michael769 wrote:If they want past that much ...
MGF wrote:I have found that the most effective way of dealing with tailgating is concentrating on the hazard rather than the fact it is man-made. Evaluating hazards objectivity makes the response more effective.
martine wrote:MGF wrote:I have found that the most effective way of dealing with tailgating is concentrating on the hazard rather than the fact it is man-made. Evaluating hazards objectivity makes the response more effective.
+1
Difficult to 'divorce' yourself sometimes though.
dombooth wrote:Could be a good idea to clean your windscreen for a while.
Dom
fungus wrote:Increasing the gap in front is my usual ploy. As Gareth said, they often don't wish to pass you, (my wifes sisters husband ). Pulling in or going around a roundabout if possible works. I also, like Dom, wash the windscreen. It usually makes them drop back a bit, and I don't think that it's generally thought of as being confrontational by the following driver, it's just something we all do from time to time.
dombooth wrote:Could be a good idea to clean your windscreen for a while.
Dom
Graham Wright wrote:dombooth wrote:Could be a good idea to clean your windscreen for a while.
Dom
Ah - you mean with a squirt. Got there in the end .
The most irritating example I find is someone pushing, pushing, pushing, then overtaking just before they turn left.
It is interesting to count the number of brake applications following a tailgater. BMWs seem the worst. Perhaps they have shares in Ferodo.
dombooth wrote:
Rofl! What did you think I meant? :p
Dom
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