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| Thread ID: 114000 | 2010-11-14 05:30:00 | What a hideuos road toll this weekend... | beetle (243) | PC World Chat |
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| 1152749 | 2010-11-18 21:24:00 | Other than cyclists pedalling thru red light and people who do not stop at stop signs, tailgaters really piss me off. I have a zero tolerance for them and just apply brakes and let them crash into the towbar. Once I had a tailgater going up a hill all I did was lift my foot from the gas pedal and they smashed into the towbar I share your hatred for these morons. I find the best way to deal with them is to take your foot off the gas AND LEAVE IT OFF until they back off. I watched Crash Course too last night. They had some good videos of tailgating morons...most of them were clueless. About time this dangerous practice was clamped down on big time. |
legod (4626) | ||
| 1152750 | 2010-11-18 21:31:00 | I share your hatred for these morons. I find the best way to deal with them is to take your foot off the gas AND LEAVE IT OFF until they back off. I watched Crash Course too last night. They had some good videos of tailgating morons...most of them were clueless. About time this dangerous practice was clamped down on big time. You know your just adding to the problem, why drag yourself down to their level, just move over and let them through, its not going to effect you any longer then is it. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1152751 | 2010-11-18 21:33:00 | Did anyone see the Campbell Live (www.3news.co.nz) item last night? (I was pleasantly surprised to hear John Campbell describe my group as "...the Pickled Pedallers, the famous Auckland cycling group...."!! :D) |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1152752 | 2010-11-18 23:03:00 | You know your just adding to the problem, why drag yourself down to their level, just move over and let them through, its not going to effect you any longer then is it. They need educating thats why. Same reason Neville Chamberlain came back from Munich waving a piece of paper. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1152753 | 2010-11-18 23:42:00 | Remember Peter Brock used to advertise the "only a fool breaks the 2 second rule" | Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1152754 | 2010-11-19 02:46:00 | You know your just adding to the problem, why drag yourself down to their level, just move over and let them through, its not going to effect you any longer then is it. Umm...no I'm not adding to the problem at all thanks. I don't ask to be tailgated. Neither does anyone else. Slowing down gradually is actually the best thing to do. They either get the message and back off or they finally decide to overtake rather than sit there aimlessly. All these idiots will learn is that to get past someone, you just sit up their ass and harrass them. The main reason for slowing down is if they are going to go up my ass I'd rather they did it at 50k than 100k. Move over where? To the ditch at the side of the road? Do you suggest effectively creating an extra lane for passing? That would be even more dangerous. How often do you see slow traffic pull over to a verge but keep their speed only to suddenly cut back in again because they've run out of room? They have a whole lane on the other side of the road to get past if they so wish...how much more room do they need? Countless times I see people tailgate with no intention of overtaking at all. |
legod (4626) | ||
| 1152755 | 2010-11-19 02:51:00 | I don't really give a rats ass about rural roads. I am urban based. It's precisely this sort of arrogant attitude that causes problems on the road. |
legod (4626) | ||
| 1152756 | 2010-11-19 02:57:00 | Umm...no I'm not adding to the problem at all thanks. I don't ask to be tailgated. Neither does anyone else. Slowing down gradually is actually the best thing to do. They either get the message and back off or they finally decide to overtake rather than sit there aimlessly. All these idiots will learn is that to get past someone, you just sit up their ass and harrass them. The main reason for slowing down is if they are going to go up my ass I'd rather they did it at 50k than 100k. Move over where? To the ditch at the side of the road? Do you suggest effectively creating an extra lane for passing? That would be even more dangerous. How often do you see slow traffic pull over to a verge but keep their speed only to suddenly cut back in again because they've run out of room? They have a whole lane on the other side of the road to get past if they so wish...how much more room do they need? Countless times I see people tailgate with no intention of overtaking at all. I meant move over as a more symbolic gesture, basically indicate to the driver behind to move past you and make it as easy as possible for them to do it. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1152757 | 2010-11-19 03:01:00 | It's precisely this sort of arrogant attitude that causes problems on the road. Seconded and a good example is those arrogant urbanite drivers head out of the big smoke onto the rural roads and wonder why they become accident statistics. |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1152758 | 2010-11-19 03:07:00 | Remember Peter Brock used to advertise the "only a fool breaks the 2 second rule" Hes dead now as well, died in a motoring accident. |
coldfront (15814) | ||
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