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Old 01-22-2008, 07:03 AM   #19 (permalink)
newtonsfirstlaw
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The Mighty Mira - '92 Daihatsu Mira
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One thing I've noticed with P&G is that it confuses the people behind you. I will P&G if there is no one behind me, or someone following at a distance. With tailgaters I just go the speed at which I would end the glide. This tells them that I won't be going any faster and that they had better pass me if they want to go faster, rather than teasing them and getting them mad. It also saves me more fuel.

For people who tailgate hard, or flash lights or beep horn (happens once in a blue moon), I will slow down some more. I mean, what are they going to do, bump me? Attempts to intimidate might work if I was riding a motorcycle, but not in a car. If I am going a legal speed, they should learn how to change lanes.
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