Author Topic: Confronting Tailgaters (Read 14883 times)

pilgrim · « **Reply #25 on:** 11 March 2013, 12:41:38 am »

Spoonlamp.
Like your thinking ;thumbup
If it feels good, do it!

cable tie · « **Reply #26 on:** 11 March 2013, 12:43:33 am »

I think the poor standard of driving is normal down south for some, I'm always appalled of the level of driving on the m25 and experienced the same today as any other time i ride or drive down it, peeps always in a rush tailgating at speed ! Feckwits i prefer to let em get on with it as i ain't particular keen on being run over by a car and life's to short to start arguments with car drivers after all you never no what that person is capable of and losing your life ain't worth it.

pitternator · « **Reply #27 on:** 11 March 2013, 08:34:07 am »

I like to think if it came to it I could give a good account for myself in a scrap. I am a big lad, have trained in kung fu and judo, and think I could punch most folks lights out if I had to.BUT..FFs you just dont know what that other guy is packing!..Its never a gentlemanly fight is it ?...they could have knives or a gun. Twice in the last 3 yrs I have had absolute maniacs try the roadrage on me in my white van !...its best to avoid confrontation. These were guys who I could see were berserk, not just angry. Quite a disturbing level of anger...to the point where they had utterly lost control of themselves. One was a taxi driver with a fare in the back !...the other was a longhaired asian bloke with wide open crazy eyes. Is it a coincidence they were both asian ?..too much of something they are taking I think. Both were very minor incidents, which blew completely out of proportion.And were at " quiet " times of the day, not even a rush hour situation.
On the last one I did think about stopping. But then thought , its him or me. If its me I could be seriously hurt , lose time off work or worse. If its him, then tbh its probably prison! Once I lose my rag I wouldnt stop.For what ...a feckin tirade about being cut up ...look, its just not worth it.Like a collision, its not about whose fault it is, you just dont want all the fecking bother in the first place...Roadrage is actually a two way thing.If you dont provoke them most wont happen.Having had counselling for anger ( LOL)...you do appreciate just how worked up that other person is in the situation, and just realising that usually calms me down straight away.If you retaliate it usually just makes things worse.
If I am on the bike its usually dead easy to just ride off, or better still, just turn off the road .

Before my counselling ...I probably was that other person ...which is a sobering thought...

stevierst · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 March 2013, 09:19:23 am »

Quote from: pitternator on 11 March 2013, 08:34:07 am

I I could punch most folks lights out if I had to.BUT..FFs you just dont know what that other guy is packing!..Its never a gentlemanly fight is it ?...they could have knives or a gun.

This is becoming all to common an occurance! I deal with the aftermath of this when road rage turns violent, and it rarely ends well. I've seen incidents where golf clubs have been used against drivers, machete's, and yes even guns pulled out, but thankfully not used!!! You just don't know who these people are that are aggressive towards you. Best bet is to just get away from them when it gets to 'an exchange of opinions'
It's happened to me over the last week though on several occasions with stupid little girls playing with their phones and pulling out of junctions infront of me, then myopic old people who have lost all sense of distance/speed of oncoming traffic and trying to overtake. White van man trying to overtake another car when I'm already alongside him on a single carriageway, forcing me into the offside gutter at 60+ mph!!!! I've given them all a piece of my mind as I've driven past, even considering stopping van man and smacking him one for nearly orphaning my kids!! It's a good job I've got quite a bit of self control, but it puts me in a horrid mood for the rest of the day

alexanderfitu · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 March 2013, 09:24:13 am »

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simonm · « **Reply #30 on:** 11 March 2013, 10:30:14 am »

Quote from: spoonlamp on 10 March 2013, 08:55:18 pm

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simonm · « **Reply #31 on:** 11 March 2013, 10:34:48 am »

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bwizz · « **Reply #32 on:** 11 March 2013, 12:07:57 pm »

When i'm out in my ancient diesel Astra, I have a 3 phase plan, initially I change speed regularly trying not to use my brake light. 2 I put on the high intensity rear light and regularly touch the foot brake.3 If that fails i wait till the tailgating car is as close as possible ,then slip the gearlever into nuetral and slam my foot to the floor on the accelerator this gives a huge black cloud of smoke from the exhaust, sometimes I can hardly see the car behind, this usually always works,
I especially like to see the car thats tailgating me being tailgated ,makes my whole day!
On a bike your in dangerous territory, best to get out of the way!

Slaninar · « **Reply #33 on:** 11 March 2013, 01:03:42 pm »

Like Piternator said - let go. I slow down and wave them to go past me. Just relax. Especially on a motorcycle. If I need to drive faster, I can always overtake them later, or filter, or whatever.

His Dudeness · « **Reply #34 on:** 11 March 2013, 01:15:46 pm »

Quote from: Slaninar on 11 March 2013, 01:03:42 pm

Like Piternator said - let go. I slow down and wave them to go past me. Just relax. Especially on a motorcycle. If I need to drive faster, I can always overtake them later, or filter, or whatever.

Exactly

Talk is cheap and people lose the run of themselves in the heat of the moment and usually can't back it up when it's go time. If you confront someone in an aggressive manner you have to face the consequences of it whether it be a fight with a potential looper or the rozzers being called or both! If someone's all of the back of you just pull in and let them go on. If you think they're way out of line report them for dangerous driving. simples

Robbie8666 · « **Reply #35 on:** 11 March 2013, 01:53:09 pm »

now i've grown up and calmed down a bit most of the time i let them pass me on dual carriageways / motorways, as they draw level and look across and start to gob off I blow them a kiss!!! winds em up sommat chronic n what are they gonna say to their mates when recounting it? this ugly bloke with glasses n beard blew me a kiss n winked at me!!! I dont think so!!

I thinks it safer to have them in front of me that way I can determine the gap between us and drop back / put other cars between us rather than behind where you cant concentrate whats in front of you and less risk of them following you!!

ChristoT · « **Reply #36 on:** 11 March 2013, 01:56:41 pm »

Quote from: Robbie8666 on 11 March 2013, 01:53:09 pm

now i've grown up and calmed down a bit most of the time i let them pass me on dual carriageways / motorways, as they draw level and look across and start to gob off I blow them a kiss!!! winds em up sommat chronic n what are they gonna say to their mates when recounting it? this ugly bloke with glasses n beard blew me a kiss n winked at me!!!

Love it!!

Then comes the day Elton John tailgates you...

richfzs · « **Reply #37 on:** 11 March 2013, 02:00:57 pm »

I've used the blow a kiss trick on the past, to great effect - its so far from what they're expecting, it completely stumps them.

Wish I could keep myself calm enough to use it more though, I'm sure life would be easier, funnier, and less stressful :-)

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Slaninar · « **Reply #38 on:** 11 March 2013, 02:09:48 pm »

simonm · « **Reply #39 on:** 11 March 2013, 02:34:11 pm »

When I'm in a car I smile at them, give them a thumbs up and stick at the speed limit.

When I'm on the bike I get out of the frickin way asap. No way I wanna be under their wheels.

His Dudeness · « **Reply #40 on:** 11 March 2013, 02:51:26 pm »

Here's a good one about confronting bad drivers

Happened on my morning commute. I was in a line of traffic and there was a taxi infront of me. There was a big queue of cars ahead of the taxi turning right and the taxi wanted to go on straight so he had to move to the left to get past them. So he started edging left and went into a cycle lane to get around the cars but just as he moved a cyclist came flying up the cycle lane. So the cyclist lamped on his brakes, skidded and went up onto the curb and got around the taxi just in time and I thought WOW that took some serious skillz to pull off! Well done

The cyclist was stopped now at the front of the taxi and he was fuming. So he parked his bicycle against the front of the taxi and started giving out to the taxi driver for about 30 seconds and then slapped his hands down on the bonnet of the taxi. Funnily enough the taxi driver took exception to this and hopped out of his car and ran at the cyclist

The cyclist saw him coming and ran away around the taxi, I've never seen anyone change so quickly

The taxi driver chased him around the car twice

and then gave up and pick up the bicycle off the front of his car and threw it off the road

Was the funniest thing I've ever seen.

richfzs · « **Reply #41 on:** 11 March 2013, 03:04:55 pm »

My next door neighbour was a bus driver. Pootling down Blackett st in Newcastle, following a cyclist. He can see 1 guy waiting at the bus stop, sitting reading the paper. Wannabe passenger looks up last minute, sees his bus, jumps up and sticks his hand out. Punts the cyclist right off his bike! Fred stops, gets out prepared to defuse the situation, passenger is saying (oh yes he was!) "sorry mate didn't see you". Cyclist picks himself up, dusts himself down, picks hus bike up. Swings it round, properly twats the passenger with it, says "sorry mate didn't see you" gets on rides off. Fred stood there open mouthed

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Robbie8666 · « **Reply #42 on:** 11 March 2013, 03:06:57 pm »

Quote from: ChristoT on 11 March 2013, 01:56:41 pm

Quote from: Robbie8666 on 11 March 2013, 01:53:09 pm
now i've grown up and calmed down a bit most of the time i let them pass me on dual carriageways / motorways, as they draw level and look across and start to gob off I blow them a kiss!!! winds em up sommat chronic n what are they gonna say to their mates when recounting it? this ugly bloke with glasses n beard blew me a kiss n winked at me!!!

Love it!!

Then comes the day Elton John tailgates you...

I'm ex navy so that dont bother me lol!!

UG · « **Reply #43 on:** 11 March 2013, 03:24:07 pm »

Quote from: glynblue2 on 10 March 2013, 01:41:28 am

I had a guy cut me up once when he overtook me quite deliberately blew my horn flashed my lights he stops i stopped he come walking towards me asking me what my fucking problem was replied not as big as yours and laid him out in the middle of the road ..end of story,,yes its all true,mate said all i saw was your shoulder move,game over,went home ...

I thought it was just DaveG that behaved like that.

His Dudeness · « **Reply #44 on:** 11 March 2013, 03:29:10 pm »

Another time I was filtering up the middle of a road and there was a garage on the left. There was a queue of cars and a van waiting for a green light. The van had left a small gap for a car to pull out of the garage so I saw this and stayed back a bit and as the car pull out from the garage and was heading off in the opposite direction the chap in the van said something out his window to the car driver who also had his window open. The guy in the car heard it and stopped and got out with a metal bar in his hand. The chap in the van rolled up his window really quickly and looked straight ahead and pretended there wasn't an angry man waving a deadly weapon in the air

cable tie · « **Reply #45 on:** 11 March 2013, 06:34:56 pm »

I can remember a time when we was kids and was travelling with my dad in his white van its got to be 25 years ago when we came under attack from road rage ill never forget it he came charging upto the van my old man just locked the door and sat there the fella was effing and jeffing and smacked the side window and making threats, than my old man just drove off i was so upset and disgusted at my dad i wanted him to deck the fella, at the time my dad was my hero x military forces a real tough guy and in my head my dad could have snapped him in half but I could not understand why he never only later in life i realise it takes someone special to show restraint in this way.

JP, you made me LOL Kung fu i never took you for a bruce lee type of guy.....

ginkster · « **Reply #46 on:** 11 March 2013, 07:40:54 pm »

It happens a lot, even today but I'm just trying to let it slip and chill now. After 2 days thinkinf about it, I really shouldn't have stopped. There are some good tactics I'll try to apply. My mate said you're getting angry over a bit of tarmac and to just let it go.. easier said than done at times though!

If I saw him again I think I'd try and have a word with him and put it straight but I think that time has passed..! $:\$

UG · « **Reply #47 on:** 12 March 2013, 11:03:51 am »

They are in and out of your life in 10 seconds.

sure2ride · « **Reply #48 on:** 12 March 2013, 11:05:45 am »

He's right, let it go mate, it's hard I know but the world is full of tw**s, but there are some good guys too. We've all been there. You were doing the right thing, 30 in a 30 limit. Speaking to him again wouldn't achieve anything, life's to short to ruminate over pillocks. You just do whats right and keep out of their danger zone. Best of luck.

stevierst · « **Reply #49 on:** 12 March 2013, 04:44:14 pm »

Quote from: UG on 12 March 2013, 11:03:51 am

They are in and out of your life in 10 seconds.

I tend to say that too. Best way of dealing with it on the bike.

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