How to deal with tailgaters

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by gaspedal34, Aug 11, 2016.

  1. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    Yesterday I had some oversize guy from atalissa iowa ridin my can on 83 in Texas going toward eagle pass , when we got to Catarina I got over a slowed down and he romped on it thru town .
    Last I saw of him he was hittin the shoulder with a trooper tailgating him .
     
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  3. Puppage

    Puppage Road Train Member

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    Works like a charm, right?
     
  4. dog-c

    dog-c Road Train Member

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    Had a tailgater give me the finger - since I was 76k loaded passing another loaded semi, then I see him 2 minutes later in the little America parking lot.

    All the transgressions for that?
    I see a lot of tailgaters that get so impatient with me, at 65mph, the speed limit, then I see them 5-10 minutes later in a gas station parking lot. I don't think they see how stupid we see them behave.....
     
  5. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    They'll stop tailgating about 18 inches before their exit, pass you, come in front, and slam on their brakes while exiting. Don't worry it only happens about 40 times a day.
     
  6. okiedokie

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    What the lower species don't know is a road hazard or a blown tire could end their happy day. Tailgayers use to bother me. Now how I would like to hit that switch on the dash that would dump 65k of 350°f hot asphalt. And your fired.
     
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  7. Stormy 69

    Stormy 69 Medium Load Member

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    Works every time!!!
     
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  8. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    Does hitting the trolley brake light up brake lights? I know there's always jakes and downshifting....
    Hypotheoretically speaking, of course.
     
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  9. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Yes and it also locks the trailer tires up.
     
  10. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    How about a piss jug out the window?
     
  11. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    You're supposed to wait until they tailgate and hit their brights. Then run the rumble strip and destroy their windshield.
     
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