Have a tailgater what for

[blueg33]

Drumroll said:

GasEngineer said:

I've read in several places that the advice for dealing with tailgaters is to slow down to let them pass.

Why is the OP getting so much stick for following the advice?

Firstly slowing from 60 to 30 is excessive.

We only have thr OP'S word this guy was tailgating him and if you read through this thread he is not the best judge of what actually happens on the roads in any part of life.

Edited for you after reading his train ticket thread

[milesgiles]

sospan said:

Agree.
The decision to overtake or not is on the following driver. Not the one in front assuming the follower should overtake. In the OP case the “tailgater” left at an upcoming exit so decided he wouldn’t overtake and have to pull back in close to the exit ( cutting up the car in front). His error was getting too close to the car in front instead of slowing earlier to maintain a gap.
Don’t become a “road captain” trying to influence others. If on a motorway maintain your steady speed.
Exceptions? Hmmmmm maybe to give an emergency vehicle on blues/twos pass easier IF (big IF) road conditions and traffic make this safe. Not a necessity though. Often not a good option.

There was no car in front road was very quiet. He was a good two miles from the exit he ended up taking. No reason for him at all to not overtake virtually nothing in any lane

[E-bmw]

milesgiles said:

sospan said:

Agree.
The decision to overtake or not is on the following driver. Not the one in front assuming the follower should overtake. In the OP case the “tailgater” left at an upcoming exit so decided he wouldn’t overtake and have to pull back in close to the exit ( cutting up the car in front). His error was getting too close to the car in front instead of slowing earlier to maintain a gap.
Don’t become a “road captain” trying to influence others. If on a motorway maintain your steady speed.
Exceptions? Hmmmmm maybe to give an emergency vehicle on blues/twos pass easier IF (big IF) road conditions and traffic make this safe. Not a necessity though. Often not a good option.

There was no car in front road was very quiet. He was a good two miles from the exit he ended up taking. No reason for him at all to not overtake virtually nothing in any lane

Just one reason.

The idiot in front acting stupidly & potentially doing something even more stupid.

AKA keep the idiot in front where you can see him better.

[Super Sonic]

GasEngineer said:

I've read in several places that the advice for dealing with tailgaters is to slow down to let them pass.

Why is the OP getting so much stick for following the advice?

Not sure where you read that, but it's not good advice. Increase your distance from the vehicle in front is the correct procedure, and if there is somewhere safe to pull over to let them pass, consider doing so, although in this case that wouldn't apply. Slowing down to less than half the speed limit just exacerbates the situation. You may want to look at the RAC or Highway Agency advice on this.

[GasEngineer]

Super Sonic said:

GasEngineer said:

I've read in several places that the advice for dealing with tailgaters is to slow down to let them pass.

Why is the OP getting so much stick for following the advice?

Not sure where you read that, but it's not good advice. Increase your distance from the vehicle in front is the correct procedure, and if there is somewhere safe to pull over to let them pass, consider doing so, although in this case that wouldn't apply. Slowing down to less than half the speed limit just exacerbates the situation. You may want to look at the RAC or Highway Agency advice on this.

Just google something like "Dealing with Tailgating" and you'll see.

if there is other traffic in front of you advice is to to increase the gap between you and the car in front by slowing down/lifting off the accelerator or otherwise slow and pull over to let them pass etc. Don't speed up and don't brake test them.

[Pica-Pica]

GasEngineer said:

Super Sonic said:

GasEngineer said:

I've read in several places that the advice for dealing with tailgaters is to slow down to let them pass.

Why is the OP getting so much stick for following the advice?

Not sure where you read that, but it's not good advice. Increase your distance from the vehicle in front is the correct procedure, and if there is somewhere safe to pull over to let them pass, consider doing so, although in this case that wouldn't apply. Slowing down to less than half the speed limit just exacerbates the situation. You may want to look at the RAC or Highway Agency advice on this.

Just google something like "Dealing with Tailgating" and you'll see.

if there is other traffic in front of you advice is to to increase the gap between you and the car in front by slowing down/lifting off the accelerator or otherwise slow and pull over to let them pass etc. Don't speed up and don't brake test them.

Yes, but that is talking about a gentle easing back, not halving your speed - a BIG, BIG difference.

[milesgiles]

E-bmw said:

Just one reason.

The idiot in front acting stupidly & potentially doing something even more stupid.

AKA keep the idiot in front where you can see him better.

Sense made, none

I was driving completely normally UNTIL he came up behind me flashing his lights at me

[pinchmeimdreamin]

milesgiles said:

E-bmw said:

Just one reason.

The idiot in front acting stupidly & potentially doing something even more stupid.

AKA keep the idiot in front where you can see him better.

Sense made, none

I was driving completely normally UNTIL he came up behind me flashing his lights at me

And you should have carried on driving normally.

[Drumroll]

milesgiles said:

Sense made, none

I was driving completely normally UNTIL he came up behind me flashing his lights at me

You have continuously failed to se that your actions were by far the more dangerous than the person behind who flashed his lights at you. (For whatever reason)

[E-bmw]

milesgiles said:

E-bmw said:

Just one reason.

The idiot in front acting stupidly & potentially doing something even more stupid.

AKA keep the idiot in front where you can see him better.

Sense made, none

I was driving completely normally UNTIL he came up behind me flashing his lights at me

Sorry, I didn't realise it was obligatory to turn into an idiot when somebody flashes you, my mistake.

[Super Sonic]

GasEngineer said:

Super Sonic said:

GasEngineer said:

I've read in several places that the advice for dealing with tailgaters is to slow down to let them pass.

Why is the OP getting so much stick for following the advice?

Not sure where you read that, but it's not good advice. Increase your distance from the vehicle in front is the correct procedure, and if there is somewhere safe to pull over to let them pass, consider doing so, although in this case that wouldn't apply. Slowing down to less than half the speed limit just exacerbates the situation. You may want to look at the RAC or Highway Agency advice on this.

Just google something like "Dealing with Tailgating" and you'll see.

if there is other traffic in front of you advice is to to increase the gap between you and the car in front by slowing down/lifting off the accelerator or otherwise slow and pull over to let them pass etc. Don't speed up and don't brake test them.

That is pretty much what I said, including the big about pulling over to let them overtake if safe to do so, but that's not what the op did is it? You may have read the thread, and my post, but apparently you didn't understand them.
ETA, it's not 'slow down to let them pass' as you put at first, it's increase the gap to the car in front, as I put, which you then changed it to in your next post! And if you had read and understood the thread you'd know the op was on a m'way in the left lane, so where does he pull over to?
ETA also the op says there was no traffic in front, so 'slowing down to increase the gap from the car in front' isn't even relevant.

Edited by Super Sonic on Saturday 6th April 21:34

Edited by Super Sonic on Saturday 6th April 21:37

[Simpo Two]

E-bmw said:

milesgiles said:

I was driving completely normally UNTIL he came up behind me flashing his lights at me

Sorry, I didn't realise it was obligatory to turn into an idiot when somebody flashes you, my mistake.

Changing the subject slightly, FB sometimes gives me videos from 'dashcam clubs'. Very often the outraged dashcammer is the one who acted like a dick but his halo of dashcam self-righteousness stops him from seeing it - a bit like the boys in lycra.

[Super Sonic]

blueg33 said:

Edited for you after reading his train ticket thread

Have you seen his 'Was my driving technically correct' thread? Quite enlightening!

[blueg33]

Super Sonic said:

blueg33 said:

Edited for you after reading his train ticket thread

Have you seen his 'Was my driving technically correct' thread? Quite enlightening!

Is it the same op?

[Super Sonic]

No. Apologies to milesgiles for mixing him up with somebody else.

[milesgiles]

blueg33 said:

Is it the same op?

No that guy was an idiot

[blueg33]

milesgiles said:

blueg33 said:

Is it the same op?

No that guy was an idiot

Thankyou for the funniest and most unself aware comment of the day.

Thanks for cheering me up on what is turnout to be a frustrating day!

[Dingu]

blueg33 said:

milesgiles said:

blueg33 said:

Is it the same op?

No that guy was an idiot

Thankyou for the funniest and most unself aware comment of the day.

Thanks for cheering me up on what is turnout to be a frustrating day!

Have another

[bigothunter]

Dingu said:

blueg33 said:

milesgiles said:

blueg33 said:

Is it the same op?

No that guy was an idiot

Thankyou for the funniest and most unself aware comment of the day.

Thanks for cheering me up on what is turnout to be a frustrating day!

Have another

And here

Hi Dingy

[BertBert]

milesgiles said:

No that guy was an idiot

Utter fabulosity, superb response!