Can anyone explain tailgating? - Page 4

Flint · 11-03-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

a good rule of thumb: 3 seconds -- give the vehicle in front of you a 3 second cushion, using passing landmarks to time the distance.

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Originally Posted by asshole tailgater

will b 2secs kwikr 2 appt if cushn @ 1sec

Sundae · 11-03-2006, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by asshole tailgater

Ow! OW! OOOOOW! Jesus Christ, what was that damn bollard doing in the way?!

You can't trust them an inch you know

Shawnee123 · 11-03-2006, 03:21 PM

LOL.

Nice tagline, SG!

11-03-2006, 05:50 PM

First of all, I have an insurance license and worked in the industry for almost seven years... if you rear-end someone (and you were not pushed a full car length from a full-stop with witnesses) it is ALWAYS your fault.
You must be able to see the road beneath the tires of the vehicle on front of you to be a car length when you stop behind them. If you cannot and you get rear-ended and pushed into them, it is your fault that you hit them. 50% negligence = your fault, you pay.

You will get where you are going, you cannot push the car in front of you with your will, you will not get there faster, it is not justice in any way. You are just showing them that they got to you and they are most likely laughing at you or think you are stupid.

I am with an earlier poster, I just keep slowing down until they back-off or pass me. I have time. My wife does the same. We have gone down to 15mph below the limit and just held it there until our turn.

Of course if you are in the fast lane on the highway and someone comes up behind you, you are not the cops and it is not your job to make them slow down... get out of the way.

11-03-2006, 03:21 PM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	LOL. Nice tagline, SG! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-03-2006, 05:50 PM	#4
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	First of all, I have an insurance license and worked in the industry for almost seven years... if you rear-end someone (and you were not pushed a full car length from a full-stop with witnesses) it is ALWAYS your fault. You must be able to see the road beneath the tires of the vehicle on front of you to be a car length when you stop behind them. If you cannot and you get rear-ended and pushed into them, it is your fault that you hit them. 50% negligence = your fault, you pay. You will get where you are going, you cannot push the car in front of you with your will, you will not get there faster, it is not justice in any way. You are just showing them that they got to you and they are most likely laughing at you or think you are stupid. I am with an earlier poster, I just keep slowing down until they back-off or pass me. I have time. My wife does the same. We have gone down to 15mph below the limit and just held it there until our turn. Of course if you are in the fast lane on the highway and someone comes up behind you, you are not the cops and it is not your job to make them slow down... get out of the way.

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