Posted by greenbeanman in Kansas on December 30, 2011 at 07:42:47 from (99.95.239.68):
In Reply to: Tailgaters ?? posted by George Rausch on December 30, 2011 at 03:20:52:
I treat tailgaters in one of two ways----
1. Keep right foot on the gas pedal to maintain speed and tap the brake pedal with the left so that the stop lights come on. Usually doing this no more than twice gets them the message to back off.
2. If that doesn't work I start slowing up until the interval between the vehicles is proper for the speed being driven. If they slow up and back off I then return to the former speed unless they do it again.
When I'm following a vehicle the two second rule works well at any speed--when the lead vehicle passes an object you start counting one one thousand, two one thousand. You should be able to get the second count said before your vehicle passes the same object. I allow more count for wet or icy conditions.
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