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Old 06-17-2017, 09:48 PM   #491 (permalink)
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Simple. Speed up and stop blocking traffic. If you can't handle driving with the flow of traffic, get off the road. Take the bus. Carpool. What you describe is reckless driving. You should be ashamed of yourself.
I was unaware that obeying the law and going the speed limit was "blocking traffic".

I hate idiots like this. If he's so worried about going fast, why's he on a mpg forum? Retard.

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tjts1 went tjts up here quite a while ago.

Re: slowing down: Normally I don't but if someone gets 2" off my bumper or flashes their lights or in any way tries to get my attention to speed up, I'll slow down.
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tjts1 went tjts up here quite a while ago.
I kinda figured, his comment just rubbed the wrong way.
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I kinda figured, his comment just rubbed the wrong way.
He was very good at that (rubbing the wrong way).
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Old 06-22-2017, 08:38 PM   #495 (permalink)
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OK. I've read through the last two pages of you guys arguing about whether the lead driver can be held at fault for slowing down in order to 'teach the taligater a lesson'. Why do you even need to slow down? I just keep driving at the speed I want to, I don't bother trying to get anyone off my tail. I don't like tailgaters but I'm not out to get 'em either. They'll pass, eventually.
Slowing down isn't to teach the driver behind you a lesson, it's to increase your following distance to the vehicle in front of you and allow more time for emergency maneuvers. Since you're in an unsafe situation, of course you should slow down and increase your following distance. If it encourages the car behind you to pass, that's just a nice side effect.

Slamming on the brakes so the guy behind you has to wake up - no, not OK. Just slow down a bit and they'll pass.
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Old 06-23-2017, 01:29 PM   #496 (permalink)
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How about kicking the tailgaters car?

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I would think that the 'I drive the speed limit back off' would be best. The others may be funny but if something happenes I could see an insurance company trying to use it against you.

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