If backup cams become mandated then at some point we could see a system that could mail a ticket to tailgater's.
Tailgating is not getting the attention it should. It is dangerous aggressive and reckless. People die because of it.
BRAKE CHECK MOTHERFUCKER !
I've put 2 assholes into the guard rail last year while they were driving like a moron and tailgating me doing 70 in a 60.
What an awesome feeling watching them fuckers slam their new camry and the last fucktard in his big ol 4x4.
If tailgating bothers you why wouldn't you do the quickest and easiest solution, which is to get in the other lane and let them pass?
Brake checking that causes an accident means you could be liable for the cost of their accident on top of higher premiums for all, so thank you for being selfish.
All the above being said, I'll repeat what I've stated before on here. The US should be more like part of Europe in that the left lane should be a passing lane. People who camp in the left lane going below the speed limit should get a ticket.
I've always wanted one of those scrolling LED boards that I could have preprogrammed messages at the push of a button. I have a lot to say when people are too close.
If you can pull over, by all means do so and let the guy move along. The one that gets me riled is when you're in the left lane, passing a long line of slower traffic in the right, going above the speed limit, cars in front of you in the left lane passing above-mentioned cars in the right lane, and some jerk rides your bumper. Where does this idiot think he's gonna go? You're bottled in as much as he is.
The hard break check thing is stupid, for the reasons mentioned, but if the traffic in front of you comes to a screeching halt, that tailgater may very well take you out.
All the above being said, I'll repeat what I've stated before on here. The US should be more like part of Europe in that the left lane should be a passing lane. People who camp in the left lane going below the speed limit should get a ticket.
Agreed. I don't mind the tailgaters who get behind you when you're passing 2 cars doing 60 in a 55, while they wait for you. Personally, in such a situation, I speed up to about 64 - not gonna risk a more than 9 over ticket for the tailgater - then I move over as soon as safely possible.All the above being said, I'll repeat what I've stated before on here. The US should be more like part of Europe in that the left lane should be a passing lane. People who camp in the left lane going below the speed limit should get a ticket.
For the mechanically inclined (preferably with false plates)
All you motherfuckers need to get the fuck out of the passing lane. Forward facing rocket launchers should be standard on every make and model.
I've always wanted one of those scrolling LED boards that I could have preprogrammed messages at the push of a button. I have a lot to say when people are too close.
People who camp in the left lane going below the speed limit should get a ticket.
If you can pull over, by all means do so and let the guy move along. The one that gets me riled is when you're in the left lane, passing a long line of slower traffic in the right, going above the speed limit, cars in front of you in the left lane passing above-mentioned cars in the right lane, and some jerk rides your bumper. Where does this idiot think he's gonna go? You're bottled in as much as he is.
The hard break check thing is stupid, for the reasons mentioned, but if the traffic in front of you comes to a screeching halt, that tailgater may very well take you out.
All the above being said, I'll repeat what I've stated before on here. The US should be more like part of Europe in that the left lane should be a passing lane. People who camp in the left lane going below the speed limit should get a ticket.
I will agree with you, it is not always feasible to make way for tail gaters. This is another reason i want self driving cars. I can read a book or internet while stuck in traffic and then i will not care how slow i am going.
I agree, but every time I drive in Germany I get tailgated like crazy whenever I am executing a pass. That's sort of the nature of the beast when you have such a discrepancy in speeds, but they don't seem to get all worked up over it.
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But, the tailgaters who should be removed from the road are the idiots in very heavy traffic, when one lane is doing 65 in a 65 zone, and the other lane is doing 75 and moving along smoothly - and the tailgater thinks that in the congested traffic, he's entitled to do 85 if he wants - the 100 cars doing 65 should make room for the 100 cars doing 75, so he can have the lane to himself. The world would be a nicer place without such entitled jerks.
Not sure how it is now, but it used to be that you had to move over ASAP to let them pass.
We actually have that law here in Virginia and it is not enforced at all. It was passed after a governor was stuck in Northern Virginia traffic and made note of all the assholes camping in the left lane, unfortunately if the cops don't enforce it it is meaningless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbmXq9Ct_ns
Basically if you get too close it broadcasts a message to your radio to back off. I wonder if you can customize the message.
I think we enable some of this bad behavior in the USA by legally allowing people to pass on the right. If you made it illegal to pass on the right but also enforced slower traffic keeps to the right (with fines) maybe people would learn what the left lane is for. As it is now, you can get some self righteous people hanging out in the left lane saying to themselves "if they want by me they can pass on the right".