Er, that is, road rage from the tailgater not you getting mad.
I'm one of the million people out of there that despises tailgaters and does not practice tailgating. I'd love to find ways of dealing with them. Sometimes, I just speed up, other times, I just slow down and cruise at the speed limit. However, I tend to not do either too often in fear of incurring their wrath at, say, the stop light at the intersection where the person could just get out of his or her car and go all crazy violent on me.
Has anyone been the recepient of a raged driver specifically related to tailgating? :/
2006-10-16 09:07:03 · 9 answers · asked by zugzug 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
This is an easy question, seeing's that I live in Florida where everyone tailgates on every road in the state...It's a way of life here....
2006-10-16 09:11:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honest response from a chronic-tailgater:
1) Common decency dictates that I do not tailgate when the person in front is going the speed limit. It is not my place to force others to break the rules.
2) Common decency also dictates that you, as a slower driver, stay out of the left lane and pull over when appropriate to let faster traffic pass.
3) The best way to "deal" with a tailgater is simply to get out of their way. It isn't your job to slow them down.
4) Many people do not realize that they are tailgating. There are many times when I am just driving along, not even noticing the speed, and my husband will yell at me to get off that guys ***! It doesn't occur to me that it could be considered tailgating becuase when I am tailgating, you'll know it.
5) This "fear" we all have of other drivers is pretty darn scary. I too fear pulling up next to someone who is going to go bananas on me. I'll happily yell right back at someone but would never start it (unless it was WELL deserved).
Addendum: As per Shaz's response, I too live in Florida and he is right, its just what we do!
2006-10-16 09:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Slow down pull over and let them pass, do not hesitate to report them to the State Highway Patrol. the last thing you want to do is engage in any exchange , you may become a robbery victim or worse. If you feel threatened head for a well lit or public area like a hospital or restaurant front. Pay attention to plates , car , person driving and location of road markers. When enough reports are in on this person a citation may be issued or they may be caught in the act..
2016-05-22 07:05:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have an antique Station Wagon that some a$$hole rear ended, because she was tailgating. The b%t#ch threw a hissy fit on the side of the road and tried to say the accident was my fault cause I hit the breaks,called my car a piece of shi% and that she did me a favor by hitting it . . my insurance sued her for the cost of the repair which was over 17000.00. Because they no longer make parts for my car the parts had to be custom fabricated. Her insurance would only pay 1800.00, what they considered blue book on my car so she had to pay the rest. I had antique auto insurance. I got the pleasure of seeing her face when the judge ruled in my insurances favor.
2006-10-16 09:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by Rainy 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Man! I have horrible road rage! BUT, this one time (in band camp....just kidding).... let me lay it out for you.....
Where I live (in a pretty average size town) the main highway that goes to the town turns into its main street. Well, the speed limit drops from 70 to 55 to 50 to 40 in the matter of about a mile. I'm used to it and I follow it because I've gotten tickets there in the past, and I like having low insurance. Anyway, on the day in question, I was driving my car and there was some ****** whom was riding my butt (tailgating me) and so, being the jerk that I am, I slowed down to the speed limit and boxed him in. He kept tailgating and tailgating. He finally kissed my back bumper with his truck. That p!ssed me off.... so, anyway, I get into town where they are doing road construction. So the speed limit dropped from 40 to like 25 or something crazy like that. So I go the speed limit. Some to be a jerk, some to follow the speed limit posted. Well, I'm about a mile in town, and we catch a red light. F!ck, I think. Well, I was right. Dude gets OUT OF HIS TRUCK, comes to my side of the car and starts screaming at me! I'm freaking out. My boyfriend at the time tells him to shut the hell up and get out of his girl's face. So.... dude leaves me alone, walks to the OTHER SIDE OF MY CAR, and PULLS my man out of the car! Through the open window. He's all screaming at my man, blah blah blah, check your n!gger girlfriend, yadda yadda yadda (My bf's white). You know, everything he can think of. BF gets out of dude's grip, gets back in the car right when the light turns green. I run over Senor Psychopath's (not Mexican, just a line from Aladdin!) foot and start hauling balls in my POS Ford Escort ZX2. Dude hops in his car, chases after us. I'm going like 80 in the city limits.... he gets to us, kisses my back end again, yells "F!ck you, n!gger!" and turns off into the VA Hospital.
It was pretty bezerk! I live in Kansas by the way. People are crazy. Now, I said that I have bad road roage.... mine is flicking people off and yelling "F!uck you!" I NEVER EVER tailgate! I will press on my brakes a little to get people to back off, but that's it.
On the lines of going the speed limit in the left lane: law is left lane is to be used as a passing lane, so you should get over. In every drivers' handbook, it says slower traffic to keep right. Even if you are going the speed limit, if you are going slower, you should get over..... that's the road rage in me coming out!
2006-10-16 09:31:12 · answer #5 · answered by Summer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If I am on the interstate in the left lane doing 70mph. Do not get on my bumper! 70 is the speed limit, why should I be the one who has to change lanes to accommonadate them. I stomp my brakes right quick, just so they know I am not having it. I have been flipped off, cussed and more. I can jiggy, too!
2006-10-16 09:18:18 · answer #6 · answered by dancinintherain 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It is a very common problem. More times than not, you will be subjected to this kind of behaver. I drive a semi, and I do worry sometimes about someone riding my rearend, this is very dangerous.
2006-10-18 16:09:28 · answer #7 · answered by Iam!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time! I'm a cautious driver and that tends to anger more aggressive drivers.
2006-10-16 09:15:19 · answer #8 · answered by mal_dawn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
change lane and ignore them. pretend they are your nightmare inlaws,ignore them.let them pass you.
2006-10-16 09:10:57 · answer #9 · answered by LEXUSRY 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋