ScoTTyB

It's the slowing down and deliberately antagonising I was getting at.

moff1888

I slowed down to the speed limit. I was doing slightly over the limit so i slowed back down to the limit, not below it. As for antagonising him, unlucky, get off my bumper then.

T4YLOR 83

iTrader: (2)

well im a van driver i cover around 1000 miles a week and yes i am guilty of road rage just as much as the next man BUT there is 1 thing that really really annoys me by the way im not saying that speeding in residential areas is right but when your in say a 30 and the car in front (thats is usually being driven by a cloud head) is doin 20 sometimes even less and in a 60 they'll do 30 and wont speed up to the legal limit what are you supposed to do? This really winds me up and i often feel like exploding but i dont in fear of making a terrible mess of my van

sorry i just wanted to give an example of the other side of the story

moff1888

I completely agree with you on that. My whole basis for this thread was the fact that i slowed down to the limit. We went from a 30 to a 20 i was probably doing 25 . The van decided to sit right on my **** at 25 so i slowed down to 20 - the limit.

ScoTTyB

Apologies then, I misinterpreted your original statement.

"Easy enough solution i slowed done through fear for my life and bumper"

Too many gloat about slowing down deliberately on here, and it'll only end up in people getting hurt, probably them.

ScoTTyB

I think you're talking crap though and was gloating about slowing down even more.

T4YLOR 83

iTrader: (2)

unfortunately i agree with this, theres alot of nut nuts out there that really wouldn't think twice about stopping some1 who was being stubborn and "hurting them" or even worse these days

moff1888

Im sorry if you mis-read my original post. I did indeed say i slowed down through fear of my life, ok a maybe a bit dramatic, however i never once said i slowed down below the limit.

What would i gain from boasting on a forum, im not a web warrior who cant seperate my real life and a web life!

T4YLOR 83

iTrader: (2)

well i am and i am the wizard master prince zufac of the magical web world of hexan 5

T4YLOR 83

iTrader: (2)

sorry just wanted to see what it was like to be a web warrior

PeteBrant

My mistake, I thought it was in there now - It's one of those ""things you should know but arent in the HC" things. Google "tailgaiting and "slowing down" and theres loads of hits

Driving theory test Highway Code - Supplementary Notes

It may be that you find yourself being followed very closely by another vehicle (tailgating). This can make you feel uneasy and pressured into going faster in an effort to get away from it. If this happens try to stay calm and do not speed up as the following driver will only speed up as well. If you can do so safely allow them to overtake. Sometimes this is not possible so the safest thing you can do is to gradually allow the gap between your vehicle and the one in front to increase to double what it should be by gradually slowing down. This will then give you more time to slow down or stop, should the need arise, without putting yourself in too much danger.

And so on.


But yeah, it's a fair cop, not in the highway code...yet.

moff1888

Me too sounds like fun. All i have to, i believe, is boast on forums and make out like im some kinda super god who will take on all evil in the world starting with tailgating scoobies in residential areas.

ScoTTyB

LOL, believe me there are enough that do!!

Apologies once more if this wasn't the case

You can see where I'm coming though?? To slow down and block (not deliberately, but with oncoming traffic, inevitable) someone because they are tailgating you is really not the best solution.

PeteBrant

Unless the person somehow manges to overtake, obviously.

The OP said he was in a 20mph zone - doing 20 - there is absolutely nothing wrong with that at all.


However, on the flip side, there is nothing more annoying that being on a NSL stretch of single carriage road stuck behind someone doing 30.

ScoTTyB

I got the impression from his original post he slowed down even more. To do 20 in 20 with someone tailgating you, I agree is the best solution, or pull over, or **** off into the distance

moff1888

Nope i know whats worse. People doing 40 on a NSL but when it goes to a 30 they stay at 40 or sometimes even speed up.

PeteBrant

What is the best solution then? Maintain the same speed and let them sit on your bumper? Speed up?

I can understand where you are coming from with regards to winding people up. But as I see it if you gently apply the brakes the person behind will back off for fear of hitting you.

PeteBrant

We all like that particular little trick - but shhhhh

ScoTTyB

Maybe for a few seconds, but they will come back, so you do it again and in the meantime their blood is boiling and they are having thoughts of smashing off the road and stamping on your head.

Bubba po

LOL, wasn't meaning to catch you out - I honestly thought that was the bit of the code you were referring to, but that you'd perhaps mis-remembered the wording a bit.

moff1888

Once out of the residential area i did speed up a touch. I believe the saying is **** off into the distance.

PeteBrant

I blame alastair stewart - He's the one that gave me the advice on "Police camera action"

Bubba po

It's the person behind that is behaving unreasonably.

It's correct to increase the distance between yourself and any vehicle in front of you so that in the event of you having to brake, you can do so gently and prevent a collision from behind.

moff1888

Didnt he get nicked for drink driving???

ScoTTyB

As you can see the highway code has the clean solution to the problem.

PeteBrant

T4YLOR 83

iTrader: (2)

ScoTTyB

Completely agree it is the person behind behaving unreasonably, but to then deliberately slow down and antagonise them is also unreasonable and will acheive only bad results. Just continue and ignore them, plus you shouldn't be too close to the car infront in the first place.

The Highway code clearly states the best methods for this situation.

Leslie

The bloke was in a 20 mph zone, wanted to observe the law, and did not think much to some prat almost in his boot waving his arms about. The police advice to deal with a tailgater is to slow down so that if you do have to stop in emergency there is less likelihood of an accident. How do you feel if someone is tailgating you-do you drive so far over the limit that it does not happen of course! Even in school or hospital zones etc where it is dangerous to do so! Do you think it is clever to exceed the speed limit?

Maybe you would do better to think a bit before you post.

Les