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No issues you're aware of. I see a lot of blithely self-unaware tailgaters who seem to fear hanging back because (I guess, from personal experience not as a tai

by natch 7y ago

No issues you're aware of. I see a lot of blithely self-unaware tailgaters who seem to fear hanging back because (I guess, from personal experience not as a tailgater but as someone who has driven ICE cars) that they'll have trouble catching up again if they give a little space.

Hamuko 7y ago
Yeah, no issues with my speed. Again, if I'm accelerating faster than pretty much anyone on the road, the problem isn't my car's acceleration. Also, no one on the roads has any trouble catching up. The reason why people tailgate is because they're annoyed by people driving slowly (while possible still at the speed limit) in front of them.
- natch 7y ago
  I get annoyed by people driving slowly, but tailgating does not help in any way, shape, or form. Because I can jump forward and pass them considerately, leaving ample space, when there is a chance, even from 10 car lengths back. Because of fast acceleration that is available even at speed. It's not the catching up that's a problem. The problem is being to catch up while the dynamic, temporary, window in traffic is still open. Were I to be driving a slow ICE car, that option of passing would not be available at all in many traffic windows that appear, because I wouldn't be able to close the n-car-length distance. This leads some people to tailgate, or follow more closely than they otherwise would, for various values of closely, because they are clinging to that hope of getting through a temporary window in traffic at some point. (Setting aside the other less practical reason for tailgating, simple aggression / macho signaling). Perhaps you are an exception. Thank you. :-)
  - perl4ever 7y ago
    You sound like you're talking about passing on a rural two lane highway, but it's not clear. That's when acceleration seems like an advantage, but it's pretty hazardous no matter what. You might hit a deer regardless.
perl4ever 7y ago
Nobody accelerates at the rate their car is theoretically capable of in normal driving, except maybe passing at high speed. I don't like it when somebody merges on the highway at 45 mph, but it has absolutely nothing to do with their ability to accelerate. Any car that can do 0-60 in ten seconds can go over 100 mph.

by natch 7y ago

Hamuko 7y ago

Yeah, no issues with my speed. Again, if I'm accelerating faster than pretty much anyone on the road, the problem isn't my car's acceleration. Also, no one on the roads has any trouble catching up. The reason why people tailgate is because they're annoyed by people driving slowly (while possible still at the speed limit) in front of them.

natch 7y ago
I get annoyed by people driving slowly, but tailgating does not help in any way, shape, or form. Because I can jump forward and pass them considerately, leaving ample space, when there is a chance, even from 10 car lengths back. Because of fast acceleration that is available even at speed. It's not the catching up that's a problem. The problem is being to catch up while the dynamic, temporary, window in traffic is still open. Were I to be driving a slow ICE car, that option of passing would not be available at all in many traffic windows that appear, because I wouldn't be able to close the n-car-length distance. This leads some people to tailgate, or follow more closely than they otherwise would, for various values of closely, because they are clinging to that hope of getting through a temporary window in traffic at some point. (Setting aside the other less practical reason for tailgating, simple aggression / macho signaling). Perhaps you are an exception. Thank you. :-)
- perl4ever 7y ago
  You sound like you're talking about passing on a rural two lane highway, but it's not clear. That's when acceleration seems like an advantage, but it's pretty hazardous no matter what. You might hit a deer regardless.

perl4ever 7y ago

Nobody accelerates at the rate their car is theoretically capable of in normal driving, except maybe passing at high speed. I don't like it when somebody merges on the highway at 45 mph, but it has absolutely nothing to do with their ability to accelerate. Any car that can do 0-60 in ten seconds can go over 100 mph.