Quote Originally Posted by chaliceburn
I drive a *lot*. And generally I don't screw around when I drive, point A to B at the fastest speed possible.

I've seen the view. My brakes are good, I did 'em myself. Full control of the vehicle.

After many years and many many hundreds of thousands of miles, It's become apparent that everybody has a different idea of personal-vehicular space. The skoochers are the most obvious example, they follow with forty feet of space between them and the person in front of them in rush hour traffic. They are unaffected by being repeatedly cut off. Then they stop at a light, and wait till you come to a complete stop behind them, then they get nervous or something and skootch a foot or so. Then they do it again. And again.

I just sit there anymore, pretending there's not ten plus feet of empty space between us now from all the skootching. I know it irritates the herd to not see me skootching too, but when the light turns green, the car in front of them moves, and then, after a five second interval they start to roll, I floor it and tailgate the hell out of 'em.

My logic is: Don't stop before you have to, and don't give out nervous signals to the long line of traffic behind you to "go" when it's not time to "go".

So...... to the original point: What exactly qualifies as tailgating in your book? Do you always go by the two second rule? Do you consider the posted speed limit an actual limit? Are you a skootcher?

Personally I just know anymore the personal space the handicapped woman veteran in the RV in front of me wants, and if she does the speed limit or at least close to it, she gets that space, even if I think it's ridiculous. If she does ten under and swerves a lot, she gets less. The dumber and slower they are, the more I infringe on their perception of personal space, until I can get around them.

I know that makes me the bad guy, but someone has to do it. So what do you guys and gals think is really tailgating?
I drive a 12,000 Lb truck Empty,22,000 Lb loaded...Tailgaters Suck!! If you get so close that I cant see you in my mirrors I will flash my hazard flashers three times,wait a moment and do it again. if you dont back off to a reasonable distance,then on come the brakes...Hard!!!!!! How good is your insurance? Mine is fantastic,and you hitting MY back end puts YOU at fault...Like Tickets do ya?? The cops here would give YOU a BIG handful!!! Then there is the damage to YOUR car....You could rear-end my truck at 55-60 Mph and I would drive away...Can YOU say That?
The Figment Reviewed by The Figment on . The Art of Tailgating: Moving Violations. All opinions welcome. I drive a *lot*. And generally I don't screw around when I drive, point A to B at the fastest speed possible. I've seen the view. My brakes are good, I did 'em myself. Full control of the vehicle. After many years and many many hundreds of thousands of miles, It's become apparent that everybody has a different idea of personal-vehicular space. The skoochers are the most obvious example, they follow with forty feet of space between them and the person in front of them in rush hour Rating: 5