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As someone who unfortunately drives 80 miles/day, too many drivers do not respect the rules of the road. It perfectly states all along the highway "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS"
If someone is not passing and in the passing lane, tailgating may be a more gentle measure to have them move over. It is a lot less threatening than using the horn or flashing the high beams. When I have seen this strategy used, most drivers understand. The people who do not are unfortunately women or from NY (unfortunate because it strengthens stereotypes).
As someone who unfortunately drives 80 miles/day, too many drivers do not respect the rules of the road. It perfectly states all along the highway "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS"
If someone is not passing and in the passing lane, tailgating may be a more gentle measure to have them move over. It is a lot less threatening than using the horn or flashing the high beams. When I have seen this strategy used, most drivers understand. The people who do not are unfortunately women or from NY (unfortunate because it strengthens stereotypes).
i disagree. i think tailgating is more unsafe than honking the horn or flashing high beams.
if the person getting tailgated has to stop short for some reason, bam that's a collision and it is the fault of the tailgater. how would you know that it was a brake check and not a legitimate short stop?
i disagree. i think tailgating is more unsafe than honking the horn or flashing high beams.
if the person getting tailgated has to stop short for some reason, bam that's a collision and it is the fault of the tailgater. how would you know that it was a brake check and not a legitimate short stop?
Please don't tell me that if you brake check somebody and get the back of your car smashed in that you are getting the last laugh.
One person cut off the other person. They don't specify who cut off whom...but it doesn't really matter since BOTH parties then participated in a 80-100+ mph road rage pissing contest of tailgating and alternating getting in front of, and behind the other, for four miles, before Vanderweit brake-checked Emili in the middle lane of the GSP. Emili then tried to pass Vanderweit in the exit lane, losing control of his vehicle and killing his passenger. Emili is also being tried, separately, for vehicular homicide.
One person cut off the other person. They don't specify who cut off whom...but it doesn't really matter since BOTH parties then participated in a 80-100+ mph road rage pissing contest of tailgating and alternating getting in front of, and behind the other, for four miles, before Vanderweit brake-checked Emili in the middle lane of the GSP. Emili then tried to pass Vanderweit in the exit lane, losing control of his vehicle and killing his passenger. Emili is also being tried, separately, for vehicular homicide.
I'm going to just go with your story and thank you for the cliffs notes. that situation is totally different than someone just brake checking someone. that is a whole ongoing interchange of various dangerous actions and back and forth bs.
Please don't tell me that if you brake check somebody and get the back of your car smashed in that you are getting the last laugh.
I'm not sure why you are implying that because I said nothing of the sort. I said it was the tailgaters fault, I said nothing about the person in front being happy with that result.
As someone who unfortunately drives 80 miles/day, too many drivers do not respect the rules of the road. It perfectly states all along the highway "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS"
If someone is not passing and in the passing lane, tailgating may be a more gentle measure to have them move over. It is a lot less threatening than using the horn or flashing the high beams. When I have seen this strategy used, most drivers understand. The people who do not are unfortunately women or from NY (unfortunate because it strengthens stereotypes).
That's never right. One time when I was passing a few cars in the middle lane, the guy in the lead accelerated because he didn't want me to get in front of him. He was racing. I couldn't drop back because there was another guy on my bumper. I was stuck.
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