Looking at them seems to work...It's a bad problem here.
being tailgated
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being tailgated
I live in the Raleigh NC area and have experienced some real problems with the cagers tailgating me. I know I'm not the only one having this problem..what do you do about it?
It's a obviously a no win situation and with traffic as heavy as it is here, there seems to be no escaping it.
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Roadrunner
It's a obviously a no win situation and with traffic as heavy as it is here, there seems to be no escaping it.
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From: North East, Pennsylvania
RE: being tailgated
Slow down and let them pass....I would rather have them in front of me. I do know of some people that actually stand up and turn around and look at them. They say it works, but for me I slow down and let them go
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RE: being tailgated
I usually turn around look at them and give them an odd look like where the hell are you going. I find that it usually just wakes em up enough for them to realize that they are tailgating and they back off a little. I love the ones that decide to try to pull up next to you in the same lane because its legal to split lanes here every once in awhile you get a cager that thinks its cool for them to pass you the same way.
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From: Snottsdale, Az
RE: being tailgated
Yeah get them in front of you ,that way you can shoot a few rounds through the back window......[sm=joke.gif] Its better to have them in front , that way you can see them and what there doing .
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From: Los Angeles, CA
RE: being tailgated
I hate when cars think they can share a lane when I am smack dab in the middle of it. That's when I start staring at them like a madman...I used to have a really bad habit of slamming my brakes for a split second while being tailgated, and then flooring it to escape. I was never in a an accident due to this, but I would definetely not suggest doing this. You wanna see a cager get in a near wreck, and then try to chase you down...that is the way to do it. but I was much younger once...
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RE: being tailgated
Increase your following distance so you have more time to react.
Some places everyone tailgates and all you can do is hope to get a rider behind you that will keep their distance.
Some places everyone tailgates and all you can do is hope to get a rider behind you that will keep their distance.
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From: Dover, Oh
RE: being tailgated
Man I cannot believe that all you guys want a tailgater in front of you. The last thing I want is the Dumb *** in front of me causing a wreck. I just manuvere away form these idiots. If thats not posisble Ill givye them the look.