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The unknown is how far will the idiot tailgater go to satisfy his rage at your "failure" to do what he thinks you should. This is the unknown factor. Maybe in Europe people just aren't as crazy as they can be in the US.
I am not going to allow some idiot to endanger my life, period. If they want to go around me, I will do everything within reason to make it easy for them to get away from me and end the situation they created. I do not drive in a way that obstructs the flow of traffic. When I see someone tailgating, me reaction depends on what I am driving or riding. On the motorcycle or in the truck I do not carry, so the untimate option of defense is not available. The truck is a pretty good weapon itself. I could just slam on the brakes and call the cops. On the bike that would get me killed, and the odds are the driver that killed me would not even stop. I can tell that by the fact that 65% of my motorcycle insurance premium is the uninsured motorist portion of the premium. That's right 65%. That fact alone tells you that on the bike my odds of being left in a destroyed heap on the side of the road are truly greater than all other odds combined by a factor of 10 to 1 or more.
So on the bike I do not act to instigate a tailgating situation. Sometimes that involves some high speeds or other acts of self preservation that prevent any potential escalation, by preventavie situational awareness.
I dont automatically agree or disagree with any one posting here, every situation is unique.
Just look at what happened in Norway and you can see how much damage one lunatic can cause. In the US my experience has been there is no shortage of that type of personality. You see it every day in drivers who take astronomically stupid chances for virtually no real gain.
regards
Mech
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