>Driving speed limit in right lane
>Still get tailgated
>it's an Audi
Serious question, why do people get so fucking pissed when I overtake. I always use signals and fuckton of room,I don't understand why they get mad if I'm not going to be holding them up or anything
>>14041164
How do you know they are pissed?
>>14041131
I'm driving across country this week (in Arkansas now, starting from Virginia). What kills me is people that get on your ass when you're already doing 15 over, then when they are in front of you they drive slower than you were originally driving.
>being tailgated
>hold throttle and tap my brakes
>do this several times over and over
>as they finally switch lanes and pass me I laugh
>>14041177
They honk and speed up
>>14041230
Brake checking is for dumb niggers
>>14041253
If I can't see your license plate in my mirror, you are the dumb nigger, and if you hit me you get to pay for the damages.
>>14041253
Exactly. They need to back the fuck off mah whip.
>>14041260
Oh man this guy is inching on me let me start braking and possibly cause an accident, fuck you
>>14041273
Not that anon but I've brake checked people that were too close. I don't want them to hit me at all, no matter whose fault it is, so I'd rather hit the brakes for a second to tell them to fuck off than have to randomly slam on my brakes and have them rear end me because they're being idiots.
>>14041273
>start braking
Did I say hit my brakes hard? No I said I keep my foot on the throttle and I tap my brakes so the lights show up.
Works everytime too, I don't slow down they panic slow. if they get in a crash behind them, that's on them, not me. And if he hits me in a public area while I am slowing down, I'll just claim stoplight, turning, slow car in front of me.
He will take the hit for unsafe following.
>advertisement for vice grips
>shows them turning a brand new shiny bolt
>brake check maymay
if you crash and can't prove that you braked for santa clause, you're even more fucked than the guy tailgating you.
>>14041352
It's easy to prove anything.
>OH SHIT AN ANIMAL CROSSED THE ROAD
>THERE WAS A SMALL CHILD
>THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED
you just don't mention tail gating. simply say you slowed down because something went across the street and BAM the guy who hit you is fucked.
>>14041253
>following too close is ok
>tapping your brakes to let someone know their too close isn't
You're the only nigger here.
>be in right lane
>black Audi TT riding my ass and won't get off
>suddenly at a green light, some guy runs a red light and pulls right in front of me
>slam on brakes
>audi hits me
>audi driver is trying to blame me, when he was the one riding my ass for 2-3 miles in the right lane.
>mfw
Welp, at least I got a new car out of it. Now my insurance payments are a bitch though.
>>14041204
I think that's a dominance thing. But yeah, those guys can suck a bag of dicks.
>>14041230
Used to have a truck with a trailer brake controller. You could slide a lever and illuminate the brake lights without braking. Did that many times
>>14041582
Falsity.
The audi drivers insurance would have the claim, not yours.
>Stay busriding underageb&
>>14041273
Fuck you kek. I've sent niggers spinning into other lanes for tailgating me. Fuck you and them.
>>14041260
>living in a no fault state
Yet you brake checking retards never stop
>hurr he's driving too close, he might cause an accident so let me basically double the chances of an accident to prevent an accident
>>14042351
>double the chances
>I don't slow down
The only way he would hit me is if he speeds up dip shit.
>>14042282
doesnt matter who's insurance the claim was on, if you have an accident regardless of who is at fault your premiums will go up, especially if you change insurer
>>14041230
>Driving five over in the city
>Still being tailgated
>>14041253
>tailgating nigger detected
>all these people who care about tailgaters
Am i the only person who doesn't care at all?
Just look forward and continue driving and let other people do their thing.
When im hypermiling i'll go 5-10 under the speed limit and people tailgate, pass, whatever they want to do.
>>14042410
as long as the person tailgating me is paying attention idc
Everyone in North Carolina thinks they're NASCAR drivers drafting at Talladega.
if i look in my rearview and they're on a cell phone or kids in the car i get the fuck away as fast as possible.
i will not have my carfu rearended by some inattentive motherfucker.
>>14042410
I can't give a shit anymore. SoCal has just developed its own new traffic rules. Traveling lane is the left lane, passing lane is the one right next to the left lane or the HOV lane. Fast lane is weaving around the right lane. It works.
>>14042410
No, I'm right there with you. I don't care about anything anyone does on the road.
Oh wow I had to wait an extra 2 seconds because someone didn't use their turn signal. who cares. Someone made me slow down by coming into my lane.. who cares.
Some clown could tailgate me for 10 miles, I literally don't care. I just flip my mirror up.
>drive 80 in right lane while 60kph is allowed
>trucks overtake me
>>14041138
this this this this
75% of the assholes i come across drive a VAG product
>>14041138
It's always some asshole in an upmarket German car, be it VW, Audi, BMW and sometimes Mercedes.
Porsches are usually pretty chill though, except Cayennes.
>>14042461
Same up here in NorCal.
I just stay in the Right lane the whole time now, i tend to catch up to the people weaving in and out of traffic within 10-15 mins anyways
>>14042476
I can still see them if I flip my mirror. It's just not as bright. I have to move my whole mirror to the side to ignore someone tailgating me... which I have done before.
>>14042410
You're definitely not the only person who doesn't care. I've had a few of my friends (who tailgate by the way) just tell me to focus on what's ahead and ignore what's behind me. One guy says he was taught that when driving in Thailand on holiday.
I just can't ignore what's behind me though. The first accident I got into I rear ended someone because I took my eyes off the road for like one second to wind my passenger window up (it started to rain). I looked up at the road again as I grabbed the wind up handle...there was Corolla metres in front of me hard on the brakes.
>>14042877
And I wasn't tailgating and made sure I was slowing down before I took my eyes off the road too. I didn't keep as big a distance back then though. It might have been 2-3 seconds. Now I always keep about 3.8 seconds between me and whatever's in front.
I didn't pick this time, it just ends up being so, every time I check by counting. It's what I'm comfortable with
>>14041131
>driving on two lane highway
>car comes up behind
>refuses to pass
>truck comes up behind him and passes both of use
>car goes to pass finally
>move a little to the right so they can get by easier since they waited so late to get over
>they slam on the brakes and get back behind me even though there was no oncoming traffic
>guy gets up on my ass
>move to the right again and wave him around
>still refuses to pass
>proceeds to follow for 30-45 minutes instead
Idk wtf was wrong with the guy.
>>14041164
>>14041249
You're making shit up. People don't honk and speed up when you're passing unless you're being a jackass and tailgating then passing really close and aggressively.
>>14041352
Wrong. If you hit someone because you were tailgating it doesn't matter why they hit the brakes. Could be for no reason at all, the onus is on you to follow at a safe distance.
also, tailgater detected
>>14041352
>dis nigga right here
Major kek, this thread is full of insecure faggot.
Who care if someone tailgate you ? If you are scared, you shouldn't have to be poor and bought a chinese death trap. If you are annoyed, you shouldn't have signed for a shit tier insurance.
>>14042355
What shit country do you live in?
>road work next 15 miles
>ohfuckme
>speed limit drops from 60 down to 35
>set cruise at the speed limit
>have seen some crews working
>couple of stretches where it's nothing for a mile or so
>just cruising at 35
>beat to shit white tacoma flies up on my ass
>look in my rear view mirror
>guy is riding my ass
>swerving around angrily and takes out a few cones in the process before it becomes concrete dividers on both sides of the road
>would pull over but can't
>guy drops back
>speeds back up and gets on my ass again
>starts shouting out his window at me
>ignore him and keep going 35
>this carries on for a good 12 miles
>roadwork ends
>he passes me immediately taking out a long row of cones
>throws trash out of his window at my car
>almost clips my fender when he changes back into my lane
>slams on his brakes as soon as he gets infront of me
>luckily was already braking from when he almost clipped my car
>gets out of his truck
>wait for him to get closer so I can just drive off
>hear one of the road crew guys yell he's going to call the police
>guy gets back in his truck and fucks off
>read later that some 53 year old fuck up got arrested for drunk driving later that day
>mugshot gets posted
>it's him
It was 10 in the god damn morning.
>>14042282
I never said my insurance was hit with the bill, the police determined it was the fault of the Audi, but given I live in Florida and this is a no-fault state, the one time I use my insurance after 8 years without an accident my premiums skyrocket from $100/mo to $250/mo. Now I'm thinking of switching insurance companies.
>>14042354
>every car has the same brakes and same braking distance
>>14041131
>line of trucks
>going 130 km/h in passing lane (30 over limit)
>Caravan tailgating me
wth
>>14041253
Not when you have a steel bodied 80's truck
>mfw send them into my bumper and get no damage, but their car is totalled
>>14041131
>tailgated in the right lane
>let off accelerator
>>14041131
Plot twist: OP is British
>Follow a civic from an onramp
>He is doing 5 under
>Give him 60 seconds
>Pass him at 15 over
>He instantly tailgates me
>going 55mph in a 40mph zone on the right
>person rushes to get in front of me, only to instantly slow down to 15mph to turn off the street
>>14042461
so it would seem. at least here in 909. yesterday a big ugly ACCESS van cut across all lanes of traffic to go 60 in the left lane, right in front of me. never got in the carpool. almost broke my driver side window giving them the bird
>>14042517
>same up here in norcal
>lives in east bay
>state troopers using lights to force me to the shoulder in the dead of night after tailgating me for five miles with numerous opportunities to just fucking pass
>>14042877
>taking advice about driving from asians
nope, i been there and been driven by a thai, you don't want to drive like that.
>>14042887
>leave 3-4 seconds
>works at any speed
yes. if everyone did this the world would be a happier place; just count the time distance between the car in front and your car and stay 3 seconds behind me you tailgating fucks.
>>14043350
>my speed and convenience is more important than your safety
negro exterminator contacted. remain stationary.
>>14042355
what kind of shit place do you live where your insurance goes up for a no fault crash
If you're doing the speed limit or any other speed for that matter, and there's some one behind you tha5 clearly wants to go fast.....get the fuck over. This triggers so much of my autism.
>>14041164
I don;t
if you're coming up behind me I want you to go around me
>>14041273
you can turn on the brake light without actually breaking, if you very lightly tap the break, it will be enough to turn the light on but not enough to begin stopping, maybe I just need new breaks
>>14044913
he's right though. if someone is tailgating me idc.
if they want to overtake me they can get on with it.
if the presence of other people upsets you don't go to public places like roads.
>only asian within 50 miles
>still almost hits me
>>14041138
Usually some douche in a Jeep
>>14042459
>Everyone in North Carolina thinks they're NASCAR drivers drafting at Talladega.
as a fellow NC resident I can confirm this
>driving on fast lane
>no traffic
>catch up with asshole with blinkers on trying to get on fast lane and also touching the brakes.
>slow down to let him in.
>wait wait and wait and he doesnt fucking switch lanes.
>go like WTF?
>pass him
> he later catches on in traffic and flips me off
WHAT THE FUCK
>school zone
>going about 5-7kph above limit
>everyone's at almost the same speed with a car size gap inbetween
>notice car tailgating about 3 feet from my ass
>look in the mirror
>it's a swaglet in his VAG
Must be because my Krautwagen is rwd?
>>14042278
Or in a regular car , downshift and hand brake
>>14044317
I think these people have no concept of following a speed limit, they just drive by what they see in front of them obviously have no idea how to use cruise control either.
>>14041131
>See one car way off in the distance as I am making my right turn
>Not in any hurry so I take my time getting up to speed like a normal person
>Instead of changing lanes and going around me, this person gets 2 inches from my ass and turns their brights on
seriously, faggot. Why cant you just go around? Why this?
>>14048383
You sound like a faggot.
If you're gonna jump in front of someone at least get up to speed.
You literally just said "why can't he just make an evasive maneuver for the unnecessary hazard I put in front of him. Why'd he have to get mad?"
>>14048432
When I say off in the distance I mean OFF IN THE DISTANCE. Unless you consider a quarter of a mile "jumping in front of someone" because you're fucking stupid and that's something you would likely do.
Not going to rev the nuts off my 1998 shitbox which takes like 15 seconds to get up to 55 because someone is retarded
>>14048439
He fucking caught up to you.
You either cut in front of him or failef to reach the speed limit in a reasonable time.
Either way you're the only faggot in this scenario, faggot.
>>14048439
Yeah a quarter mile at highway speeds is not way off.
>>14048439
You're the old man doing 50 in a 70 in the passing lane.
>>14042904
Not the same guy. Yes people actually do this ,typically unprovoked , retard. It's usually an older woman and they get real fuckin aggressive when they get passed. The only reason you didn't ever have this happen to you is cause your a busrider.
>>14048571
You may have had that happen once, maybe even twice in your lifetime. I have 700,000 miles of driving a semi, and another 500,000 driving cars on the highway professionally. It is not common.
More than likely your tail lights are out.
>Get tailgated in 60 zone
>Do 20
It's literally kekholding. LITERALLY. You are being kekked by me. You are watching me fuck your day up, and if you continue to tailgate you are not only party to the kekking but a wilful participant.
>>14048446
Different guy, Naw, faggot here is you.
>>14048715
You don't work in a position of power.
>brake checking
>not just downshifting and watching them panic instead
>>14048929
>You don't work in a position of power.
You're mistaken. It is the guy stuck behind me who doesn't work is a position of power.
I try my best to be courteous. If someone is having a rip-roaring good time in the fast lane - no matter what car they're in - I'll try and merge into the slow lane if I can, simply because I know that if I was cracking on at 30 or 40km/h over the limit, I wouldn't like to have my fun killed by someone who refuses to move over.
I do have a special respect for people in performance cars (or cars that look performance-y, idfk I'm not a major car nerd). If they wanted to spend $50 grand plus on a Holden Special Vehicle or Ford Performance Vehicle, they should enjoy their time on the highways.
That being said, I don't really like tailgaters, especially if I'm already going over the limit. If I'm in a 60 zone, traveling at 75, and some wank wants to tailgate me, I give them maybe five minutes at that speed to see if they back off, and if not, I put them in the naughty corner and start travelling at the posted speed limit.
I make a conscious effort to not tailgate people though, even if it means dealing with a tailgater myself. I'd rather get it done to me that make someone else deal with it.
>>14041138
>be me
>drive an Audi
>tailgate people on the streets
>drive at 60mph in the slow lane on motorways
>>14041131
>again
kek
>the guy riding your ass now passes you
>cuts you off
>to make the next turn
This shit pisses me off to no point. Could it have killed you to just wait the 10 seconds? What the fuck did I do to you?
>>14042360
>it's a cop
>driving home in right lane on town parkway
>Waze tells me there's a speed trap ahead
>see white SUV barreling down the left lane
>put blinker on to move into left lane because (a) thought I could save him a ticket and (b) need to take a left up ahead anyway
>he flashes and honks me back to my own lane
>come around corner and there's the cop sitting there
>lights them up and pulls out after SUV
>sorry, but I tried.
>>14048624
I commute around 85 miles every day and this happens frequently, not just once or twice. Everything on my car works and it isn't a shitbox. I frequently have people (middle aged women) speed up to try to let me not pass them while flipping me off, even though they were going 5 under. Also I live in a nice part of Canada, not some ghetto shit hole so that's not the reason or something.
>>14048715
>I have a pointless, unimportant life and job and the only control I have over my life is making people behind me mad while I jerk off to that small feeling of power
>>14048977
Finally someone who thinks like me, thanks for not being a dick anon :^)
>doing 20 in a 20
>BMW driver comes speeding up behind me and is right up my arse
>go to 25
>still there
>30 still there
>turn on to a 40
>going 50
>STILL THERE
>>14049704
It's because you drive faster. The retard will think he's intimidating you into it, contrary to what's really happening. Then he keeps tailgating because he thinks it works. It's like when kids whine and cry in a store. If you give in once, the little shits will think it works all the time.
>>14048446
Had a retard almost rear end me when I switched lanes because he was doing twice the limit.
Anyone notice tailgating depends on the car/truck they are in?
Sportscar == tailgated often when driving plenty over speedlimit, cut off often, etc.
Large SUV/truck == tailgated less, cut off less.
I'd have thought I'd get tailgated more in the SUV, since I'm going slower, but the sports car kinda figured never get let in/get cut off / people hate you / etc.
>red light 50 yards ahead
>just cruising
>civic comes out of nowhere to ride my ass
>>14051075
It seems I got tailgated more when I drove my old shitbox civic than my newer accord
Both the taillights were busted out, numerous dents and scratches, guess people just assumed I was a bad /slow driver
Plus I live in truck territory where everyone hates on small Japanese cars
>>14048520
Handbook on Grass
>Hand on Ass
We have cracked the Dindu code.
>>14051114
This guy was honking and flashing his beams at me for a while when I stopped at a light and got out. The face he made when I unfolded out of a tiny Corolla was priceless.
>>14042500
>VW
>upmarket German car
>>14044275
Yep, that's my tactic. Very slowly decelerate 5 mph under the speed limit, then very gently tap brakes for lights. Works every time.
>>14044275
>>14051191
>tfw live in Florida and afraid if I react at all I'll get shot.
>>14041230
>Not just brake boosting and leaving them in the dust
git gud nigger
>Faggot in shitbox corolla risks life and limb just to pull out in front of me at the last second
>Drives extremely slow after that
That's the only time I'll ever tailgate someone
>>14041164
They were probably waiting for you to hurry up and overtake
My mom gets pissed when people tailgate super close for miles before overtaking.
How to stop tailgaters:
Step 1: tilt your rear view mirror up to the cieling of your car
Thats it.
>>14051217
>Not having your gun ready at all times in case of road rage
Do you even America?
>>14041164
Because normies take it personal when you over take them.
>>14049684
>I am a self-important idiot who thinks he is above laws and endangers himself and everyone around him with this lack of impulse control and impatience.
>>14049693
I have no problem with people driving fast, since speed alone doesn't kill. It's only when it's mixed with something like inattentiveness, alcohol, inexperience or exhaustion that terrible things happen.
If someone is driving like a complete cunt, I have no problem putting the brakes on him and speed-matching to someone in the slow lane, even if it's only for a short while.
Story time:
> mum and dad driving from home to city, like an hour away
> on the highway, doing 110 in 100 zone (Straya, so km/h)
> already in right-hand, fast lane
> kid on Red Ps in ricer car comes screaming up behind them, weaving in and out of traffic, cutting people off, forcing people to slam on brakes at 100+ km/h
> 140 easy, probs more
> miraculously, no crashes
> old mate comes speeding up behind mum and dad
> the move over, let the cunt go past, whatever
> he speeds off, continues swerving in and out, barely making gaps, shit like that
> ten minutes later down the highway
> ricer car on the side of the road
> wee-oo, cop cars, lights
> kid looks about 17 or 18
> got the whole 'oh shit' look with his head in his hands
> Red P platers only have 4 demerit points
I'm almost certain that faggot would've lost his car and his license. I'm so happy.
>>14041352
Yeah no as someone who went to court for the lulz to fight an "I rear ended someone" charge, at least in Ohio my offense was considered speeding since the law technically says that no driver should operate a vehicle at a SPEED greater than would allow them to come to a complete stop or some shit.
>inb4 why the fuck were you trying to fight that in court
Again literally for the experience and because there was sort of a technicality on the offense slip that made it invalid
But whatever, it's all in the past now and I'm glad it's over...
>>14049151
>driving on a three-lane freeway
>see cop bike coming up quick behind me
>slow down to speed limit
>bike tailgates me for a while, I'm just sitting there sweating bullets
>cop finally overtakes me and while doing so holds out his thumb and moves it in an up-and-down motion
>look it up later and apparently it means "speed up"
I still don't quite understand
>>14041362
my friend did this and the insurance company literally asked him to bring the cat as proof.
>driving 10 over in left lane because I have to get off the road soon
>still get fucking tailgated
> stupid shit head.Jpeg
