2006-08-15 13:41:21 · 27 answers · asked by Sally Pepsi 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
tap the brake. Usually most people get the point, because they don't want to buy me a new BMW. I always drive the speed limit, so I am not in the wrong - they are.
Remember - if they hit you when this happens, to tell the officer that you thought you saw something run across the road in front of you and you had to avoid it. In rear end collissions, the person to the rear is always at fault.
It's great to hear them slam on the brakes and lock them up when you tap the brake lights.
2006-08-15 13:49:34 · answer #1 · answered by ceprn 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
That's the police's job called road rage and or aggressive driving and they need to do a much better job at it the safety concerns on vehicles today is a joke they let people lift there trucks to high in the air to big of tires in a panic situation the brakes would be overwhelmed and fail and run over some kid and this could be parented if they would enforce the vehicle codes, driving with there driving lights, on blinding oncoming vehicles, tailgating, vehicles high center of gravity has been altered and the make them loud and for what all they have is a unsafe bucket of bolts and the cuts say its OK cause they don't enforce it enough and the list is long and not enough time in the world to tell you all the things people are getting away with on there car and trucks and so why be worried about tailgating it falls in this group and nothing being done , providing you are you say you are do something ?
2006-08-16 06:14:27 · answer #2 · answered by Mechanical 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing to do is change lanes if you can do it safely. Many people don't want to do this, especially if they are already at, or over, the speed limit - but do it, cause the cops are ahead of you, and that person tailgating you just became your decoy!
If you can't do that, turning on your headlights (if they aren't already on) is a good way to back someone off, as they activate your tail lights without you hitting the brakes and bringing the tailgater even closer...
If that doesn't work, make sure you have plenty of space between you and the car in front of you and continue to drive your speed. Don't let someone force you to drive unsafely!
2006-08-15 23:27:15 · answer #3 · answered by merigold00 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I throw rotten tomatoes at them...one time I only had rotten pineapples along though, and that seemed to work very well also.
This is especially effective if the person tailgating you is a law enforcement official. The law enforcement officials like to tailgate you so that you'll speed up enough for them to pull you over where I am from originally.
2006-08-15 21:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by aanstalokaniskiodov_nikolai 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the tailgater is driving a really nice car and there are rocks on the side of the road, I will drive in them so the fly up and chip the front of the paint on the car tailgating.....only do this with old cars you are driving, as the rocks will chip your paint, too.
2006-08-15 20:50:58 · answer #5 · answered by Stupid Flanders 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Brake
2006-08-15 20:46:19 · answer #6 · answered by jonnygaijin 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Either drive faster, or slam on the brakes and watch the whites in their eyes get really big.
2006-08-15 20:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Slam on the brakes really hard. Or, beep the horn and hold it in for like 30 seconds.
2006-08-15 20:58:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Fill your windshield wiper reservoir with something yukky like baby oil, aim your wiper fluid nozzels so that they aim over your car, and squirt their windshields with it. It will make their windshields greasy as they turn on their wipers, therefore unable to see clearly out of them, and they will back off, I can promise you that...!!
2006-08-15 20:53:25 · answer #9 · answered by brandon's mommy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the daytime slow down and let them pass me and In the night push it to 140 mph and see if they can keep up
2006-08-15 20:50:37 · answer #10 · answered by Slim 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋