> Though there are other nuances to "teach" other drivers behind you, like driving extra-slow Yeah, but I don't want to drive extra slow, do I? For one thing,

> Though there are other nuances to "teach" other drivers behind you, like driving extra-slow Yeah, but I don't want to drive extra slow, do I? For one thing, I want to proceed as fast as possible, to get where I'm going. For another, if I slow down, the gap in front of me will widen enough that some fucker -- quite possibly the one now tailgating me -- will squeeze into it, and then I am the one tailgating someone. > or breaking once I guess. Quite the Freudian typo... Yes, braking for real while being tailgated is rather likely to lead to things breaking. And since one of those things is me (and another my car), I'd prefer not to.