Tailgaters suck... I used to tailgate in my first years of driving because I thought I was indestructible. I learned quickly not to though. Tailgating does not solve anything. Even if someone in front of you is going slow, back off to a safe distance and match speed until you can safely pass. Tailgating them will only get you there 2 seconds faster and is really risky. I agree that slow people in the fast lane are a nuisance. Unless they are passing someone who is going even slower, they should be in the slow lane.. I agree with that, but tailgating will not likely make them speed up or get you past them any faster. I'm sure people hate my driving around here. I drive 2-lane roads mainly, and I drive at a relaxing speed.. To conserve gas and because I enjoy driving. Driving isn't a game, even though it can be enjoyable. It's dangerous. You are in control of a vehicle that weighs thousands of pounds, and it doesn't take a physics degree to realize that you can't stop a ton of moving mass in 10 feet. What I find even stranger is that the majority of tailgaters seem to be in bigger vehicles. You know, the ones that require 3 times as much distance to stop than 'normal' cars. Another big issue we have where I am is that people like lifting their vehicles and putting on oversized tires without changing their brake setup. i think A law should be made about that, too...
I agree, they should give tickets to people that illegally jack up their trucks to ridiculous heights. Not only is it dangerous from a handling/stopping standpoint, it's also dangerous and annoying because it puts their headlights right at eye level for people driving a normal size car/truck.
They should also give tickets to people that make their Harleys and other bikes way too loud just to prove how macho they are.
Instead they give tickets to people who are driving safely, in a straight line, with light traffic, alert and not talking on the phone, etc... but what their radar says is going 11mph over the speed limit (and those are only accurate to +/- 7mph).
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Tailgaters suck... I used to tailgate in my first years of driving because I thought I was indestructible. I learned quickly not to though. Tailgating does not solve anything. Even if someone in front of you is going slow, back off to a safe distance and match speed until you can safely pass. Tailgating them will only get you there 2 seconds faster and is really risky.
I agree that slow people in the fast lane are a nuisance. Unless they are passing someone who is going even slower, they should be in the slow lane.. I agree with that, but tailgating will not likely make them speed up or get you past them any faster. I'm sure people hate my driving around here. I drive 2-lane roads mainly, and I drive at a relaxing speed.. To conserve gas and because I enjoy driving.
Driving isn't a game, even though it can be enjoyable. It's dangerous. You are in control of a vehicle that weighs thousands of pounds, and it doesn't take a physics degree to realize that you can't stop a ton of moving mass in 10 feet. What I find even stranger is that the majority of tailgaters seem to be in bigger vehicles. You know, the ones that require 3 times as much distance to stop than 'normal' cars.
Another big issue we have where I am is that people like lifting their vehicles and putting on oversized tires without changing their brake setup. i think A law should be made about that, too...
I agree, they should give tickets to people that illegally jack up their trucks to ridiculous heights. Not only is it dangerous from a handling/stopping standpoint, it's also dangerous and annoying because it puts their headlights right at eye level for people driving a normal size car/truck.
They should also give tickets to people that make their Harleys and other bikes way too loud just to prove how macho they are.
Instead they give tickets to people who are driving safely, in a straight line, with light traffic, alert and not talking on the phone, etc... but what their radar says is going 11mph over the speed limit (and those are only accurate to +/- 7mph).