I have always wanted paint guns all around my car that I could deploy at these idiots. Wouldn't that be fun! Honestly, I drive 5 over (not if there was ice!), and slow way down if someone gets on my tail.

 

People don't care what is in the ride...I don't advertise that I have dogs in my vehicle, and cringe when someone will tailgate me. I get in the other lane quick to let them do it to someone else. It's all about them. I drive 200 miles every saturday to train and it never fails. I drive the Chicago to Detroit corridor...and vice versa, lol.
Not worth pissing someone off if they are being selfish idiots, I just get out of their way and let them harass someone else.

 

My slow down is when I get to a passing zone. I want them GONE around me BYE. With road rage, I don't want them mad.

 

Having stickers/signs/etc. on the car really won't affect anyone else's driving habits. I find the best thing to do is to give yourself a few minutes of extra time and cruise in the right lane - it's by far the most relaxing and stress-free way of driving, and gives tail-gaiters and other fools an opportunity to pass you.

If you're being tailgated in the left lane, then regardless of your speed (& the speed limit) you need to move over and let the traffic pass. Playing the "I'm righteous and already speeding" card will not do anything but encourage road rage and endanger everyone around you.

 

True, but I usually travel two lane highways. It's difficult for the tail gaiters to pass, but they still try. Mostly I'm 3-5 over the limit, and I catch up with them the next little town.

 

Two lane roads are the only place I encounter tailgaters. Most typically when I am on an unfamiliar stretch of road so I am not exceeding the speed limit OR after dark during the fall (sorry, I really don't like eye to eye with Bambi)......

I always move over if I am on a multi-lane road and I can. I get more angry about people passing on the right weaving in and out of traffic not even giving you a moment to respond.

 

You have no idea how many times I've wished for a fully charged phaser array...

 

I like to slow way down. If they get mad I give a little wave and blow kisses6. People don't care about you. Its all about themselves.

 

People tailgate my horse trailer all the time, despite being clearly marked "Show horses: keep back." The person I got the trailer from had said, "maybe if people realize that if anything happens to my horses and they're worth more than they make in a year, it won't work out well for them, they won't tailgate." Guess what- it doesn't work. People are just idiots. Another friend has "Smile- you're on camera!" on the back of her trailer and that actually does seem to deter people (well, she also drives like a maniac....).

 

If I get rushed, tailgated and passed in a city, I usually don't resist the urge to wave when we catch up with each other at a red light. Especially if they are waiting in a turn lane and I go right on by.

On a highway, I move over if I can and then pray they don't have an accident up ahead. And yes, I have on rare occasion, seen the wanna be race car pulled over by the police. Again, is it in bad taste to wave as I pass them?

 

Yeah this was on a two lane highway with no passing. I'm good about pulling over on the multiple lane roads.
Thanks for the camaraderie!

Just a thought... in 1986 I was traveling in China. At the time, newspapers were posted on kiosks for people to read and I was struck by how graphic the photos were of accidents. This was true of billboards too. They were clearly making a warning and if it was about not letting your children play in the streets, they had graphic photos of children run over by the then very rare cars. Made an impact on me in terms of presenting in no uncertain terms the consequences of our actions. If this BMW lady could only know, really know and feel and imagine, what she risks doing maybe she would behave differently?

 

If this BMW lady could only know, really know and feel and imagine, what she risks doing maybe she would behave differently?

You know many years ago I was teaching a Sunday School class to some teens and they were talking about drivers ed and I asked if they still showed the same movies I had seen. Footage portrayed to use as real .... the image of a man with a broken back screaming as they pried his hands from the grass to get him on a stretcher.....I can still see that image in my head.........

They said "oh its nothing compared to Texas Chain Saw Massacre"......I think we are so desensitized to blood and gore and graphic images it is hard to feel. They could not separate reality from fantasy. I still have images burned in my brain from Vietnam when there was no graphic violence in the movies and TV.

 

Years back I worked as a tow truck driver, our company did rotations with the sheriff, city, and state police. We saw some pretty gruesome wrecks, a number of them fatalities. Unfortunately some people just don't get it, they're invincible in their car until they're not.

 

Driving is the most dangerous part of search and rescue work. Be careful out there.

 

I've noticed that naming and shaming is becoming more prominent as dashcam popularity increases. If you ever find yourselves needing some entertainment, look up "Dash Cam Owners Australia" on YouTube!

I have a little sticker on the back of my car saying "Protected by ___ DashCam" with "remote storage and access" and I have noticed a significant decline in idiots bothering me.

 

Here's a thought: It is illegal in Oregon to impeed traffic. You are supposed to pull over and let fools who need to make time ge t on down the road. It doesn't matter that you are already going 5 mph over the speed limit if the cars behind you want to go faster, you are legally required to get out of their way. That means if there is a gravel pull out, you pull over.
If they have to wait for a passing lane or a chance to pass on the two lane highway, they need to be able to pass when the opportunity is there. That may put them closer behind you than you like, closer than they like but few people pull over. (And often it's not "just one" back there - there can be a string of vehicles.)

 

Little Miss BMW: Why are you tailgating at 60 mgh (5 over the speed limit) a car that is clearly marked as carrying a "Search Dog"? Why would you do this, putting the driver (me), but more importantly, my dog at risk? It was a cold morning and icy in spots. Why would you do that other than you are an idiot, selfish, and self absorbed? I am off to training, to volunteer, what are you off to doing?

I guess to me, it doesn't matter who or what is in the car. I'm not tailgating you because I don't want to hit any vehicle. I'm similarly unmoved by "baby on board" signs - what does it matter? I'm still at fault if I hit you, and I'd like to avoid that, period.

I don't really hold with the notion that a baby or a specifically trained dog is worse to tailgate than a car with just the driver when it comes to driving safely. Just drive safely to the best of your ability, by default!

 

She was doing it because her schedule was more important than your life and hers.