Out here, we've got a lot of two-lane roads, and a lot of drivers that either drive 20 under or 20 over. Some of the second category will ride your bumper to "push" you faster, even if there's no oncoming traffic and they can safely pass. My standard practice for dealing with them is to slow down to just slightly under the speed limit (I fall into the 5-over crowd, unless I'm inside city limits, where the speed limit isn't just an excuse for a ticket, but an actual practical number, due to other vehicle and pedestrian traffic). If they're unhurried enough to take the time to sit on my bumper and flash lights, horn, and/or finger instead of passing, then they're unhurried enough for me to slow down a bit more. Usually, they'll swerve around me once I do this, and then I get plenty of time to laugh at them when they rage out over getting stuck behind the combine tractor ahead.RoyGBiv wrote:I'd like to see more tickets written for tailgating. I'm rarely (never) the slowest guy on the road, and it drives me crazy when people tailgate me. More unsafe than speeding, IMO. I'll get out of the way as soon as it's possible and safe to do so, but get off my tail!
I'm a bad person, I know.
