TheInsanity1234 wrote:I used to get really intimidated by tailgaters, but now, I've driven in Essex a couple of times, tailgaters don't bother me.
I check my mirror to see it's full of the radiator grille of a Range Rover Sport in Essex white, and I take a breath, slow down a tad and pay more attention to my surroundings.
I just handle it with the minimum of fuss required, though I'm sure my subtle slowing down to increase the following distance in front of me has been picked up by a fair few drivers thus leading to them getting p!ssed off.
I just ignore them anyway.
trashbat wrote:Do you ever find your windscreen needs cleaning?
Horse wrote:trashbat wrote:Do you ever find your windscreen needs cleaning?
I did this one day recently when being tailgated on the M4 by a guy driving a soft(folded-down)top car . . .
Strangely, he didn't seem best pleased by me being able to better see where I was going - I'd have thought he would have preferred me not to have to brake sharply . . .
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:As we discussed earlier:
- drive your own drive, as far as possible.
- if you decide you've had enough, pull over, but put a bit of thought into where.
Occasionally the odd little flash of brake lights (just enough of a touch on the pedal to light the lights, not enough to actually slow the car) can be enough to encourage them to drop back a little. I had the most amazing (and unexpected) success with this at about 5 p.m. today with an apparently aggressive Micra driver - I decided after this that perhaps he was just inattentive, because his behaviour improved noticeably, and he didn't appear to react badly at all. You can't always rely on this - some drivers will become even more aggressive. Don't actually brake - if they run into you, it might be construed as partially your fault - not what you want!
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