I can't remember whether I either read it or heard it, as on a video, as to why people tailgate: it's because so far the technology has saved their bacon. The day it doesn't is the day they begin to think about following distances.
Actually, it might have been Russ of Roadcraft Nottingham in one of his videos about braking...
When the tailgating is done by someone attempting to force the vehicle in front to go faster or to prevent someone from merging safely, then it's a form of intimidation, a form of bullying...
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