STOP Tailgating me!

[VT]

But it's pretty much the cop's word against yours.... =/

Its the cop's word against the cop's video recording. And in most cases the video recording will outweigh the cop's word because it is cold hard proof of what occurred.

 

[LoudMusic]

Its the cop's word against the cop's video recording. And in most cases the video recording will outweigh the cop's word because it is cold hard proof of what occurred.

I'd like to purchase a few inexpensive cameras to put in my own car for this purpose. If there was a way to have them each dump their video feeds to a laptop in the trunk or something it would be super. Unfortunately I don't think I could get it all set up for under $4K USD, let alone $1K. Oh well.

 

[VT]

I'd like to purchase a few inexpensive cameras to put in my own car for this purpose. If there was a way to have them each dump their video feeds to a laptop in the trunk or something it would be super. Unfortunately I don't think I could get it all set up for under $4K USD, let alone $1K. Oh well.

That should be possible - set up some sort of webcam or something in the rear and front window - buy about 20-25 feet of USB cable and a bigass laptop hard drive and some mounting brackets. Run the USB cables from the front and rear into the trunk and connect it to the laptop which should be mounted to the back of the backseat to minimize damage from any accident which may occur. 3M the webcams down and then you should have a working camera setup - theoretically.

Of course the webcams won't have the greatest resolution so you might want to substitute those with your favorite digital video cameras .

 

[G.T]

If anyone's watched Top Gear I've heard that you can buy a system that if you are a victim of road rage, like tailgating, you can press a button a loud speaker starts shouting "I am a victim of road rage, I'm being attacked" or something. I think it's also got flashing lights. That will scare tailgaters away for sure.

 

[T100]

I really have a problem with tailgaters in South Florida, anyone who lives down here will know what I am talking about. Stupid ricers in a Hondas think that it is safe to go 130 mph on the Turnpike then have the nerve to be made at you for going the speed of traffic. (Usually about 5 to 10 mph above posted on the Pike). But now that we have seem to have moved to speeding tickets, I have a 99% way of getting out of any speeding ticket. All you have to do is call the police station and request the radar gun infomation (includes certifications, experation dates and the officers rating on that gun) All it takes is for one piece of that info to be wrong and the case is thrown out and if they fail to present you with this infomation which happened with me ( I guess they couldn't find it) it is thrown out also.

 

[Anderton Prime]

Wow ... he didn't roll it sideways at that speed? That's amazing. Did you stop to check on the accident or keep on rolling?

No, I kept driving. I was still going 95 km/h on a highway, and I was a much younger driver than I am now, so I was scared I had done something wrong (though I hadn't).

 

[LoudMusic]

No, I kept driving. I was still going 95 km/h on a highway, and I was a much younger driver than I am now, so I was scared I had done something wrong (though I hadn't).

Fleeing the scene of the crime ... EXCELLENT! (:

 

[PS]

Wow ... he didn't roll it sideways at that speed? That's amazing. Did you stop to check on the accident or keep on rolling?

Probablu not if he knew how to countersteer. Remember, 96km/h is only 60mph.

My Aunt and my Cousin tailgate others all the time. What I would (if it were like one of those asshole tailgaters who do it when noone else is around) do is hit the e-brakes in the middle of a turn and do a 180...totally scare the **** out of him, and then honk at him and give him the finger...do it again and roll away. lol I bet it's a little easier said than done.

 

[35mm]

If I sound ignorant I'm sorry.

"Ignorant" doesn't quite describe it. Try "contradictory" AND "stupid" and your getting close.

 

[Danoff]

I won't jump your case like I did the other fool, but what you're doing isn't very bright either. I don't like being flashed from behind, but I would prefer that to having someone running up on me repeatedly.

Granted I'm sure people would prefer being flashed than having someone run up on them. But they're more likely to notice the car behind them getting bigger in the rear view.

Not that it's smart to run up on people. It's probably the stupidest thing I do on the road. Believe it or not though it's more subtle than flashing your lights, and I think I'm being safer than tailgating.

 

[McLaren]

You should see how many try and get as close to me just to mess with me. Its even worse in the parking lot, my friend.

 

[PS]

Yah...light flashing can be quite distracting. The message is supposed to be "GRRR" not "HEY LOOK EVERYBODY IM FLASHING YOU!"

 

[Sage]

What ticks me off more than tailgating is if someone lane changes into my lane with no regard to the fact that I'm doing 25 mph more than they are.

Oh man, that pisses me off to no end. "Hey idiot, would it kill you to wait 2 seconds so that my forward momentum isn't lost?!" People do this a lot on the Grapevine, which, as you might know, is a super-steep section of freeway where you need to keep going at at least 70 mph to avoid losing momentum (otherwise, the second you lose momentum, you have to downshift to 4th, and it's a pain getting back up to speed). Anyway, I constantly get cut off by idiots going 55 who've lost their momentum up the hill but decided that they're going to pass the person going 54 in front of them. Christ, just wait for me to pass first!

Anyway, regarding tailgating – hate it, especially when someone does it to me in congested traffic, where I can't possibly go any faster without tailgating the person in front of me. If the freeway's fairly open though and I see someone approaching from behind, I'll gladly move over, since I expect people to do the same for me. But tailgating in traffic is just stupid and incredibly rude.

I had one guy who was tailgating me at 80 mph once. I couldn't move over, because I was passing a car, and I couldn't go faster, since there were several cars in front of me also doing 80. And boy, was I livid (he was tailgating close enough to spit on my bumper). I didn't really do anything though… I moved over and kept my speed up so that he couldn't get around the car in front, but when he then cut me off, I didn't even honk. Probably should've. Oh well.

I refuse to tailgate, except I'll do it for a couple seconds if someone just cut me off (just long enough so they know I'm pissed, but I quickly back off after a few seconds). Anyway, if someone's going too slow but can't move over, I usually just drive slightly to the left, so that I'm more visible in their side-view mirror, as an incentive for them to go faster. If they can move over but won't, I'll just pass them… usually someone else will flash their lights or whatever, so I don't bother (I have no desire to see the barrel of a gun pointed at me, thank you very much).

 

[Concept]

I can't believe I got blasted from the guy I most respect at this forum. LoudMusic. Sweet. (:

Guys, big deal. I tailgate and get tailgated. I hate getting tailgated. It doesn't mean that I can't tailgate though. It doesn't make me a fool either. I also don't think the world revolves around me.

In a way, everyone thinks the world revolves around them when they're in their car. No?

Thanks for the insults though guys, you'd all be pros if being an asshole were a profession. 👍

 

[toyomatt84]

The only way I get on someone's tail, is if it's their fault that I'm there. If you enjoy riding under the speed limit, guess what? the slow lane is for you. If you so happen to keep adjusting your speed up and down, without consistancy, look behind you, I might be there. If you can't seem to control your vehicle in the fast lane at a high speed, well I just might be behind you giving the hint that you're in the wrong lane.

 

[Gen.]

Then I'll have no problem with you then.

 

[///M-Spec]

It all depends on where you are on the road. There is only one situation where I find one-car length tailgating acceptable. In the left lane, when you need a slow car to move over --and threre is a reasonable place for them to go. But this needs to be communicated with a brief flash of the highbeams.

The reason for this is simple. If you are not passing someone and there is space for you to the right, you have absolutely no business being in the left lane. Get the heck over and let people by.

What I'll usually do is determine if the guy in the left lane should move over, then close to within one car length and flick the flashers once. If the person doesn't move over, I'll back off to about 2.5 car lengths and pass on the right (even though I hate to do this)... usually by dropping into 3rd-gear and giving them an ear full of exhaust.

IMO, one of the major problems with today's driver is poor lane discipline. That's because it leads to more serious problems like road rage and the inevitable accident. If people would just stick to the basic rules, there would be a lot less anger on the road.

Of course, sometimes traffic is so heavy, there is no place for anyone to go. In which case people should just chill and practice lane discipline when possible.


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[///M-Spec]

Oh, and let's all cool it with the name calling please.


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[LoudMusic]

I can't believe I got blasted from the guy I most respect at this forum. LoudMusic. Sweet. (:

Guys, big deal. I tailgate and get tailgated. I hate getting tailgated. It doesn't mean that I can't tailgate though. It doesn't make me a fool either. I also don't think the world revolves around me.

In a way, everyone thinks the world revolves around them when they're in their car. No?

Thanks for the insults though guys, you'd all be pros if being an asshole were a profession. 👍

Blasting when blasting is necessary. You have not improved your argument, only degraded it. Time for you to stop talking (:

Live by the golden rule, man. Treat other how you'd like to be treated. You might be surprised by how powerful an effect it can have.

 

[Concept]

Blasting when blasting is necessary. You have not improved your argument, only degraded it. Time for you to stop talking (:

Live by the golden rule, man. Treat other how you'd like to be treated. You might be surprised by how powerful an effect it can have.

Treating others how I'd like to be treated won't make much of a difference on the road. If im not an arrogant driver that won't stop one from coming onto my ass on the highway.

 

[Concept]

"Ignorant" doesn't quite describe it. Try "contradictory" AND "stupid" and your getting close.

DiabolicalMask, thank you for pointing that out. I used both of those words instead of "ignorant." They described my attitude towards tailgating much better. You're obviously smarter than I am. If I ever use a word that doesn't describe something properly, please, let me know. Thanks again.

 

[toyomatt84]

Then I'll have no problem with you then.

I was pretty sure of that.

 

[standard235]

If my dad ever sustains being under the speed limit for over a minute, shoot me. When you see a cop, back off. My dad gets out of a plenty of tickets. Turn on your dome lights, roll down your window, and put both hands on the windowsill. DO NOT have your license or proof of insurance ready as that will make him uneasy. Anyways, I think tailgating is stupid. There was this little mazda miata tailgating my dad in our fullsize van.... and boy did he jump off at the sight of smoke from the wheelwells.... or the lights.... but we saw him again after he blew by us at 120mph+ pulled over by a cop.

 

[Anderton Prime]

DiabolicalMask, thank you for pointing that out. I used both of those words instead of "ignorant." They described my attitude towards tailgating much better. You're obviously smarter than I am. If I ever use a word that doesn't describe something properly, please, let me know. Thanks again.

You're not gaining any new friends here...in fact, the arrogance of your last few posts in this thread is absolutely astounding. First you openly admit you're a bad driver, then you get mad when someone calls you out on it, then you actually try to justifiy being a bad driver with some sort of crooked logic whereby you basically state that you do it because everyone else does it, and finally you try on your sarcasm mask (which by the way doesn't fit your face too well...we can still see the real you peeking out from behind it).

 

[35mm]

DiabolicalMask, thank you for pointing that out. I used both of those words instead of "ignorant." They described my attitude towards tailgating much better. You're obviously smarter than I am. If I ever use a word that doesn't describe something properly, please, let me know. Thanks again.

You're welcome.

 

[Concept]

Anderton Prime, it wasn't sarcasm directed toward DiabolicalMask, it was honesty. I realize I was stupid, I'd like him to point it out in the future.

Also, Primate, I'm not here to make friends. I've been here 3+ years, I don't have to prove myself to any of you. I rarely post in fact. I come everyday, check on the news, and leave. If I cared about being popular I'd kiss your ass. I won't be doing that though.

Have fun taking apart my posts and telling me what sort of person I am. It's very entertaining to read. It's part of the reason I'm being such an idiot.

You wouldn't know that though, you're basing me on what you've seen here recently, not on how I've been over the years.

Sorry I'm not as popular as you.

 

[Anderton Prime]

Excellent job skirting the issues and avoiding the accusations made towards you. If you hate it here so much, take a hike.

 

[Famine]

What ticks me off more than tailgating is if someone lane changes into my lane with no regard to the fact that I'm doing 25 mph more than they are.

I had that happen the other day. A woman sliced in front of me at 35mph. I was doing 70mph and had ZERO room to stop. I had to swerve into the left hand lane and then onto the entry sliproad she'd just come from (which of course was narrowing) in order to avoid her. And I STILL ended up in front of her.

It was a close one. Really close. I killed the ABS system trying to stop...

 

[T100]

Yea I had to stand on the brakes the other day for almost the same reason. There is this major road at which the speed limit is 50mph and in order to get on the highway you must make a left off of the road so people coming from a perpindicular road which must make a right onto the road need to get over really fast inorder to make the left onto the highway.

But every once and a while you will get somebody in a SUV on a cellphone who pull out at 25 and just pull straight across (I guess to save gas or whatever their logic is) and you must just slam on the brakes to not hit them. It is kinda hard to explain but I tried my best.

 

[Concept]

Excellent job skirting the issues and avoiding the accusations made towards you. If you hate it here so much, take a hike.

I don't hate it here. I also don't recall saying I did at any point. Why don't you take a hike instead? 👍