How to annoy tailgaters
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From: halfanorange on 27 Jan 2008 14:51 So you spot someone coming up behind you very quickly in your rear view mirror, obviously in a hurry and would like you out of their way. The highway code states if that happens you should slow down. But what other ways are there to annoy them? 1. When you arrive at a roundabout only pull away when there are absolutely no cars in sight. This should leave the tail gater fuming as you pass up many opportunities to pull away. 2. When there is no longer any excuse to sit at the roundabout pull away, but first do it in a way that causes you car to stall leaving you sitting there for another 10 seconds or so. 3. Before starting your engine put the back wipers on, make him believe you have no idea how to work a car and should give up on the idea of getting to wherever he's going on time. 4. If stopped at some lights wait at least 5 seconds after the lights have gone to green before pulling away, then dribble down the road before -slowly- picking up speed. 5. Keep -at least- 5mph below the speed limit. 6. Take every opportunity to flash cars in or out of junctions, anything to put a bit of traffic and time between the tailgater and their destination.
From: Jeff York on 27 Jan 2008 15:04 halfanorange <halfanorange(a)gmail.com> wrote: >So you spot someone coming up behind you very quickly in your rear >view mirror, obviously in a hurry and would like you out of their way. >The highway code states if that happens you should slow down. But what >other ways are there to annoy them? > >1. When you arrive at a roundabout only pull away when there are >absolutely no cars in sight. This should leave the tail gater fuming >as you pass up many opportunities to pull away. > >2. When there is no longer any excuse to sit at the roundabout pull >away, but first do it in a way that causes you car to stall leaving >you sitting there for another 10 seconds or so. > >3. Before starting your engine put the back wipers on, make him >believe you have no idea how to work a car and should give up on the >idea of getting to wherever he's going on time. > >4. If stopped at some lights wait at least 5 seconds after the lights >have gone to green before pulling away, then dribble down the road >before -slowly- picking up speed. > >5. Keep -at least- 5mph below the speed limit. > >6. Take every opportunity to flash cars in or out of junctions, >anything to put a bit of traffic and time between the tailgater and >their destination. 7. Grow up and starting acting like a rational adult.
From: David Taylor on 27 Jan 2008 15:20 On 2008-01-27, halfanorange <halfanorange(a)gmail.com> wrote: > So you spot someone coming up behind you very quickly in your rear > view mirror, obviously in a hurry and would like you out of their way. > The highway code states if that happens you should slow down. But what > other ways are there to annoy them? Drive directly into a tree - closing the road and delaying the tailgater, and as an added bonus, removing you from the gene pool. -- David Taylor
From: James on 27 Jan 2008 15:33 "halfanorange" <halfanorange(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:32fee86e-3559-48ab-83bf-8877aaa02e8e(a)e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > So you spot someone coming up behind you very quickly in your rear > view mirror, obviously in a hurry and would like you out of their way. > The highway code states if that happens you should slow down. But what > other ways are there to annoy them? > > 1. When you arrive at a roundabout only pull away when there are > absolutely no cars in sight. This should leave the tail gater fuming > as you pass up many opportunities to pull away. > > 2. When there is no longer any excuse to sit at the roundabout pull > away, but first do it in a way that causes you car to stall leaving > you sitting there for another 10 seconds or so. > > 3. Before starting your engine put the back wipers on, make him > believe you have no idea how to work a car and should give up on the > idea of getting to wherever he's going on time. > > 4. If stopped at some lights wait at least 5 seconds after the lights > have gone to green before pulling away, then dribble down the road > before -slowly- picking up speed. > > 5. Keep -at least- 5mph below the speed limit. > > 6. Take every opportunity to flash cars in or out of junctions, > anything to put a bit of traffic and time between the tailgater and > their destination. > Tailgaters are annoying as stepping on chewing gum. Forgot all of those ideas, do yourself a favour and just let the idiot go, pull in for a sec, then pull out. Trust me its better to have a wally infront of you disappearing into the distance than hot on your bumper.
From: JNugent on 27 Jan 2008 18:26
Jeff York wrote: > halfanorange <halfanorange(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >>So you spot someone coming up behind you very quickly in your rear >>view mirror, obviously in a hurry and would like you out of their way. >>The highway code states if that happens you should slow down. But what >>other ways are there to annoy them? >> >>1. When you arrive at a roundabout only pull away when there are >>absolutely no cars in sight. This should leave the tail gater fuming >>as you pass up many opportunities to pull away. >> >>2. When there is no longer any excuse to sit at the roundabout pull >>away, but first do it in a way that causes you car to stall leaving >>you sitting there for another 10 seconds or so. >> >>3. Before starting your engine put the back wipers on, make him >>believe you have no idea how to work a car and should give up on the >>idea of getting to wherever he's going on time. >> >>4. If stopped at some lights wait at least 5 seconds after the lights >>have gone to green before pulling away, then dribble down the road >>before -slowly- picking up speed. >> >>5. Keep -at least- 5mph below the speed limit. >> >>6. Take every opportunity to flash cars in or out of junctions, >>anything to put a bit of traffic and time between the tailgater and >>their destination. > 7. Grow up and starting acting like a rational adult. 8. Further to (7), stop obstructing the highway, start driving with consideration for other road-users, move over and let the other driver past. |