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Old 12-24-2008, 01:31 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Moderate your Moderation.
 
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Trucks pull up on me all the time. I slow down. One time, one of them decided to bump me. We weren't going more than 15 MPH, still a stupid move. I stopped in front of him and blocked his path until the local police showed up.

He said "prove it". I pointed to the spray paint x-fer on his nice chrome bumper. (I love flat black spray paint, by the way.)

He was arrested on the spot. Dummy.

Anyway - Normally, when ANYONE gets behind me, I tap the brake 3 times to signal that they're too close. Most of the time, they back off. If they don't, I slow down to a more appropriate speed for their following distance. If they still get closer, I just hit the brakes.

Frankly, if they're THAT close, at such a low speed (usually less than 20mph at this point), it's not going to hurt anyone, and I could use a new car anyway.

I've never been hit as a result of this, but I've had MANY single-finger salutes. Almost got into a fight or two at my destination when people have decided to follow me afterward as well. That said - I don't recommend ANYONE do the things that I do. They're probably not the best way to work things out, but they happen to work for me.
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