Driving home tonight, I was going the speed limit, when I looked into my rear view mirror and saw this guy right on my tail behind me. I can't stand when people do that. So I put my foot on the brake like I always do, to give them the non-verbal message, "Stop tailgating me! I'm not going to go any faster, just because you're in a hurry. There's another lane to pass me, use it!" Instead of backing off from me like most people do, this jerkoff decides he's going to tailgate me all the more. So I put my foot on the brake again, and I slowed the car down until I was going about 20 miles per hour. It was then that this idiot got the message that I was not going to hurry up, and he passed me.

Grrr, tailgaters! Where do they get off trying to drive fast, right up to your bumper, hoping that you'll go faster? And where are the police when this is happening? They are never around when you need them. I remember once when I was driving on a main road, I got stopped by a cop and got a warning that I was "tailgating". I guess there wasn't a cop in the area tonight, but if there was, I sure would hope that that tailgater would get pulled over and warned by the cop, just as I was.

The funny part of this story is that as this was happening, this song was playing on my car radio:

That's probably what that jerk in the car behind me was thinking and saying to himself while he was tailgating me. But I wasn't about to speed up, just to make him happy. With my luck, there would have been a cop in the area, and I would have gotten pulled over and issued a ticket for speeding. Not worth it!

Some people are just dumb assholes. I could see if he was on my ass and yet there were other cars in the other lanes where they couldn't pass me (though it would still irritate me that they are on my ass) BUT it makes no sense whatsoever when the car is just on your bumper for no apparent reason when they have more than enough room to get in the other lane to pass you. I do the same thing you did, I slow all the way down because them motherfuckers aren't going to MAKE me go any faster by staying on my damn bumper. No fuck you, pay me.

I love tailgaters. If they're too dumb to go around me, then I'm going to fuck with them.

missfee said:

Some people are just dumb assholes. I could see if he was on my ass and yet there were other cars in the other lanes where they couldn't pass me (though it would still irritate me that they are on my ass) BUT it makes no sense whatsoever when the car is just on your bumper for no apparent reason when they have more than enough room to get in the other lane to pass you. I do the same thing you did, I slow all the way down because them motherfuckers aren't going to MAKE me go any faster by staying on my damn bumper. No fuck you, pay me.

Stymie said:

I love tailgaters. If they're too dumb to go around me, then I'm going to fuck with them.

Me too. If that idiot would have followed me home and started yelling at me or whatever, I would pull my cell phone out and report that idiot right away. He probably would have been chicken and would have run off when he saw what I was doing. Loser!

Which lane were you in?

Something tells me you were in the left lane - which is the passing lane (in the US). If that is the case, you are the one who should have switched lanes - to the right, where slower traffic belongs. Had the guy passed you on the right, he could have been ticketed for passing illegally.

If the above scenario is correct, you were the one in the wrong.

Genesia said:

Which lane were you in?

Something tells me you were in the left lane - which is the passing lane (in the US). If that is the case, you are the one who should have switched lanes - to the right, where slower traffic belongs. Had the guy passed you on the right, he could have been ticketed for passing illegally.

If the above scenario is correct, you were the one in the wrong.

I was in the left lane, but that's because I was passing the people who were in the right lane. And I was already going 5 miles above the speed limit. So the guy behind me still had no business tailgating me.

Genesia said:

Which lane were you in?

Something tells me you were in the left lane - which is the passing lane (in the US). If that is the case, you are the one who should have switched lanes - to the right, where slower traffic belongs. Had the guy passed you on the right, he could have been ticketed for passing illegally.

If the above scenario is correct, you were the one in the wrong.

I never drive in that lane unless I am passing someone. I am usually in the right or middle because I like to drive at the speed I want to drive at. Assholes still tailgate me and act like they get mad because I won't speed up. Then they pass me on the left all fast like they're angry. I LOVE that part.

Stymie said:

Genesia said:

Which lane were you in?

Something tells me you were in the left lane - which is the passing lane (in the US). If that is the case, you are the one who should have switched lanes - to the right, where slower traffic belongs. Had the guy passed you on the right, he could have been ticketed for passing illegally.

If the above scenario is correct, you were the one in the wrong.

I never drive in that lane unless I am passing someone. I am usually in the right or middle because I like to drive at the speed I want to drive at. Assholes still tailgate me and act like they get mad because I won't speed up. Then they pass me on the left all fast like they're angry. I LOVE that part.

Me too.

Some of these bitches need a rules of the road book, too. You're not to speed up to pass someone.

psychodelicide said:

Genesia said:

Which lane were you in?

Something tells me you were in the left lane - which is the passing lane (in the US). If that is the case, you are the one who should have switched lanes - to the right, where slower traffic belongs. Had the guy passed you on the right, he could have been ticketed for passing illegally.

If the above scenario is correct, you were the one in the wrong.

I was in the left lane, but that's because I was passing the people who were in the right lane. And I was already going 5 miles above the speed limit. So the guy behind me still had no business tailgating me.

If you were actually passing other people in the left lane (as you claim), that would mean the lane(s) to the right were full. If that was the case, then why did you say, "There's another lane to pass me, use it!"

You also said in your original post that you were going the speed limit. Now, you say you were going 5 mph over. So what's the truth here?

Be honest - you were in the left lane, not passing anyone and (probably) talking on the phone - which is why the guy was suddenly on your tail without you being aware of it.

Stymie said:

Some of these bitches need a rules of the road book, too. You're not to speed up to pass someone.

Some of them need to go back to driver's ed.

Genesia said:

psychodelicide said:

I was in the left lane, but that's because I was passing the people who were in the right lane. And I was already going 5 miles above the speed limit. So the guy behind me still had no business tailgating me.

If you were actually passing other people in the left lane (as you claim), that would mean the lane(s) to the right were full. If that was the case, then why did you say, "There's another lane to pass me, use it!"

You also said in your original post that you were going the speed limit. Now, you say you were going 5 mph over. So what's the truth here?

Be honest - you were in the left lane, not passing anyone and (probably) talking on the phone - which is why the guy was suddenly on your tail without you being aware of it.

No, I was passing people who were driving in the right lane. Not sure where you got the idea that I was passing people in the left lane, since that is clearly not what I stated in the part that you quoted (which I have bolded above). I thought I made that clear in my original post. I was going 5 miles over the speed limit. To me, that is going the speed limit; since I don't think a cop is going to ticket you for just going 5 miles over the speed limit. Unless if they are bored and have nothing else to do. There were a lot of people in the right lane, and I'm sure the guy behind me was aware of it, just as I was. He was just in too big of a hurry to care. And no, I was not talking on my phone either. That's an accident, just waiting to happen.

psychodelicide said:

Genesia said:

If you were actually passing other people in the left lane (as you claim), that would mean the lane(s) to the right were full. If that was the case, then why did you say, "There's another lane to pass me, use it!"

You also said in your original post that you were going the speed limit. Now, you say you were going 5 mph over. So what's the truth here?

Be honest - you were in the left lane, not passing anyone and (probably) talking on the phone - which is why the guy was suddenly on your tail without you being aware of it.

No, I was passing people who were driving in the right lane. Not sure where you got the idea that I was passing people in the left lane, since that is clearly not what I stated in the part that you quoted (which I have bolded above). I thought I made that clear in my original post. I was going 5 miles over the speed limit. To me, that is going the speed limit; since I don't think a cop is going to ticket you for just going 5 miles over the speed limit. Unless if they are bored and have nothing else to do. There were a lot of people in the right lane, and I'm sure the guy behind me was aware of it, just as I was. He was just in too big of a hurry to care. And no, I was not talking on my phone either. That's an accident, just waiting to happen.

That still doesn't explain why you said, "There's another lane to pass me, use it!"

Genesia said:

psychodelicide said:

No, I was passing people who were driving in the right lane. Not sure where you got the idea that I was passing people in the left lane, since that is clearly not what I stated in the part that you quoted (which I have bolded above). I thought I made that clear in my original post. I was going 5 miles over the speed limit. To me, that is going the speed limit; since I don't think a cop is going to ticket you for just going 5 miles over the speed limit. Unless if they are bored and have nothing else to do. There were a lot of people in the right lane, and I'm sure the guy behind me was aware of it, just as I was. He was just in too big of a hurry to care. And no, I was not talking on my phone either. That's an accident, just waiting to happen.

That still doesn't explain why you said, "There's another lane to pass me, use it!"

You're right, it's illegal to pass people in the right lane. But if the guy behind me would have been a little more patient, and waited for just a few more minutes without getting on my tail like he did, he would have had the left lane all to himself. The reason why I didn't get into the right lane (normally I would) is because I was getting ready to make a left hand turn into my driveway when the tailgating incident occurred.

Genesia said:

psychodelicide said:

No, I was passing people who were driving in the right lane. Not sure where you got the idea that I was passing people in the left lane, since that is clearly not what I stated in the part that you quoted (which I have bolded above). I thought I made that clear in my original post. I was going 5 miles over the speed limit. To me, that is going the speed limit; since I don't think a cop is going to ticket you for just going 5 miles over the speed limit. Unless if they are bored and have nothing else to do. There were a lot of people in the right lane, and I'm sure the guy behind me was aware of it, just as I was. He was just in too big of a hurry to care. And no, I was not talking on my phone either. That's an accident, just waiting to happen.

That still doesn't explain why you said, "There's another lane to pass me, use it!"

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muirdo said:

Genesia said:

That still doesn't explain why you said, "There's another lane to pass me, use it!"

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:giggling: I think Genesia would make a good attorney. She knows what questions to ask.

Want a cure for tailgaters? Drive an old raggedy car. When the asshopper starts his antics, slam on the brakes. If he's truly tailgating, he'll slam right into your ass. Depending on your crookedness quotient, you can do one of two things. Get out of the car an assess the damage to both cars. If your car is smashed, you won't be out too much because it was a wreck anyway. More likely than not, the asshole 's car will probably be a later model and smashed up as well. Walk up to the asshole and say, "You happy now?" No matter what, he was in the wrong. If you really want to get paid, don't get out of the car, Act like you're injured. Call the police, the fire department and the rescue squad. They might even show up with a boat, then sue the hell out of assshole.

yeah i agree, tailgating is in fact a huge problem on the road. approximately 85% of accident claims seem to be someone just slamming into someone else from behind, not noticing in time that traffic has stopped. if people left safe following distances this wouldn't happen. but that doesn't happen, and ehre in minnesota folks aren't even bothering to signal turns and lane changes anymore. forget minnestoa nice!!

i hate tailgaters

but the left lane is for passing and when someone is right on my bumper when i'm in the left lane, even if i'm already going over the speed limit, i pull into the right lane, let them pass, and get back over if i want to keep on driving in the left lane. i think that's kind of the rule with the left lane

If you went to the tailgate you might finally find yourself a man. lol

Shyra said:

Want a cure for tailgaters? Drive an old raggedy car. When the asshopper starts his antics, slam on the brakes. If he's truly tailgating, he'll slam right into your ass. Depending on your crookedness quotient, you can do one of two things. Get out of the car an assess the damage to both cars. If your car is smashed, you won't be out too much because it was a wreck anyway. More likely than not, the asshole 's car will probably be a later model and smashed up as well. Walk up to the asshole and say, "You happy now?" No matter what, he was in the wrong. If you really want to get paid, don't get out of the car, Act like you're injured. Call the police, the fire department and the rescue squad. They might even show up with a boat, then sue the hell out of assshole.

XxAxX said:

yeah i agree, tailgating is in fact a huge problem on the road. approximately 85% of accident claims seem to be someone just slamming into someone else from behind, not noticing in time that traffic has stopped. if people left safe following distances this wouldn't happen. but that doesn't happen, and ehre in minnesota folks aren't even bothering to signal turns and lane changes anymore. forget minnestoa nice!!

i hate tailgaters

but the left lane is for passing and when someone is right on my bumper when i'm in the left lane, even if i'm already going over the speed limit, i pull into the right lane, let them pass, and get back over if i want to keep on driving in the left lane. i think that's kind of the rule with the left lane

I hate tailgaters too. That's scary that people in your home state don't use their turn signals to let other people know that they're turning or changing lanes.

I've pulled over into the right lane to let the tailgater pass me as well, then I get back into the left lane. I figure, let the person speed like a maniac; I'm going to take my time.

2freaky4church1 said:

If you went to the tailgate you might finally find yourself a man. lol

Forget that. I'm not even looking for a man.

Fury said:

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Now that type of tailgating is fun.

psychodelicide said:

XxAxX said:

yeah i agree, tailgating is in fact a huge problem on the road. approximately 85% of accident claims seem to be someone just slamming into someone else from behind, not noticing in time that traffic has stopped. if people left safe following distances this wouldn't happen. but that doesn't happen, and ehre in minnesota folks aren't even bothering to signal turns and lane changes anymore. forget minnestoa nice!!

i hate tailgaters

but the left lane is for passing and when someone is right on my bumper when i'm in the left lane, even if i'm already going over the speed limit, i pull into the right lane, let them pass, and get back over if i want to keep on driving in the left lane. i think that's kind of the rule with the left lane

I hate tailgaters too. That's scary that people in your home state don't use their turn signals to let other people know that they're turning or changing lanes.

I've pulled over into the right lane to let the tailgater pass me as well, then I get back into the left lane. I figure, let the person speed like a maniac; I'm going to take my time.

Uh-huh. Now the truth comes out. You make a habit of poking along in the left lane.

That's some passive-aggressive BS there.

I ignore 'em, the rest of it is their problem. They usually get bored and go around and on about their business, then we're all happy. Sometimes, I'm nice depending on the traffic conditions, such as there's a space for me but not them to move over, but usually I just ignore them.

Genesia said:

psychodelicide said:

I hate tailgaters too. That's scary that people in your home state don't use their turn signals to let other people know that they're turning or changing lanes.

I've pulled over into the right lane to let the tailgater pass me as well, then I get back into the left lane. I figure, let the person speed like a maniac; I'm going to take my time.

Uh-huh. Now the truth comes out. You make a habit of poking along in the left lane.

That's some passive-aggressive BS there.

I disagree, it's not "passive-aggressive BS", as you claim. It's called defensive driving. I don't poke along in the left lane. As I stated above, I usually go 5 miles above the speed limit, since that is what most people seem to do. Heck, some folks even go over 5 miles per hour, and drive like they're on the freeway.

morningsong said:

I ignore 'em, the rest of it is their problem. They usually get bored and go around and on about their business, then we're all happy. Sometimes, I'm nice depending on the traffic conditions, such as there's a space for me but not them to move over, but usually I just ignore them.

psychodelicide said:

Genesia said:

Uh-huh. Now the truth comes out. You make a habit of poking along in the left lane.

That's some passive-aggressive BS there.

I disagree, it's not "passive-aggressive BS", as you claim. It's called defensive driving. I don't poke along in the left lane. As I stated above, I usually go 5 miles above the speed limit, since that is what most people seem to do. Heck, some folks even go over 5 miles per hour, and drive like they're on the freeway.

It's passive-aggressive because you aren't supposed to be in that lane unless you are passing someone. It doesn't matter what speed you're traveling at - if you're not passing, get over to the right.

"Defensive driving," my ass. Defensive driving means getting out of the way of trouble - not causing it. You're driving in the left lane to make things more difficult for those who choose to drive faster - to teach them a lesson. That's not your job. Move the fuck over and let the cops handle the speeders.