Tailgater squirt in the eye

[paturoa]

Fecking tailgaters are really starting to piss me off.

This is a daily occurance.

I've been enterring them on the police roadwatch thing but are getting frustrated with that, cos that is a black hole. Other than an acknowledgement that I sent my complaint nothing, nada, zip.

And besides, it does nothing to stop the arse holes when I'm riding along.

Well this evening on the way home I'm in the middle lane with a tailgater right up my pipes and an HP rozzer goes past in the right hand lane and does absolutely nothing. I beeped at him (sebel) and he looked at me and I pointed at the cage behind me. He knew darned well what I meant and looked away again and carried on. Tosser rhymes with rozzer (for that one anyway).

So here is my plan - I'm going to go to a wrecker and get a window washer pump thingie from a cage. I'm going to mount it under the pillion seat with a relay and push button on the bars. I'll angle the nozzel so that it goes reasonably flat and give it a few tests to get the angle right.

I'll only use water in it, but I'm thinking a good squirt and they will get the idea.

I realise that this is illegal (can't be botherred looking for it) and may back fire on me but.....

Oh and I got tail gated on the way to work this morning too, so that is twice today.

[nodrog:Me]

you should piss in it and try and aim it into their heater vents

[ozrobo]

try accelerating if that fails let them pass then come screaming past them and kick off the rear view mirror if that fail just accelerate

[Taz]

fill it with brake fluid?

[MsKABC]

you should piss in it and try and aim it into their heater vents

Cat piss will smell way worse! (That's if you can collect any - might be somewhat tricky )

[tri boy]

I realise that this is illegal (can't be botherred looking for it) and may back fire on me but.....

Or maybe not. Volvo's have headlight washers. Why can't bikes have taillight washers......poorly adjusted.

[paturoa]

Or maybe not. Volvo's have headlight washers. Why can't bikes have taillight washers......poorly adjusted.

You sir are a certifiable genius!

Do you think that I could keep a straight face when the rozzer (that ignored the tailgater) pulls me over for my badly adjusted tail light washer?

[James Deuce]

I had one of those tonight. A VR4. It's either one of them, a CommodeDore with batmobile wings or a lowered Civic with a no suspension travel.

Anyway.

I timed it and boxed them in so they could change lanes while I road off into the distance. Be all clever like and make it a game.

[Mikkel]

I thought about getting a waterpistol with red waterbased paint in it to shoot the fuckers that run the red lights when people are sitting in the middle of an intersection waiting to turn right...

Could be fun

[CookMySock]

I timed it and boxed them in so they could change lanes while I road off into the distance. Be all clever like and make it a "game.

"couldn't"? yeah thats what I do.. snip them off behind another car and don't leave a gap, so they can't follow you, or pass somewhere they cannot. I did this with a cop once, then I coasted off into the sunset sittin' on 110 clicks. I had been following him at precisely 100k for 25mins and he slipped up for one millisecond and dropped back to 90k lol.. toast!! bye bye.

I suggest people do not pick fights with cars. Irate cager + bike don't go down too well. Also what's behind you aint in frunt of you.. ignore them.

DB

[Grub]

Fecking tailgaters are really starting to piss me off..

There is two strategies to use for tailgaters ...

1. You have to increase your following distance to 4secs from the guy in front because if he panic stops and you only have a 2sec gap, you're going to have to break hard and the wanker behind isn't going to be able to stop from punting you. I gather that's not really the issue in this case even though it does help protect you.

2. The other is a doosey. They get closer and closer because they are looking past you and not really seeing you, they're maintaining a following distance on the vehicle in front of you! Using your mirrors, adjust your position in the lane so that your body is directly in the drivers line of sight. They'll move so that they can see. You subtly move into their line of sight again so they can't see past you. If you have to do it a fourth time, that would be rare because you suddenly realise they've dropped back!

You're playing them like a fish and they don't even know it! Works every time - very empowering.

[tri boy]

My method with cages too close on roadworks, gravel etc, is whack it down a gear an spray stones/chip over there lovely paint work. Scrambler is awesome at it. Funny how they instantly fall back 50metres.

[JeremyW]

Do you think that I could keep a straight face when the rozzer (that ignored the tailgater) pulls me over for my badly adjusted tail light washer?

Especially if it is filled with brake fluid!!

Now that would be funny.....

[homer]

There is two strategies to use for tailgaters ...

1. You have to increase your following distance to 4secs from the guy in front because if he panic stops and you only have a 2sec gap, you're going to have to break hard and the wanker behind isn't going to be able to stop from punting you. I gather that's not really the issue in this case even though it does help protect you.

2. The other is a doosey. They get closer and closer because they are looking past you and not really seeing you, they're maintaining a following distance on the vehicle in front of you! Using your mirrors, adjust your position in the lane so that your body is directly in the drivers line of sight. They'll move so that they can see. You subtly move into their line of sight again so they can't see past you. If you have to do it a fourth time, that would be rare because you suddenly realise they've dropped back!

You're playing them like a fish and they don't even know it! Works every time.

good old eye fixation

[Dave-]

heh, just pack heat....