Moan for the week!

[Grahameeboy]

Not when you speak to a woman who has been tail-gating and ask here how long in distance it would take her to stop from 50kph and she says in all seriousness "Oh, I think about a couple of metres?":gob:

Well I guess it would if she hit the car in front eh?

Obviously 'thinking distance' let alone 'braking distance' was not on the agenda!!

[The Pastor]

Have a supply of bricks with a note saying "you should NOT be driving" tied to it, at the next lights hif one through the passenger window (the windshield is to tough to throw a brick through) then take off,

[smokeyging]

It's not that they are conscious of their tail-gating, it is just the are fucussed on 'more important' stuff than driving - go figure!!

When they are stopped and spoken to they say (In 90% of the time) "oh sorry, I never noticed I was following too close, I was thinking (they were really thinking?) of what I was going to have for tea,/ where my gym gear was,/ running late to pick up the kids
etc etc"

NONE ever admit txting but often that is the case though.

Keep dabbing your brakes to make the brake-light flash and move over when you can, they'll soon pass. (But probably just to make room for the NEXT tail-gater )

Oh, ok, makes a lot of sense too.
Quite often I might have to go with another truck driver to show him a run or whatever down the road and some of these guys..[SOME] are fairly switched-on fellers.
Of course we have nothing to do but talk shit, I don’t know how many times I have had to use the invisible brake on the passenger side, just about put my foot clean through the floor, just gives me the shits. So, you say to these guys that they are too close to the car in front, they back off, and bugger me days if a few Ks down the road, they are doing it again. One guy one day the whole car disappeared under the hood of the truck to the point that this cage driver must have really panicked and drove off the road. When we got back to the yard I told the boss to sack the silly cunt. I must admit I might have some funny driving habits, but I’m darn sure that’s not one of them. So, I guess we are always nutting out what we are going to do next rather than being concerned about what we are doing at the time. Kind of like not seeing the woods for the trees.

[beyond]

One of my mates told me that his friend has about four sparkpugs velcroed to his steering head triple clamp in the smooth area. Bit like a bullet holder pouch. If someone does something real dum or or is right up his arse, he just grabs one (easy to do with gloved hands) and flicks it over his shoulder at around windscreen height.

Apperently it really does the trick and whoops, tyre must have picked it up and thrown it back (If ever pulled up for it for any reason. i.e. Next intersection of traffic lights)

[scumdog]

One of my mates told me that his friend has about four sparkpugs velcroed to his steering head triple clamp in the smooth area. Bit like a bullet holder pouch. If someone does something real dum or or is right up his arse, he just grabs one (easy to do with gloved hands) and flicks it over his shoulder at around windscreen height.

Apperently it really does the trick and whoops, tyre must have picked it up and thrown it back (If ever pulled up for it for any reason. i.e. Next intersection of traffic lights)

And if the spark-plug glances off the screen of the following car and into the screen of the car going the other way with mum and the littlees heading for the swimming pool how does he explain THAT away???

[sunhuntin]

yep...me hates tailgators, get heaps of the damn things here....every time i get one, i tap my brakes, and actually at times use them to slow down....usually im riding at around 55/60k, so its not like im crawling.
if they get really bad, i pull over at the next safest point and let em past.

same goes for open road riding...till the bike warms up, im stuck at about 80/90k. i ride the centerline mostly, but when i get a build up of cars, i will pull right over to the left, so im riding that little patch of road between the grass and the white line. [thats if theres oncoming traffic] if theres no oncoming traffic, i pull over to the left, but not all the way. even had an old lady wave and smile yesterday.

[SlowHand]

Grenades in your tank bag with magnets glued to it...
Pull pin, drop grenade, open'er up!

Instructions: Check fuel tank is not attached to the magnet before throwing.

[diggydog]

I know it goes against the grain , but your best action is to pull over and let the tailgater past. Better that than to be run over when you need to stop in a hurry.

Dave

A very wise thing to do as he has four wheels & conditions are'nt suited for two wheels if there is hidden frost or ice.
do'nt you feel like throwing something throught there back window

[beyond]

Instructions: Check fuel tank is not attached to the magnet before throwing.

Pull pin, drop the grenade between your legs and throw pin.

[Rincewind]

Grenades in your tank bag with magnets glued to it...
Pull pin, drop grenade, open'er up!

you could drop it and it could stick to your tank !!!!

[myvice]

you could drop it and it could stick to your tank !!!!

Ok then, toss it over your shoulder... Unless you have a metal plate in your head?

[Insanity_rules]

F@cking tailgaters really get on my wick. I've had a couple of really scary incidents. I wish I'd had something to biff at both of them.

[Morepower]

F@cking tailgaters really get on my wick. I've had a couple of really scary incidents. I wish I'd had something to biff at both of them.

You should absolutley NOT do this but

Perhaps keep a couple of handy large stones bluetacked to the tank that could be flicked off.

[rok-the-boat]

Let them pass, then follow them with full beam on. Make sure they konw you clicked it on only once they pass you. But keep yer distance ...

[Pixie]

It's not that they are conscious of their tail-gating, it is just the are focussed on 'more important' stuff than driving - go figure!!

When they are stopped and spoken to they say (In 90% of the time) "oh sorry, I never noticed I was following too close, I was thinking (they were really thinking?) of what I was going to have for tea,/ where my gym gear was,/ running late to pick up the kids
etc etc"

NONE ever admit txting but often that is the case though.

Keep dabbing your brakes to make the brake-light flash and move over when you can, they'll soon pass. (But probably just to make room for the NEXT tail-gater )

We should have the offence : "Driving in an unproffessional manner"
for whenever they start their explanation with:I didn't notice...I didn't see...
I didn't realise...etc.

Penalty?
Oh, maybe summary execution.