Have a tailgater what for

[milesgiles]

I was pootling happily in the slow lane at 60 idiot starts flashing me. Took my foot off the gas ended up going less than thirty he still didn’t overtake

Bizarre. Eventually he exited left and I made a point of getting back up to 60 quick smart

[Forester1965]

If you're on a 60mph/NSL speed limit dual carriageway and decide to reduce your speed to <30mph, you're being more dangerous to the traffic around you than the tailgater.

Reduce your speed (but not too much), carefully anticipate the road ahead and avoid sharp changes in speed or direction.

It's possible the tailgater didn't want to overtake you because they knew they were leaving to the nearside soon.

[Pica-Pica]

What an odd way to drive.
1) it’s the ‘driving lane’, not the ‘slow lane’, the other lanes are for overtaking.
2) ignore any flashing, just carry, and certainly don’t slow to 30, that is just stupid.

[JackJarvis]

Cool story bro.

No such thing as the “slow lane”.

[119]

milesgiles said:

I was pootling happily in the slow lane at 60 idiot starts flashing me. Took my foot off the gas ended up going less than thirty he still didn’t overtake

Bizarre. Eventually he exited left and I made a point of getting back up to 60 quick smart

Amazing.

[Funky Squirrel]

I've had something similar happen albeit rarely. I just assume the person is almost out of fuel and trying to slipstream a few hundred meters more. Slowing down then booting it away usually works to wake them up.

[OverSteery]

milesgiles said:

I was pootling happily in the slow lane at 60 idiot starts flashing me. Took my foot off the gas ended up going less than thirty he still didn’t overtake

Bizarre. Eventually he exited left and I made a point of getting back up to 60 quick smart

Did you have your rear fog light on?

[MightyBadger]

milesgiles said:

I was pootling happily in the slow lane at 60 idiot starts flashing me. Took my foot off the gas ended up going less than thirty he still didn’t overtake

Bizarre. Eventually he exited left and I made a point of getting back up to 60 quick smart

Going down to less than 30 in a 60 all of a sudden makes you the dhead being dangerous?

[Nibbles_bits]

OP, your Knighthood is on it's way

[snuffy]

Maybe you had left a small child on the roof and they were trying to tell you ?

[martinbiz]

What does the thread title even mean???

[Drumroll]

milesgiles said:

I was pootling happily in the slow lane at 60 idiot starts flashing me. Took my foot off the gas ended up going less than thirty he still didn’t overtake

Bizarre. Eventually he exited left and I made a point of getting back up to 60 quick smart

The more bizarre behaviour is yours.

How can reducing your speed in the circumstances described be anything other than bizarre. Dangerous, might be another word to use.

[Seasonal Hero]

Threads that didn’t go the way the OP expected #48764

[E-bmw]

martinbiz said:

What does the thread title even mean???

I suspect he meant "GAVE the tailgater what for".

The OP REALLY did that didn't he, I mean, the tailgater will NEVER do that again, will he?

[fatjon]

MightyBadger said:

Going down to less than 30 in a 60 all of a sudden makes you the dhead being dangerous?

yes it does.

[dundarach]

He probably thought 'fk it' for whatever he was trying to tell you about.

[Greendubber]

milesgiles said:

I was pootling happily in the slow lane at 60 idiot starts flashing me. Took my foot off the gas ended up going less than thirty he still didn’t overtake

Bizarre. Eventually he exited left and I made a point of getting back up to 60 quick smart

Top trolling!

[JackJarvis]

MightyBadger said:

milesgiles said:

I was pootling happily in the slow lane at 60 idiot starts flashing me. Took my foot off the gas ended up going less than thirty he still didn’t overtake

Bizarre. Eventually he exited left and I made a point of getting back up to 60 quick smart

Going down to less than 30 in a 60 all of a sudden makes you the dhead being dangerous?

Very much so, especially as it was probably a 70 limit.

[Debaser]

milesgiles said:

I was pootling happily in the slow lane at 60 idiot starts flashing me. Took my foot off the gas ended up going less than thirty he still didn’t overtake

Bizarre. Eventually he exited left and I made a point of getting back up to 60 quick smart

Weird

[James6112]

Seasonal Hero said:

Threads that didn’t go the way the OP expected #48764

Dumb comment #48765

Must have been due a copious screenwash.
Wind up the throbber up a bit more!
His heart attack, not yours…