Taranaki Toy Run crash

[jasonu]

Go sit on a cactus.

Nice comeback sista...

[Banditbandit]

You don't "have" to but that's the only option that's 100% certain to get rid of the tailgater.

Naaa .. there's another choice .. Some time ago I passed a car doing 90klicks on the Napier-Taupo Road ... the prick then sat on my arse at 130 klicks .. I decided at 135 klicks he was not a cop ('cause he would have stopped me already) ... at 220 klicks on my clock (and passed a line of cars) he was not sitting on my arse any more ... and I never saw him again ...

I find leaving them behind a better option ... then you don't come across any mess they might have made .. a good solution to any insances of crappy driving ...

[Edbear]

In direct contradiction to accepted best practice for manufacture and calibration of any measurement instrument. Fuckwits.

Bit like the Baker's Dozen? Bearing in mind the end user.

[Ender EnZed]

Naaa .. there's another choice .. Some time ago I passed a car doing 90klicks on the Napier-Taupo Road ... the prick then sat on my arse at 130 klicks .. I decided at 135 klicks he was not a cop ('cause he would have stopped me already) ... at 220 klicks on my clock (and passed a line of cars) he was not sitting on my arse any more ... and I never saw him again ...

There are various things one could do to get rid of a tailgater that might work a lot of the time; swerving erratically and slamming the brakes on, pulling a gun out and shooting at them etc, but there's no guarantee. If you happen to be getting tailgated by a meth addict in a 1000hp Skyline then out running him isn't necessarily going to work. The only way to be certain a vehicle isn't behind you anymore is to have it in front of you.

I find leaving them behind a better option ... then you don't come across any mess they might have made .. a good solution to any insances of crappy driving ...

It's my preferred option as well.

[caspernz]

The whole tailgating drama has a lot to do with ego dunnit? The person being tailgated might perceive letting the tailgater past as some act of "giving in" and thus stays in the danger zone...

Personally, it depends on the situation, but most of the time I'll make it easy for a tailgater to scoot past me

[Zedder]

The whole tailgating drama has a lot to do with ego dunnit? The person being tailgated might perceive letting the tailgater past as some act of "giving in" and thus stays in the danger zone...

Personally, it depends on the situation, but most of the time I'll make it easy for a tailgater to scoot past me

There is no "danger zone". There is however the legal and correct zone which a driver should drive in and feel safe in without being bullied.

The requirement is for the following vehicle to overtake safely and correctly as per the road code. However tailgaters, being bullies, aren't capable of doing that and would rather make the legal driver move over for them.

[BigAl]

There is no "danger zone". There is however the legal and correct zone which a driver should drive in and feel safe in without being bullied.

The requirement is for the following vehicle to overtake safely and correctly as per the road code. However tailgaters, being bullies, aren't capable of doing that and would rather make the legal driver move over for them.

Can't understand why someone wouldn't pull over for tailgater/follower if there is a safe place to do so

I always do it for bikes and cars that are travelling faster than myself sometimes purely for self preservation.

I think there is also a phrase for it, 'courtesy'

[Fast Eddie]

There is no "danger zone".

oh?
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E

[Zedder]

Can't understand why someone wouldn't pull over for tailgater/follower if there is a safe place to do so

I always do it for bikes and cars that are travelling faster than myself sometimes purely for self preservation.

I think there is also a phrase for it, 'courtesy'

As I wrote before, it's up to the following vehicle to do the overtaking safely and correctly. I've read often about "owning your space" on the road both on here and in books. You can't be the driver for them. Also, you are perpetuating the belief they can bully/tailgate.

[Edbear]

As I wrote before, it's up to the following vehicle to do the overtaking safely and correctly. I've read often about "owning your space" on the road both on here and in books. You can't be the driver for them. Also, you are perpetuating the belief they can bully/tailgate.

If sombody following me is impatient to pass, I'll let them go at the earliest opportunity. Not worth the aggro, but always worth the laugh when you see them pulled over by a cop.

[Gremlin]

oh?
... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E

I had to watch that twice you distracting bugger... anything less wouldn't be doing it justice

[Zedder]

I had to watch that twice you distracting bugger... anything less wouldn't be doing it justice

'Reckon you're right.

[Fast Eddie]

I had to watch that twice you distracting bugger... anything less wouldn't be doing it justice

'Reckon you're right.

hehe


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[Bikemad]

If sombody following me is impatient to pass, I'll let them go at the earliest opportunity. Not worth the aggro, but always worth the laugh when you see them pulled over by a cop.

yup...........what he said

[Zedder]

If sombody following me is impatient to pass, I'll let them go at the earliest opportunity. Not worth the aggro, but always worth the laugh when you see them pulled over by a cop.

There's certainly no aggro on my part Ed, the tailgater is the one with all that. And yeah sure, there's always a cop around to catch them just down the road.