For the tailgater in the white sedan

[thurley42]

Originally Posted by jenbengen

If they are THAT close, why risk making a thousand other drivers angry by stopping traffic completely on a bridge to prove your point by causing an accident.

I'm just a bit over the "Dear person in the white car" threads about how people drive.

plus the fact that if you aren't going the speed limit or are just doing the speed limit you are more than likely impeding traffic yourself. If someone is doing the speed limit i will back off and just pass them at the first chance, it's very annoying, but they are following the law so you can't get too upset about it....but if you are going under the speed limit I will let you know...

[HunterJJD]

Originally Posted by residentofcre

My thoughts exactly....

I was following behind the person in front of me.... using the 2 second rule... we were averaging 50 MPH....

Tailgater came roaring up behind me....

She wouldn't have hit me when I tapped the brakes the first time... quick tap was a little jolt but not enough to cause a wreck... warning... second time... I figured that's what she wanted....

I would have squirted her with washer fluid but I have mine adjusted not to go over the roof on the Nissan... and she was close enough I didn't want her to be distracted....

I didn't mention that she was weaving from one side of the lane to the other.... maybe she had to go to the ladies room....

She went north on 235... y'all be careful... she might just roll up on you....

Your worries are what is happening in front you. She was not hurting you at that time. Follow your two second rule and pay attenion to your driving not hers.

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by thurley42

plus the fact that if you aren't going the speed limit or are just doing the speed limit you are more than likely impeding traffic yourself. If someone is doing the speed limit i will back off and just pass them at the first chance, it's very annoying, but they are following the law so you can't get too upset about it....but if you are going under the speed limit I will let you know...

Agree 100%.

I hate to do it, but there's a few times I've felt it necessary to get right up on someone and let them know I'm there. This is mostly in La Plata where the drivers there go 30 in a 50.

[residentofcre (Premo)]

Originally Posted by AndyMarquisLIVE

She was looking for a way around you.

Your the idiot here. I would've just pulled to the shoulder once I got off the bridge and let her pass. It's not worth getting pissed off about or getting in an accident over if somebody's that hard up about getting around you. You never know what some of these crazy drivers are going to do.

We were doing about 50 MPH in rush hour traffic.... if she did pass then she would have just been up the bumper of the next car up.... it was a line of cars....

Some people are just tailgaters.... Maybe they can't see and need a big object to closely follow.... or maybe she had to go pee....

[HunterJJD]

Originally Posted by residentofcre

We were doing about 50 MPH in rush hour traffic.... if she did pass then she would have just been up the bumper of the next car up.... it was a line of cars....

Some people are just tailgaters.... Maybe they can't see and need a big object to closely follow.... or maybe she had to go pee....

But no matter what her reason you had no reason to act a snatch and hit your brakes. Your tasks should have been to focuse in front of you

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by residentofcre

We were doing about 50 MPH in rush hour traffic.... if she did pass then she would have just been up the bumper of the next car up.... it was a line of cars....

Some people are just tailgaters.... Maybe they can't see and need a big object to closely follow.... or maybe she had to go pee....

Or maybe she just wanted to be out front, with no cars in front of her doing stupid things like slamming their brakes to prove a point.

[Chasey_Lane]

Originally Posted by residentofcre

This morning a woman driving a white sedan [couldn't see the make because she was too close] was tailgating me going over the TJ and down 4.....

You should drive faster next time.

[jenbengen]

Originally Posted by residentofcre

Then don't open them....

Oh... and I wasn't on the bridge when I tapped my brakes.. now that would have been dangerous...

Tapped 'em in Solomons.... slowed down at the St Mary's County sign...

Right on...

[thurley42]

Originally Posted by HunterJJD

But no matter what her reason you had no reason to act a snatch and hit your brakes. Your tasks should have been to focuse in front of you

Wow....bringing out "snatch" kudos..

not for the name calling, but for the resurrection of that word!

[johnycarcinogen]

Originally Posted by Lugnut

I suppose hitting your brakes when you KNOW the person behind you is too close to stop would be an example of "safe driving?"

I will turn my flashers on and off, it gives the effect of braking without actually doing it. But the people in on coming traffic slow down too thinking there must be a cop ahead.