SUV Riding my butt
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Heritage Park - Friendswood, TX
Amen! Sitting here tonight with some olives reading all the comments, I realize it wasn't worth it! As stated many times throughout this thread " should have "just rode on". Have six grandchildren, that would have missed their grandfather.
Enjoy your ride and stay out of harms way.
Thank all of you....
Enjoy your ride and stay out of harms way.
Thank all of you....
The only time I ever had to lock up my brakes hard was when a woman in Clear Lake, TX pulled RIGHT OUT in front of me... I locked it up and Literally had my kids going through my head and pictured some other "guy" raising them while I was off in heaven. Well I turned around and rolled the throttle to catch her - she pulled into a post office drive way but kept going. I fiqured she was trying to lose me but now think she may have been to scared to stop so at the stop sign I pull up beside her and yell through her window "You need to watch where the HeII your going...!"
Now with the sweetest - most apologetic face she looks at me and mouths through the window in a slow draw... "I - am so... Sorry!!!" with that Can You Just Please Forgive Me I just buried my parents who where hit while on a mission trip look.
Man - did I feel like an azz... I think I got a big smile and just waved and smiled some more and told her that I was sorry and waved some more with an even kinder smile than before.
That was my experience...
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: anacoco, la
about a mile from my house a woman in a SUV was tailgating a fellow biker. he got pissed and at the next light (which was red) he put the kickstand down and walked back to her SUV to tell her about her driving, before he said the first word......she kicked her door open and......POW! she shot him in the chest. he falls back into the median, meanwhile her son jumps out of the vehicle and while the biker is laying there bleeding from a 357. hole in his chest the kid precedes to start kicking the crap out of him. fortunatley the bike lives and she is being brought on charges of aggravated battery and criminal recklessness.
http://www.wave3.com/global/story.as...Type=Printable
may want to think twice before dropping the kickstand and taking the walk back. just sayin...
http://www.wave3.com/global/story.as...Type=Printable
may want to think twice before dropping the kickstand and taking the walk back. just sayin...
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 655
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From: Monroe, LA
I rode my bike out to my camp last year and when we got there I put a 22 with rat shot on my hip for snakes. Time was running late and I hurried home; my brother was with me on his scoot and we had a bast**d on our as* for several miles; we slowed down, speeded up and he just stayed there. We finally got to a stop sign and I got off and went back and asked him if he had a problem; he turned pale and told me he was so sorry - I walked back and told my brother and he laughed and reminded me that I still had my pistol on my hip. It was a silly thing for me to forget to take off the pisto but incredibly funny seeing the look on the guy's face.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Decatur, Alabama
8 pages of responses to this thread and by far the absolute best, most original, badass, in your face, method to deal with tailgaters is without a doubt to throw marshmallows at them! Gotta go change my shorts after reading that one.
I don't have the cajones to throw marshmallows so what I do is move over if I'm in the left lane. If I'm in the right lane I just slow down to a crawl and wait for them to slow down. I'm pretty patient about that too.
I don't have the cajones to throw marshmallows so what I do is move over if I'm in the left lane. If I'm in the right lane I just slow down to a crawl and wait for them to slow down. I'm pretty patient about that too.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 136
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From: Stratford, CT
No matter the situation, I find every chance to let someone who is too close pass me, or I straight pull way off the side of the road and stop.
I personally would never, ever confront someone while in traffic. Just asking for trouble. I personally have a Concealed Firearms Permit, and if a biker got off his bike and came up to my window at a stop light, I'd definitely feel threatened, especially since I am assuming that most tailgaters don't even realizing what they are doing, or that they are making the biker nervous.
I wave people around me as often as needed. No reason I can't pull over and let them pass.
I personally would never, ever confront someone while in traffic. Just asking for trouble. I personally have a Concealed Firearms Permit, and if a biker got off his bike and came up to my window at a stop light, I'd definitely feel threatened, especially since I am assuming that most tailgaters don't even realizing what they are doing, or that they are making the biker nervous.
I wave people around me as often as needed. No reason I can't pull over and let them pass.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 201
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From: Pacific Northwest
For a serious tailgator, I would just back off the throttle and reduce speed very slowly. This will confirm if the tailgator is just not paying attention or if they are an a$$hole. If they continue to tailgate and the a$$hole status is confirmed, then I would just slowly pull over to the shoulder, get off my bike, light up a smoke and hope they would go on their way. I would not look at the person, yell at the person or offer any sign language. If they stop and get out of the car, I would continue to ignor them. If they begin to approach I would caution them to stay away from me. If they continue to approach I would assess whether or not the person posed a legitimate threat. If yes, I would exhibit my firearm and issue a firm warning. If they continue further and into my "comfort zone", I would consider that an attack and take appropriate and necessary action.
Throwing marbles or pennies is a stupid idea IMHO.
Throwing marbles or pennies is a stupid idea IMHO.
What is wrong with just letting them go around?
I could only wish that a tailgater was my biggest problem in life.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 15,321
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
about a mile from my house a woman in a SUV was tailgating a fellow biker. he got pissed and at the next light (which was red) he put the kickstand down and walked back to her SUV to tell her about her driving, before he said the first word......she kicked her door open and......POW! she shot him in the chest. he falls back into the median, meanwhile her son jumps out of the vehicle and while the biker is laying there bleeding from a 357. hole in his chest the kid precedes to start kicking the crap out of him. fortunatley the bike lives and she is being brought on charges of aggravated battery and criminal recklessness.
http://www.wave3.com/global/story.as...Type=Printable
may want to think twice before dropping the kickstand and taking the walk back. just sayin...
http://www.wave3.com/global/story.as...Type=Printable
may want to think twice before dropping the kickstand and taking the walk back. just sayin...
"Supposedly she thought he had spit at her, but he said his false teeth fell out, so she shot him,"
WTF?
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Tourer
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 393
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From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Spark plugs work good too, however they have begin enacting or finally enforcing laws about projectiles. Last year in Virginia a lady on I-95 threw a slurpiee out her window and hit another car (no damage of course) They charged her with assult with a projectile so be careful...
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,605
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From: Mesa AZ
I will usually slow down enough so they need to slow down also and then accellerate quickly just enough to create a safe gap between the both of us. If they close the gap then I give them a friendly back off hand signal. This works a majority of the time. If they continue to tailgate then I separate myself from them in whatever manner the conditions warrant, stop, change lanes, turn, etc. Throwing **** at an a$shole may make you feel better about the a$shole but it makes you one too. The sooner I separate myself from the a$sshole, the sooner I can continue enjoying my ride. I don't want our worlds to cross. I think some people tailgate just to **** us off. It gives them some sort of power that they are lacking somewhere else in life. Don't give them the satisfaction.