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Re: Driving Pet peeves
In article <3s74dh$57i@nnrp1.primenet.com>, steph@primenet.com says...
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>Alain Southiere (asouthie@volvox.qc.ca) wrote:
>: In article <95170.122611MICHAEL@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>, MICHAEL@MAINE.MAINE.EDU says
>...
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>: >In article <3rltq7$r73@acmex.gatech.edu>, gt3220a@prism.gatech.edu (Tigress)
>: >says:
>: >>
>: >>I agree stopping suddenly for a tailgater is stupid, but I slow down for
>: >>them mainly for three reasons:
>: >>1. Tailgaters piss me off. There are better ways of telling me to go
>: >>faster. If they are going to piss me off, I will piss them off right back.
>: >
>: >Very mature.
>
>: Do you have a better suggestion to get rid of tailgaters ?
>
>Yes. MOVE OVER AND LET THEM PASS. They're going to go faster than you anyway.
>What's the problem? I can't understand why you guys can't figure this out
>for yourself.
No need for moronic shouting like that... We're not talking about someone
who wants to pass, but about TAILGATERS, you know, the kind of morons who
stick at less than 3 feet behind your read bumper, whatever you do ? The
kind that stay in you *ss wether you speed 20 mph over the limit or you
slow down 20 mph under the limit. I've even had some follow me between
lane changes !
Moreover, I never ride in the left lane except to pass, the tailgaters
I'm talking about are people who don't want to pass me, they're just
morons. The left lane is open if they would want to pass, but they don't !
According to you, I should go onto the shoulder ? Stupid !
The only way I've found to get rid of these morons is to get in the
left (passing lane) without signaling when there's noone on the lane
and then slam the brakes and return to the right lane. When I have to
do stunts like that to get rid of a tailgater, you can see (I hope
you can, or you're more stupid than you above statement imply) that
those tailgaters don't want to pass, they just want to tailgate !
>: This is not a physic course but it's the real world ! First some
>: cars brake much better than others by design. Second, I've noticed
>: that often, tailgaters have cars that seem to be poorly maintained,
>: so I expect their braking distance to be even longer. Third, I
>: drive an automatic and often use my left foot for the brake, giving
>: a faster reaction time... I might still have one foot on the gas when
>: I begin to brake !! So, in emergency situations, I don't want
>: a f*cking tailgater in my *ss because I'm almost sure he/she'll
>: rear-end me.
>
>Better to have them in front of you than behind you.
Exactly the point.
>: >>3. Tailgaters usually get the point when you slow down
>: >Maybe. Often not.
>
>And how do they communicate to you to GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY!
No it's not, read above paragraphs and get a clue.
>: Myself, I'll try to safely get behind the tailgater and let him/her
>: annoy someone else.
>
>Why didn't you just say this in the first place? It is the only safe
>solution. Playing games on the road is a sure sign that someone shouldn't
>have gotten their license in the first place.
Who talked about playing games ? Don't you read a post before
replying ?
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