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What is the safest way to stop other drivers/people tailgating part 2

  • 29-01-2012 4:25pm
    #1
    the culture of deference
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,196 ✭✭✭


    I want to restart this thread. It seems that some posters haven't understood or read the OP correctly.


    I have been driving at the speed limit using cruise control on the lucan celbridge road 60km, and the n4 into town from leixlip 80km, always in the correct lane. My speedo matches my sat nav speed.


    My main issue is in bad weather, when it is 2 or 3 degrees outside, in the wet, at nighttime. I am in the correct lane and I have had cars on my bumper (within 3 or 4 feet).


    How do you get the car behind to understand what they are doing is lethal, and they will eventually cause an accident.

    or

    Why doesn't the driver of the car behind understand what they are doing is lethal.


    Good solutions from the other thread

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056532332


    What is the safest way to stop people tailgating.

    juan.kerr wrote: »
    slowing down regardless of the speed limit works for me - they get the message.
    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    Just try to ignore them op, they're behind you, focus on the road ahead. You're doing the speed limit and don't plan on breaking it, they'll just have to live with it.
    Anan1 wrote: »
    I find a quick flash of the hazards works best - it gets their attention without coming across as aggressive.
    nacimroc wrote: »

    And to answer the OP, don't do anything too serious as you probably have them furious with you already and you may just push them into doing something stupidly dangerous!
    monument wrote: »
    Nobody is making a tailgater tailgate or a speeder speed other than them self and they greed. You're the one acting dangously by tailgating -- take a bit of responsibility for your own actions or get off the road.


Comments

  • #2
    lalababa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,742 ✭✭✭lalababa


    I wouln't advocate this ,but, some people I know give a quick flash of their rear fog, more often than not it works.:D


  • #3
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    No need for part 2. Please post in the original thread if you wish.


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