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For this precise reason I like to drive with tons of buffer to the car ahead. Given the fact that I am usually in a sports car, I know I can brake much faster t
by david_acm 3y ago
For this precise reason I like to drive with tons of buffer to the car ahead. Given the fact that I am usually in a sports car, I know I can brake much faster than most people around me. Should I need to come to a complete stop, I can control the braking distance to make sure the cars behind me are not only aware that I'm coming to a full stop, which gives them the time/distance they need to brake, but it also gives me time to react to them should they fail to see me slowing down (not paying attention).
An added bonus is that most of time the impatient drivers will just go around me and I don't need to worry too much about tailgaters.
- aidenn0 3y ago> An added bonus is that most of time the impatient drivers will just go around me and I don't need to worry too much about tailgaters. I so wish this were more true; I've been tailgated for 10s of miles in the right lane on a freeway with light traffic that was never fewer than 3 lanes for the entirety of that distance.
- JohnFen 3y agoWhen I've encountered this, I've just taken my foot off the accelerator and let the car gradually lose speed. Eventually, the person behind loses patience and passes me angrily.
- pixl97 3y agoYep, it's always better to put the car behind you in a non-accelerating frame before they slowing down is required. Honestly I would love for tailgating to have automated enforcement with each ticket doubling in fines. In a few weeks we'd weed most of the bad drivers off the road, and at least in my imagined scenario road safety would increase dramatically.
- LAC-Tech 3y agoWind your window down, stick your hand out, and gesture for them to pass. It works most times I've tried it.
- saalweachter 3y agoI've had mixed success with honking.