I really think most people who tailgate don't even know they are doing it.
Since I travel in cars with so many different people at work a couple of times I have had to make a casual remark about their tailgating. With a much less than one second gap I would say something like "I hope this traffic doesn't stop quickly" and each time the response was something like "I'm not that close" Or "I have plenty of space to stop" before they drop back to a more reasonable distance.
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Originally Posted by buggerlugs
I slowed down today from 100 to 90kph in a 100 zone as it was bucketing down in my work truck. I then slowed down to turn right at an intersection. Old mate was up my clacker, wound down his window and abused me as I was turning right. For going "slow" I presume ....................
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He was probably too brain dead to actually know what he was angry at. I had something similar few years ago, driving at 330pm on a main road heading out of the CBD. There was a little a bit of traffic but everyone doing about 5 under the limit.
Car in front of me slows to turn left, I slow and do the usual rear mirror check to see if I'm about to be rear ended and see the guy behind me throw his hands in the air, change lanes aggressively and swear and carry on as he passes me.
Me not being able to help myself I stop next to him at the next set of lights and calmly ask if there was a problem.
He blew up swearing and carrying on saying I was going too slow.
I asked what I should have done? Ram the other car off the road for turning? Of course he was to dumb to have a response so started swearing more and telling me to drive away before I regret it.
Back when I had the 300c it was a magnet for brain dead idiots. My driving style has been the same over the years but somehow driving the 300c there was always some idiot nearby.