Ever brake-checked a tailgating driver?

JackieChang

I was overtaking on the motorway yesterday, going about 120kph, and a BMW came zooming up my arse and was practically sniffing it for the entire overtaking process. Then he sped off at light speed after I pulled in to the "slow lane" now over the speed limit as I was trying to get him off my arse.

Next time I might brake check these feckers. Not actually brake at that speed, but just activate the brake lights and make them back off. Anybody do this before? Does it work?

Auguste Comte

Just don't.

punisher5112

Where's the slow lane???

TheDiceMan2020

Sounds like a great idea. Make sure it's an 18 wheeler behind you when you do it.

corner of hells

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

Sounds like a great idea. Make sure it's an 18 wheeler behind you when you do it.

In rainy conditions.

artanevilla

Two wrongs don't make a right. You are less likely to cause an accident being patient than you are brake checking.

pablo128

JackieChang wrote: »

I was overtaking on the motorway yesterday, going about 120kph, and a BMW came zooming up my arse and was practically sniffing it for the entire overtaking process. Then he sped off at light speed after I pulled in to the "slow lane" now over the speed limit as I was trying to get him off my arse.

Next time I might brake check these feckers. Not actually brake at that speed, but just activate the brake lights and make them back off. Anybody do this before? Does it work?

Don't do it.

Put your hazard lights on if there is a hazard such as someone driving a foot or 2 from your bumper. Unfortunately there are dickheads out there that will drive like that but run crying to the Gardai if you brake test them. You will end up worse off.

ILoveYourVibes

And let an idiot kill you??

lawred2

Sounds like you were touring along in the right hand lane...

Next time try to stay in the left hand most lane.

endacl

Safer alternative.

FishOnABike

That just means there's two dangerous idiots on the road.

JackieChang

punisher5112 wrote: »

Where's the slow lane???

It was to my left. I was overtaking a slow car in the slow lane.

whisky_galore

No, I'd never brake check, because I'm not that stupid.

banie01

Brake checking is for amateurs!
Those brake lights give tail gaters too much of a warning!

Just drop from 5th to 3rd all of a sudden!
That will keep them awake


On a serious note, no.
I don't want to be responsible for some other idiot making a mistake that could lead to their harm and or mine.
As I get older, tailgaters bother me much less than people who don't understand what an overtaking lane is or how to competently use one.

Sleeper12

JackieChang wrote:

Next time I might brake check these feckers. Not actually brake at that speed, but just activate the brake lights and make them back off. Anybody do this before? Does it work?

Two wrongs don't make a right

K.Flyer

JackieChang wrote: »

I was overtaking on the motorway yesterday, going about 120kph, and a BMW came zooming up my arse and was practically sniffing it for the entire overtaking process. Then he sped off at light speed after I pulled in to the "slow lane" now over the speed limit as I was trying to get him off my arse.

Next time I might brake check these feckers. Not actually brake at that speed, but just activate the brake lights and make them back off. Anybody do this before? Does it work?

Ha! You may have gotten a nasty surprise had you done that. An Garda have a few dark unmarked BMWs.
If someone is on my bumper while I'm overtaking I just put on the left indicator as an acknowledgement that I see them and I will move over when I can.

Sleeper12

JackieChang wrote:

It was to my left. I was overtaking a slow car in the slow lane.

Travelling lane and overtaking lane

_blaaz

Arent we all just a bunch of saints here :rolleyes:



Ya...i done it....not full brake check...but a tap enough to set off the lights to warn off

People acting the dick on the road only have emselves to blame

The high horse brigade

JackieChang wrote: »

I was overtaking on the motorway yesterday, going about 120kph, and a BMW came zooming up my arse and was practically sniffing it for the entire overtaking process. Then he sped off at light speed after I pulled in to the "slow lane" now over the speed limit as I was trying to get him off my arse.

Next time I might brake check these feckers. Not actually brake at that speed, but just activate the brake lights and make them back off. Anybody do this before? Does it work?

Sure sounds like you were hogging the right lane?

OldMrBrennan83

I just ease off slowly without braking until they get the message.

pablo128

I will admit that I have been known to ease up on the throttle when being tailgated, and then flooring it. This ensures that the car following me gets its daily dose of diesel soot and fumes into it's vents.

Childish, I know.

Tommy Kelly

I done it a few times and the look on their faces was sweet, it wasn't long taking the wind out of their sails. I'd do it again to, no bother.

Wanderer2010

Although tailgating is without doubt one of the most rage-inducing things that someone can do to you on the roads, and is indicative of an absolute retard, its best not to play games or even make eye contact with the person. Just keep going at your normal speed and if possible pull into the hard shoulder and let them off- not your circus, not your monkey. The #1 thing is to just keep driving safely and try and get some distance between them, be it a roundabout or if they are really annoying you just go somewhere else and then back up. Games or tit for tat on the roads just leaves you dead.

Balanadan

There are some head the balls out there alright. I came across a fella in Cork yesterday who seemingly wanted a race, at every set of traffic lights he was looking at me and put the boot down as if to make a point while I took off gently, and when we finally got onto the main road I got up to 120 at normal acceleration, went to overtake him and he put the boot down again until finally giving up. Bizarre.

pablo128

The high horse brigade wrote: »

Sure sounds like you were hogging the right lane?

No it sounds like he was overtaking a slower car and some wankbag drove up his arse being a dick.

Balanadan

If someone tailgaits me I just slow down rather than brake-check them.

donegal_man

_blaaz wrote: »

Arent we all just a bunch of saints here :rolleyes:
...

Nothing to do with being a "saint", everything to with not wanting to be rear-ended by some numbskull.

suicide_circus

just slowly reduce speed by lifting your right foot completely until youre at a complete halt.

dxhound2005

I often thought of checking if I could get some sort of scrolling message for the back window. "I have 9 Points, I can't go any quicker" I don't have any points, but tailgaters annoy me, when I am at the speed limit.

It's worse on ordinary roads, because I would always get out of the way of someone doing over the limit on the motorway. But on winding two lane roads they can't overtake so easily.

suicide_circus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVv9O_j4bFQ

pjohnson

donegal_man wrote: »

Nothing to do with being a "saint", everything to with not wanting to be rear-ended by some numbskull.

They prob want the compo from being rear ended.

pablo128

suicide_circus wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVv9O_j4bFQ

She changed her tune quick enough after a box in the gob. Mouthy bitch.

Blueshoe

Just finish your overtaking manoeuvre and go back into the left hand lane. Worry about yourself. Ignore the other guy

Rubberchikken

its just wasting your time/energy/breath doing this to these ignorant morons. nothing will change their behaviour.
they have themselves absolutely convinced they own the roads, they're the best drivers out there and heaven help anyone who gets in their miserable pathetic way.

theres no 'slow lane 'btw. its the driving lane (though im sure someone will come along with a more official name) and an overtaking lane.
but what do i know* sigh*

JackieChang

The high horse brigade wrote: »

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Sure sounds like you were hogging the right lane?

Definitely not. I was actually overtaking a bit over the speed limit if I'm honest.

EmmetSpiceland

Leave the brake only and just throw on the rear fog lights. Has the same effect but you can accelerate away nicely at the same time.

PatM65

I just wash my windscreen if someone is tailgating me.

If they persist I turn on my dipped lights so that my headlamp washers are activated to give them a good soaking

Weltsmertz

Try braking and accelerating at the same time.

kneemos

Seen a video of a car being brake checked and skidding out of control before over turning.

pablo128

PatM65 wrote: »

I just wash my windscreen if someone is tailgating me.

If they persist I turn on my dipped lights so that my headlamp washers are activated to give them a good soaking

You know a lot of cars now have auto wipers? My 14 year old Toyota has them. All you would be doing is giving someone a free window wash.

It's not particularly bright to brake-check a tailgater when inches from your bumper. I generally put on my hazard lights as a signal to back off. Failing that, I indicate into the shoulder as necessary to let the impatient character through.

OldMrBrennan83

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It's not particularly bright to brake-check a tailgater when inches from your bumper. I generally put on my hazard lights as a signal to back off. Failing that, I indicate into the shoulder as necessary to let the impatient character off.

You're positively reinforcing their behaviour that ends up making them do it more often to the rest of us. That said, if that's what works for you I can understand not worrying about other drivers.

OldMrBrennan83

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

You're positively reinforcing their behaviour that ends up making them do it more often to the rest of us. That said, if that's what works for you I can understand not worrying about other drivers.

Life is too short to be inheriting additional problems. I rely on common sense, as opposed to inciting a moron to rage.

LillySV

If you had been overtaking at an appropriate speed, then your should have been back in the left lane by time that guy came up behind ya.... or is it a case that you pulled out into the right lane without checking for cars coming up in right hand lane... meaning you were the one that was wrong?

Either way it’s dangerous and stupid to consider brake checking someone and putting lives at risk ...

Wailin

LillySV wrote: »

If you had been overtaking at an appropriate speed, then your should have been back in the left lane by time that guy came up behind ya.... or is it a case that you pulled out into the right lane without checking for cars coming up in right hand lane... meaning you were the one that was wrong?

Either way it’s dangerous and stupid to consider brake checking someone and putting lives at risk ...

Read his first post slowly and carefully. Then read it again. He explains what happened in simple terms. Too hard to grasp for some it seems.

Andrewf20

The beemers wife could have been in labour in the back seat. Who knows.

OldMrBrennan83

Andrewf20 wrote: »

The beemers wife could have been in labour in the back seat. Who knows.

A Beemer owner would have put her out on the side of the road to save the upholstery.

Pkiernan

Handful of small ball bearings tossed out the sunroof.....all I'm saying

cj maxx

JackieChang wrote: »

I was overtaking on the motorway yesterday, going about 120kph, and a BMW came zooming up my arse and was practically sniffing it for the entire overtaking process. Then he sped off at light speed after I pulled in to the "slow lane" now over the speed limit as I was trying to get him off my arse.

Next time I might brake check these feckers. Not actually brake at that speed, but just activate the brake lights and make them back off. Anybody do this before? Does it work?

Do it sometimes. I just activate the brake lights or even just turn on the fog lights. For overly aggressive drivers

Snow Garden

Pull up the handbrake slowly. That way you slow down but the driver behind does not get the brake light warnings.

60% of the time, it works every time.

jaxxx

Anyone that's idiotic enough to even consider something as stupid and dangerous as brake checking needs their license revoked.