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Back in the day, that was the only way I could pass another car. I had a 36 HP Volkswagen. I'd run up on a car, get in his draft and slingshot around him...... all 36 horses running as fast as they could!!!!!!!!
Had a bumper sticker that said, "YOU HAVE JUST BEEN PASSED BY 36 HP!"
Couple of years later I bought a 1962 with 40 HP. Wow what power!!!!!!
People always do this when I'm on the road to. I don't know if they assume they get right behind you and you will speed up or what. Idk I hate how everyone drives anyway lol.
Back in the day, that was the only way I could pass another car. I had a 36 HP Volkswagen. I'd run up on a car, get in his draft and slingshot around him...... all 36 horses running as fast as they could!!!!!!!!
Had a bumper sticker that said, "YOU HAVE JUST BEEN PASSED BY 36 HP!"
Couple of years later I bought a 1962 with 40 HP. Wow what power!!!!!!
You use the word "slingshot" VERY loosely!
I drove a 60hp 1600dp for years. Now THAT was a car you could SLINGSHOT in.
I can't imagine a muni court judge in the entire country that would buy your argument that you rear-ended the car in front because he slammed on his brakes. Since it boils down to he-said/she-said, you're going to be the one that has to prove that the car in front slammed on his brakes for no reason - and that's nearly impossible to do.
Since there's oh, about a million legitimate reasons to slam on the brakes.
You'll get cited for "failure to maintain adequate following distance" every time.
That said, I'm not endorsing brake checking - although I do tap on the brakes a bit to ward off tailgaters.
You'd think a Gun Owners of America sticker on the rear bumper would be enough to keep people back....
I can't imagine a muni court judge in the entire country that would buy your argument that you rear-ended the car in front because he slammed on his brakes. Since it boils down to he-said/she-said, you're going to be the one that has to prove that the car in front slammed on his brakes for no reason - and that's nearly impossible to do.
Since there's oh, about a million legitimate reasons to slam on the brakes.
You'll get cited for "failure to maintain adequate following distance" every time.
That said, I'm not endorsing brake checking - although I do tap on the brakes a bit to ward off tailgaters.
Your opinion not-withstanding, brake checking IS illegal. If a patrolman sees you do it, you will find yourself facing a pretty hefty fine.
You'd think a Gun Owners of America sticker on the rear bumper would be enough to keep people back....
Years ago, I owned a '79 Oldsmobile Delta 88 DIESEL. Pile of junk smoked like no vehicle I've ever seen before or since. I couple hard accelerations never failed to back people off.
In accidents here where one car runs into another from behind, there has to be a LOT of justification for anyone to be at fault other than the vehicle that was, by definition, following too closely. Precisely because a cat, or a deer, or a child, or someone on a bike, or another car, could run out in the road in front of the leading car and the car in front have to slam on its brakes or hit said cat or deer or child or cyclist or car, and if you are behind that car and hit it, you were driving too close for the conditions and are at fault.
People are stupid that's why they get right on your butt then pass, they think they are racing Nascar and they don't have a care or a thought of "what if" a car can get to flipping and some serious life shattering crashes when going 65 mph.
The jerks that do it want to make a point that you are going too slow and irritating them. Do not give them a brake job but be content in Karma that will catch up with them.
Never could figure this one out either. Except, you know, people are stupid. With a car in right lane and open left lane, there's absolutely no reason for an overtaking car to wait until the last minute to change lanes to pass. Indeed, it's arguably less safe to do that. Why get closer to car than you need to? Always better to be farther away from other cars as much as possible.
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