Your Tailgating Retaliation

[ThoR_]

Hey guys.

What do you do when someone is up your bum?

Cya

[T3man]

Drive faster - you should always keep a safe distance between vehicles

[LUXO_8]

give them the "wtf was that" hand jesture, and/or go slower.........definatley makes them happier

[Bucknaked]

I had someone do this to me a few weeks back when i was in the focus. At night, right on my tail. I moved to the next lane, let them overtake and then adjusted my headlights with the flick of a switch. Focus can do this. Which is a great little thing to have. I just adjusted the lights so they sat higher on the road, got a safe distance back to where the heaghlights were coming of his review mirror and kept the same distance behind him. I was tempted to throw the high beams on but thought I had done enough to annoy the driver.

[Polyal]

Well when I was on my P's (young and foolish etc etc) if someone was up my bum I would tap the brakes. If that didn't work, and I knew they were being bastards, I would slow down so they pass me, then speed up and do the same back to them so they know what it feels like.

I do the same now, but without the speeding up bit..LOL

[JBomb3000]

That all depends on what i'm driving. I react differently if i'm driving one of my utes or the EB than when i'm driving my XR6T.

[bob^]

I've had the odd occasion where someone has given me the highbeams from behind when I'm in the BA.
I let them pass them show them how bright my highbeams are

[olfella]

Originally Posted by bob^

I've had the odd occasion where someone has given me the highbeams from behind when I'm in the BA.
I let them pass them show them how bright my highbeams are

I usually ignore them but if they ar behind me at night and their lights bother me I adjust both side mirrors to reflect back on them. They soon get the messageand drop back .... :

[irsa76]

My old van I used give the rear fog light a quick flash. Then resort to the flood light above the tailgate.

[Bucket]

Originally Posted by irsa76

My old van I used give the rear fog light a quick flash. Then resort to the flood light above the tailgate.

And then watch in the rear view mirror as they careen off into the bush :

[5tumpy]

I've got the mother of all towbars on the back of my falcon, so I just give the brakes a hard jab, and then get straight back on the accelerator... If they run up of me, it's their fault, and it's more than like gonna do a lot more damage to them than me...

If I'm in a good mood, I'll just slow right down and not let them pass me...

[Piotr]

I compression brakes and if thats not warning enough I drive 20under the limit and once they back off speed back up to the speed limit.

[Ralliart]

• Move out of theiir Way
• dap on the brakes to warn them

but somestimes its really annoying have drivers just sitting behind you for ages then after awhile they indicate, thats so annoying : :

[SirJuggsalot]

If its a real idiot such as a P plater or some knob in a commodore, I like to move over and let them pass, then when they overtake I just slowly speed up with them untill they are right behind the next car. Then I just sit with them blocking them in whilst they are tailgating the car in front of them, leaving a gap a little smaller than their car width.

I pretend not to notice them continuously checking the gap to see if they will fit.

[benoxr]

I REFUSE to get out of their way. Tapping the brakes then slowing down if that didnt work, only works some of time. I never do under the speed limit so they can bugger off!
Someone has got to come up with a real way to deal with this. (Hanging the bum out the window sounds good)
Even slowing down to this idiot recently only made him see just how close he could get without actually touching :jab: which gave his girlfriend in the passenger seat a laughing attack.
I've tried the slowing down then speeding up when they try to pass and that has turned out to be a case of severe road rage in the past, but at least I really annoyed the crap out of him. If I was driving a heap of crap that would make it easier, something with a big roo bar and a steel bar across the back.

[Yaw]

just let them pass and have an accident with someone else, I don't need or want the inconvience of being without my car whilst it is repaired even if i would not be at fault.
Having said that a friend of mine used to have a a "reversing light" it was a 100 watt spot light operated by a switch at the rear of his car, a quick flick with that usually made them back off pretty quick especially at night.

[BlueRaven]

Normally, I will tap the brakes or slow down without tapping the brakes until at least 10k under, then tap the brakes. In the cases where this happens, it usually works and they either stay away or change lanes.

Its amazing how polite some drivers can be when they realise what 50kg of steel bumper bar could do to a plastic front.

[LUXO_8]

some of the replies in this thread are borderline on stupidity yourselves.....

speeding up when they're overtaking so they cant get in, do you realise how dangerous that is? wanting to cause a head on accident or something?
slamming on the brakes to cause an accident "because you have a large towbar so it wont damage your car"... bravo

fair enough they're doing the wrong thing by tail gating, but you dont need to add to their stupidity by adding a seccondary dangerous situation...

[5tumpy]

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

some of the replies in this thread are borderline on stupidity yourselves.....

speeding up when they're overtaking so they cant get in, do you realise how dangerous that is? wanting to cause a head on accident or something?
slamming on the brakes to cause an accident "because you have a large towbar so it wont damage your car"... bravo

If I wanted your opinion I would have asked for it... I didn't say it wouldn't damage my car, I said it would do more damage to his, and he'd be paying...

If your not going to contribute to the thread, then don't post mate... Why is it the admins close every 2nd thread, but don't delete useless BS like this, that's there for the sole purpose of starting a flame fest?

[JC]

Originally Posted by 5tumpy

If I wanted your opinion I would have asked for it... I didn't say it wouldn't damage my car, I said it would do more damage to his, and he'd be paying...

If your not going to contribute to the thread, then don't post mate... Why is it the admins close every 2nd thread, but don't delete useless BS like this, that's there for the sole purpose of starting a flame fest?

It is posts like yours that end up getting threads closed, not MADNC's. T00l.

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by 5tumpy

If I wanted your opinion I would have asked for it... I didn't say it wouldn't damage my car, I said it would do more damage to his, and he'd be paying...

If your not going to contribute to the thread, then don't post mate... Why is it the admins close every 2nd thread, but don't delete useless BS like this, that's there for the sole purpose of starting a flame fest?

He has a right to an opinion as do you.
No need to ask anyone's permission.

[Falcon Coupe]

Where is the option that says "Keep left out of the way" before this happens ?

Retaliation implies doing something wrong to counteract something wrong.

[FRDGAL]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

Where is the option that says "Keep left out of the way" before this happens?

That can't always apply. I'll use the freeway as an example. Many times when I'm on the freeway, I move to the right to overtake and I get an idiot come flying up behind me and then expects that because I'm in the right lane, I should speed up over the limit to get myself back into the left. If I can't safely get back to the left (which is usually where I am. I'm not a right lane hogger at all) then I'll sit in the right at the speed limit and if a fool wants to sit up my rear then I'll tap the brakes. No way am I going to speed up just to get out of that person's way. And no way will I move to the left unsafely if it means that I'll end up being right on someone's rear just because I've been made to move back over quickly! It's 100k's on the freeway. Instead of them rushing up to sit on your a$$, they should be at the speed limit themselves.

So the "keep left out of the way" can't always happen. People do overtake. You do get caught in the right lane and just because of that, it doesn't mean people have a right to intimidate you and make you feel like you have to speed up in order to get back to the left. I tap brakes! And many times, it slows them down. Simple.

[Falcon Coupe]

Brake testing the wrong person can end in tears, two wrongs don't make a right.
Personally i ignore them until there is room to move over.

[XR8-260]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

Where is the option that says "Keep left out of the way" before this happens ?

Retaliation implies doing something wrong to counteract something wrong.

There's also a rule that you shouldn't exceed the speed limit. There's another rule that says that you are not allowed to exceed the speed limit even when overtaking. I barely use the right lane but when I do I always make sure that I'm doing the limit or 3 kays above. If people want to tailgate me they can suffer in their jocks - they shouldn't be speeding anyway.

[FalconXR6]

Originally Posted by 3

There's also a rule that you shouldn't exceed the speed limit. There's another rule that says that you are not allowed to exceed the speed limit even when overtaking. I barely use the right lane but when I do I always make sure that I'm doing the limit or 3 kays above. If people want to tailgate me they can suffer in their jocks - they shouldn't be speeding anyway.

There's a difference between a law (or "rule") that is widely regarded as blatant revenue rasing and one that is sensible and beneficial to motorists.

[JC]

Originally Posted by 3

There's also a rule that you shouldn't exceed the speed limit. There's another rule that says that you are not allowed to exceed the speed limit even when overtaking. I barely use the right lane but when I do I always make sure that I'm doing the limit or 3 kays above. If people want to tailgate me they can suffer in their jocks - they shouldn't be speeding anyway.

So you're some sort of self-appointed mobile roadblock? Good on you, there's nothing like having a bit of consideration for other drivers. /sarcasm.

[XR8-260]

Originally Posted by JC

So you're some sort of self-appointed mobile roadblock? Good on you, there's nothing like having a bit of consideration for other drivers. /sarcasm.

What's a self appointed mobile roadblock? Never heard of them... /sarcasm. Sticking to the speed limit is consideration for other drivers wouldn't you think?

[JC]

Originally Posted by 3

What's a self appointed mobile roadblock? Never heard of them... /sarcasm. Sticking to the speed limit is a consideration for other drivers wouldn't you think?

No, because I'll bet you're not even doing the speed limit. Let's say you're in an 80 zone, with the standard Ford speed error of 5% (minimum), that means you are doing 76, plus the 3 you think you are doing, is 79. So you ARE a mobile roadblock. If you are in mutli-lane traffic, it is considerate to keep left unless overtaking. On roads where the limit is more than 90 km/h, that consideration becomes law.

My own personal theory is that if you practice it in all speed zones, there is no chance of being done for hogging the right lane when you shouldn't be there, although it is an offence that is not highly policed, as cameras have a hard time telling if you should be there (overtaking) or not.

The simple fact is, if more people were aware of what was happening around them, and paid due care and consideration to all motorists, traffic would flow a hell of a a lot better - but all our government(s) tell us we should be doing is keeping an eye on the speedo (and nothing else) to avoid getting done for speeding.

[FRDGAL]

Originally Posted by 3

There's also a rule that you shouldn't exceed the speed limit. There's another rule that says that you are not allowed to exceed the speed limit even when overtaking. I barely use the right lane but when I do I always make sure that I'm doing the limit or 3 kays above. If people want to tailgate me they can suffer in their jocks - they shouldn't be speeding anyway.

I agree with you 100%. The right lane is not a speeding lane. It is limited to the same speed limit as any other lane. But people seem to think otherwise and so when we're sitting in it at 100k's, we're apparently in the wrong for doing the right speed? Go figure...

And JC your reply to 3's post is a little confusing to me. Are you suggesting that we all speed up (and break the law doing so) just so that the right lane speeders can pass through? Because that's the impression people have of the right lane, that it's apparently for getting through quicker. At a point it is but it's still restricted to the designated speed limit and I won't cross over that limit for someone that thinks it's a "fast" lane.

Consideration for other drivers huh? How about tailgaters have some consideration for the intimidation and pressure they put on the driver infront of them! And not to mention, the risk their tailgating causes to themselves and other drivers! Where's THEIR consideration?!