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Re: Driving Pet peeves
Alain Southiere (asouthie@volvox.qc.ca) wrote:
: In article <95170.122611MICHAEL@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>, MICHAEL@MAINE.MAINE.EDU says...
: >
: >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.
: 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.
: >>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!
: 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.
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