If someone is tailgating *you*

[Grub]

No, don't slam your brakes on ... Tailgaters are after you and they'll get you one day when you have to stop for someone stupid in front.

Two Strategies:-
- Double your following distance to 4secs so that you can brake slowly and not wear the wanker (or wankess) behind you

- To get them to back off a bit, this really works. Adjust your position on the road to be directly in front of their eyes. They were looking past you as if you weren't there, now they can't see. They will shift left/right so they can see - get in their line of sight again. I have ever only had to adjust my position in front of them a max of 4 times before seeing them drop back because they're running blind

It works, it's non-combative and they don't even know that you're controlling their position on the road. It worked for me again last night.

Report back to the thread when you've tried it

Brett

[James Deuce]

Old Sparkplugs. Open Pocket.

That reminds me. Must buy a two stroke.

[Devil]

In the first instance, i'll give a couple of flashes of my brake lights.

If that fails, i'll motion them to move back with my hand. 99% of the time this works for me.

That last 1% can go looking for their wing mirror after I let them past.

[vifferman]

I just slow a bit, and turn and look at them. Works especially well (unknown menace?) when I have the dark visor on.
Other tactic is to gently apply the brakes (I have a brakelight flasher fitted).

[Ixion]

Wobble. Countersteer left. right. left. Like cone weaving. Works every time.

[Blackbird]

I'm with Devil in terms of dabbing brake light (without slowing), then gesturing if they don't get the message . I do the same in the car. I don't believe in physically retaliating and have never got involved with any verbals to date, thank goodness.

[The_Dover]

you're just riding too fucking slow.

go faster poof.

[Dai]

you're just riding too fucking slow.

....

Another truism from our very own agony aunt.

which reminds me

"Dear Aunty Dover,

Recently I went to a party. There were lots of stange people there and they gave me a strange cigarette. When I woke the next day my arse hurt. Should I tell anyone?

Confused"

[Karma]

I'll flash the brake light a couple of times, but if that doesn't work then I'll slow right down... if it's a 50 zone, we're talking 10-20kph, then when he's finally got the point and starts to drop back, I'll take off back up to the speed limit.

[Nasty]

I have found flashing the brake light does stuff all except (if they even notice it) make them a little edgier ... getting in their line of sight immendiately forces them to back off ... just moving right (as they are normally middle line dwellers) and aligning to the driver plays hovac with their abiltiy to ignore me.

[jimbo600]

Drop down a gear, and then fuck off over the horizon on one wheel.

This always works, unless the tailgater is a cop.

[Nasty]

Drop down a gear, and then fuck off over the horizon on one wheel.

This always works, unless the tailgater is a cop.

And isn't it amazing how often we see cops tailgating people ... well there might be a story in that one ....

[N4CR]

drop down a gear, and then **** off over the horizon on one wheel.

this always works, unless the tailgater is a cop.

still works anyway.

tried that novel approach yesterday, worked very well on some ****er that was gatin.g
often the peg scraping tyre warmup works good too, freaks the utter **** outta theem

[elle-f]

I figure if somebody is in that of a hurry to pass me - i make sure there is room in front of me for them to do it

[Alice]

Drop down a gear, and then fuck off over the horizon on one wheel.

This always works, unless the tailgater is a cop.

I like this option, shame I can't do the one wheel thing.