Quote (Caedus @ Nov 21 2013 10:15pm)
Unless they're driving significantly slow, why? If they slam on their breaks, not only will you be at fault, you might loose your license if they deem the "following too closely" as dangerous driving. And it's not even something you can argue, if you rear-end someone, you are at fault, automatically. What's worse with tailgating is usually the people who get tail gated aren't going slow, they're going pretty fast. I usually do 110 on a local highway in the left lane and 130-140 in the left lane on a major highway. If I get tailgated then I play the "tap the brakes" game, as well as the "slow down so you try to pass me on the right, and when you try to pass me on the right I speed up so you get boxed in behind a tractor trailer" game
It's fun. .
It's one thing if you're going fast. But I'm talking about people who drive slower than those in other lanes and backup the highway because they refuse to move out of the lane. I don't know about up by you, but around me there are very few left hand exits or turn lanes on highways, so there's no reason to be in that lane if you're going slow. State law in NJ (not enforced though) is actually stay in the right lane unless you're passing. If you're the fastest moving car on the road and not getting out of the way, whatever - I'll go around or sit a few car lengths off. I guess I should specify I don't keep the highbeams on so much as flash them a few times to try and get the person's attention. Seems to be very common around here that people forget they have mirrors and that there are other people on the road.