Tailgaiters

[pattyg]

Came up the A1 today and this guy was barely a car length behind me for around 30 miles on and off. Due to the nature of the road and us both keeping to the limit he would pass the same cars then just catch me up and hang on my tail....so fookin annoying.

What do you folks do if tailgated?

[Robb F]

Slow down until they go past you, carry on with life

[NadiR]

Slam on the brakes.

[swifthobo]

slip it into the reverse gator so the reversing lights come on usually confuse's and they back off failing that let them past if they are really pissing me off

[Ari]

Robb F said:

Slow down until they go past you, carry on with life

That. Who needs it?

[soad]

Make full use of the windscreen washer spray?
Or chuck a red bull can at him if all else fails...

[TheAlfaMale]

Drop a cog with revs matched to road speed, touch brake pedal enough to engage brake lights, but not brakes. Slow down to bottom of power band using engine braking alone. Floor it. With brake lights still lit. Gets 'em every time!

ETA: Can't do it now Alfa brakes are too sensitive

[Robb F]

Ari said:

That. Who needs it?

Unless they're really annoying.

Then its time to do the windscreen washers

Or do the old make the brake lights come on with your left foot whilst accelerating away trick.

[12gauge]

If youve got a sunroof, throw some copper coins out of it. That'll learn em.

[Robb F]

12gauge said:

If youve got a sunroof, throw some copper coins out of it. That'll learn em.

Or a baby doll with a blood bag attched. Nice splat and they'll be in shreds while you drive off int othe sunset

[Dog Star]

Put right hand wheels over the right hand white line - chucks up LOADS of gravel etc

Brilliant on drivers of Base Germans - has never failed and doesn't look like you did it on purpose.

[PumpkinSteve]

Most annoying s on the road. I find that van drivers, taxi drivers and Audi drivers are the worst. I had a fking Audi R8 nigh on touching my rear bumper on a dual carriageway, I was driving a... Yaris. I don't know what he wanted to happen exactly, but he just sat there for a while even though the right lane was clear.

[cslwannabe]

Clean your windscreen a lot.

If you slam on your brakes, with someone of that mentality (ie tailgating for 30 miles) behind you there is a fair chance its going to turn even nastier...

[Ari]

TheAlfaMale said:

Drop a cog with revs matched to road speed, touch brake pedal enough to engage brake lights, but not brakes. Slow down to bottom of power band using engine braking alone. Floor it. With brake lights still lit. Gets 'em every time!

ETA: Can't do it now Alfa brakes are too sensitive

Then 5 secs later catch up with the car in front and be back to where you started...

[Dave Hedgehog]

the solution is simple

pull the fk over

if someone comes up behind me, I let them past at the first opportunity

[StottyZr]

Gradually slow down until they back off

[Bolognese]

As others have said - windscreen washers..

Or let them pass.

[orangesrule]

i've had it a couple times, my rear fogs look like brake lights. so i just flick on my head lights, then maybe 30 seconds later flick the rear fogs on and watch the initial fear in their eyes as they think 'oh st'.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

Windscreen washers - stupid assholes.
If they're really keen to get past, just pull over slightly, maintain speed and indicate left. They either go past and thank you or they realise their engine is as small as their penis and feel silly.

People do this for bikers ALL the time (thank you btw) - so why is it so hard to do for a fellow car driver?
If you don't want to let them past, simply speed up and slow down + or - 5mph every 20-30 seconds - then it's impossible for them to tailgate.

[Decky_Q]

No-one is quick enough to get within a few metres of my bumper