated into your butt, and/or you continued to apply the brakes once he hit you.

OR

The alleged tailgater wasn't tailgating at all but was just a non-attentive driver (this would make more sense with your story than what you have told us).

Remember that tailgating means that he was extremely close to your rear bumper.

You didn't say if you hit the brakes once he hit u from behind. That would obviously cause more damage to your car than if you

If there is anything else i missed, please fill me in (i dont recall all the details of your accident)

6000sux, just be glad you weren't driving a pinto.

what does "ftw" sand for?

FTW! = For the Win

It was used becuase this entry pwn3d sum arse

Originally posted by: TheVrolok
While tailgating is pretty lame (I'm very guilty of speeding, I rarely drive below 90 on I-80 when I'm coming home from school and often top 100 when the traffic patterns permit) and I would rather slow down until an opportunity to pass presents itself, I've gotta say that you asshats who think you're hot stuff by "pumping the breaks" or more importantly you people who think it's cool to get rearended are absolutely insane. If you think tailgating is wrong, but it's ok to try to CAUSE AN ACCIDENT and potentially KILL someone - whether it be yourself, the tailgater, or someone nearby who had absolutely nothing to do with it, you're far more in the wrong than the asshat tailgating that you could have easily let pass. Put your egos aside, and let him pass.

 

[6000SUX]

Originally posted by: kalrith

Originally posted by: TheVrolok
While tailgating is pretty lame (I'm very guilty of speeding, I rarely drive below 90 on I-80 when I'm coming home from school and often top 100 when the traffic patterns permit) and I would rather slow down until an opportunity to pass presents itself, I've gotta say that you asshats who think you're hot stuff by "pumping the breaks" or more importantly you people who think it's cool to get rearended are absolutely insane. If you think tailgating is wrong, but it's ok to try to CAUSE AN ACCIDENT and potentially KILL someone - whether it be yourself, the tailgater, or someone nearby who had absolutely nothing to do with it, you're far more in the wrong than the asshat tailgating that you could have easily let pass. Put your egos aside, and let him pass.

Well said...I agree completely. No amount of road rage or tailgating warrants someone causing or risking an accident. I don't care if someone's on my bumper, flashing their lights, flipping me off, etc. I'm not going to slam on my brakes and risk killing someone.

The tailgater already risks an accident with every offense. Tailgaters choose to drive in an unsafe way. In my case, the tailgater caused an unsafe situation that wound up being his undoing.

If someone is tailgating, the only SAFE response is to slow down, so that the amount of distance the lawbreaker allows becomes appropriate for the travelling speed. It is not safe to make a hasty lane change, and the lawbreaker by tailgating has reduced your rear visibility.

It is bad advice to tell someone to just allow more distance in front of them (which also requires slowing down, obviously). Allowing more distance does not mean that the tailgater has more time to react, just that you do. Someone can still come in from another lane, reducing your stopping distance all of a sudden, and of course this is exactly what happens all the time in rush hour.

All of this is why the law is the way it is. It's why people are responsible for their own vehicles, and maintaining a safe stopping distance. That's why both insurance companies (which like it or not are more expert in these decisions than blowhards here, half of which apparently like breaking the law on a regular basis) instantly agreed in my case. I wasn't driving unsafely; the tailgater was, as was testified by two independent witnesses. I didn't commit fraud; I got paid what I was due.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: 6000SUX
I didn't commit fraud; I got paid what I was due.

Telling that to yourself over and over till you die will not make it the truth.

 

[6000SUX]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: 6000SUX
I didn't commit fraud; I got paid what I was due.

Telling that to yourself over and over till you die will not make it the truth.

No, there's no need to make it true. It is true. Believe it or not, insurance companies and lawmakers know more about this than you, an anonymous Internet troll. You've been punked so many times on this you don't even try to give reasons any more; you should just give up now.

Interestingly enough, the other guy lied and said that he wasn't tailgating. Now, that's fraud. His own insurance provider didn't believe him.

In the end, it doesn't matter whether you believe in the law. The tailgater in my case believes.

 

[BoomerD]

You can spin this however you want to, but YOU caused that accident. Yes, the tailgater was in the wrong, but if you hadn't hit your brakes, most likely the accident would never have happened. You're lucky the guy didn't carry a gun...what you did is a major cause of road rage...you were at least 50% at fault in the accident, whether you got busted for it or not...

 

[Doboji]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
You can spin this however you want to, but YOU caused that accident. Yes, the tailgater was in the wrong, but if you hadn't hit your brakes, most likely the accident would never have happened. You're lucky the guy didn't carry a gun...what you did is a major cause of road rage...you were at least 50% at fault in the accident, whether you got busted for it or not...

Thats your opinion...

I think he was 100% innocent... Anyone should be able to use the brakes at any time and you should be able to stop.... If you can't it's because you're following too closely. PERIOD. The law is explicit in this case for a reason.

-Max

 

[6000SUX]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
You can spin this however you want to, but YOU caused that accident. Yes, the tailgater was in the wrong, but if you hadn't hit your brakes, most likely the accident would never have happened. You're lucky the guy didn't carry a gun...what you did is a major cause of road rage...you were at least 50% at fault in the accident, whether you got busted for it or not...

It's a good thing that your opinions don't shape the law, and never will. You can similarly repeat over and over that 2 + 2 = 5, but you will never succeed in convincing people who write textbooks. See, as long as you hold this wrong opinion, you are destined for failure in every argument; it's like arguing against gravity.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: 6000SUX

Originally posted by: BoomerD
You can spin this however you want to, but YOU caused that accident. Yes, the tailgater was in the wrong, but if you hadn't hit your brakes, most likely the accident would never have happened. You're lucky the guy didn't carry a gun...what you did is a major cause of road rage...you were at least 50% at fault in the accident, whether you got busted for it or not...

It's a good thing that your opinions don't shape the law, and never will. You can similarly repeat over and over that 2 + 2 = 5, but you will never succeed in convincing people who write textbooks. See, as long as you hold this wrong opinion, you are destined for failure in every argument; it's like arguing against gravity.

Originally posted by: Doboji

Originally posted by: BoomerD
You can spin this however you want to, but YOU caused that accident. Yes, the tailgater was in the wrong, but if you hadn't hit your brakes, most likely the accident would never have happened. You're lucky the guy didn't carry a gun...what you did is a major cause of road rage...you were at least 50% at fault in the accident, whether you got busted for it or not...

Thats your opinion...

I think he was 100% innocent... Anyone should be able to use the brakes at any time and you should be able to stop.... If you can't it's because you're following too closely. PERIOD. The law is explicit in this case for a reason.

-Max

Both of you are sad people that are directly contibuting to the downfall of the U.S. - congrats

 

[6000SUX]

And you are responsible for 9/11. Congrats!

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: 6000SUX
And you are responsible for 9/11. Congrats!

Oh that's a Gem.

Adding that to my sig

 

[BoomerD]

Yeah, and I should be able to leave a loaded handgun on my front porch, and not be responsible if some kid finds it and either shoots himself, or someone else...YOU need to accept the responsbibilty for your actions, not blame everything on everyone else, and clami that "I should be able to brake anywhere anytime I want...not on a highway you can't...

 

[Chiboy]

Originally posted by: edro
...I finally got a "Following too close" ticket last night.

Flame away slow drivers!

Dont listen to these fvckers, these are the same fvckers that drive 70 all the in the left lane in a 55.

 

[imported_Crusader]

Originally posted by: Doboji
I think he was 100% innocent... Anyone should be able to use the brakes at any time and you should be able to stop.... If you can't it's because you're following too closely. PERIOD. The law is explicit in this case for a reason.

-Max

This guy is right. That is the law and theres no other way around it. You are supposed to leave stopping distance between you and who you are following.

Everything is just opinions and excuses and being a whiny bitch about the law that you dont want to listen to or follow.

But the police, and the judge will tell you otherwise. Period.

 

[6000SUX]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Yeah, and I should be able to leave a loaded handgun on my front porch, and not be responsible if some kid finds it and either shoots himself, or someone else...YOU need to accept the responsbibilty for your actions, not blame everything on everyone else, and clami that "I should be able to brake anywhere anytime I want...not on a highway you can't...

You're going all incoherent again. Listen, we know your feelings, and we know that they are not in agreement with the way the law and insurance companies see things. Fair enough! Tailgate all you want, and it will catch up with you eventually. Then you will babble these things at the judge, and find out for yourself how reality works.

 

[Doboji]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: 6000SUX

Originally posted by: BoomerD
You can spin this however you want to, but YOU caused that accident. Yes, the tailgater was in the wrong, but if you hadn't hit your brakes, most likely the accident would never have happened. You're lucky the guy didn't carry a gun...what you did is a major cause of road rage...you were at least 50% at fault in the accident, whether you got busted for it or not...

It's a good thing that your opinions don't shape the law, and never will. You can similarly repeat over and over that 2 + 2 = 5, but you will never succeed in convincing people who write textbooks. See, as long as you hold this wrong opinion, you are destined for failure in every argument; it's like arguing against gravity.

Originally posted by: Doboji

Originally posted by: BoomerD
You can spin this however you want to, but YOU caused that accident. Yes, the tailgater was in the wrong, but if you hadn't hit your brakes, most likely the accident would never have happened. You're lucky the guy didn't carry a gun...what you did is a major cause of road rage...you were at least 50% at fault in the accident, whether you got busted for it or not...

Thats your opinion...

I think he was 100% innocent... Anyone should be able to use the brakes at any time and you should be able to stop.... If you can't it's because you're following too closely. PERIOD. The law is explicit in this case for a reason.

-Max

Both of you are sad people that are directly contibuting to the downfall of the U.S. - congrats

Wait wait wait... I'm contributing to the downfall of the United States, because I think people who tailgate should be responsible when they can't stop and slam into someone?

Now really dm... I think you've fallen a bit off the deep end on this one...

-Max

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: 6000SUX

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Yeah, and I should be able to leave a loaded handgun on my front porch, and not be responsible if some kid finds it and either shoots himself, or someone else...YOU need to accept the responsbibilty for your actions, not blame everything on everyone else, and clami that "I should be able to brake anywhere anytime I want...not on a highway you can't...

You're going all incoherent again. Listen, we know your feelings, and we know that they are not in agreement with the way the law and insurance companies see things. Fair enough! Tailgate all you want, and it will catch up with you eventually. Then you will babble these things at the judge, and find out for yourself how reality works.

We know your feelings too.

You hate America, the Constitution and everything it stands for.

I offer you the same deal as another America hater in P&N.

A plane ticket out of the Country provided you never return.

You're free to leave, please do so.

 

[Doboji]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Yeah, and I should be able to leave a loaded handgun on my front porch, and not be responsible if some kid finds it and either shoots himself, or someone else...YOU need to accept the responsbibilty for your actions, not blame everything on everyone else, and clami that "I should be able to brake anywhere anytime I want...not on a highway you can't...

And what if a deer darts in front of the person you're following? Or what if they THINK they see a deer... or what if they feel as if they are not in as good control of the car as they feel the should be. What if they need to slow down to get oriented. What if they get ill... the list goes on and on and on and on. You have to be able to brake. EVEN on a highway...

So yes I can brake anywhere anytime I want including on a highway.

-Max

 

[JulesMaximus]

After watching this thread keep popping up for the past week or so I've decided to chime in on this...and I'm going to do so without having read any of it.

OP-You're an idiot for posting this and you're an idiot for following too close.

Everyone else-Shove your holier than thou attitude.

Can we let this fvcking thread die now?

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Doboji

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Yeah, and I should be able to leave a loaded handgun on my front porch, and not be responsible if some kid finds it and either shoots himself, or someone else...YOU need to accept the responsbibilty for your actions, not blame everything on everyone else, and clami that "I should be able to brake anywhere anytime I want...not on a highway you can't...

And what if a deer darts in front of the person you're following? Or what if they THINK they see a deer... or what if they feel as if they are not in as good control of the car as they feel the should be. What if they need to slow down to get oriented. What if they get ill... the list goes on and on and on and on. You have to be able to brake. EVEN on a highway...

So yes I can brake anywhere anytime I want including on a highway.

-Max

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
After watching this thread keep popping up for the past week or so I've decided to chime in on this...and I'm going to do so without having read any of it.

OP-You're an idiot for posting this and you're an idiot for following too close.

Everyone else-Shove your holier than thou attitude.

Can we let this fvcking thread die now?

You two are free to leave the Country too since you openly hate it so much.

 

[Doboji]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Doboji

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Yeah, and I should be able to leave a loaded handgun on my front porch, and not be responsible if some kid finds it and either shoots himself, or someone else...YOU need to accept the responsbibilty for your actions, not blame everything on everyone else, and clami that "I should be able to brake anywhere anytime I want...not on a highway you can't...

And what if a deer darts in front of the person you're following? Or what if they THINK they see a deer... or what if they feel as if they are not in as good control of the car as they feel the should be. What if they need to slow down to get oriented. What if they get ill... the list goes on and on and on and on. You have to be able to brake. EVEN on a highway...

So yes I can brake anywhere anytime I want including on a highway.

-Max

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
After watching this thread keep popping up for the past week or so I've decided to chime in on this...and I'm going to do so without having read any of it.

OP-You're an idiot for posting this and you're an idiot for following too close.

Everyone else-Shove your holier than thou attitude.

Can we let this fvcking thread die now?

You two are free to leave the Country too since you openly hate it so much.

Dude... really? I missed the part where I said I hate the country... I fvcking love this country... I have 0 intentions of leaving it...

Furthermore the law is on my side here... you're the one who should probably emigrate... don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!

-Max