tailgaters

[jb92563]

Don't want to miss out on the traffic driving rant so here is my $2 worth of ranting.

I drive in the right most lane unless I'm passing.
After I pass I get over to the right again if its clear.

Also makes folks think I'm evading police or something and they tend to stay away due to all my lane changing.

Basically I drive Autobahn rules where if your not in the right most lane you better be watching the rear view for folks with a closing speed of 100mph and get the hell out of their way or be shot or launched into the ditch.

I can't stand the the dumb southern CA drivers that are just plain stupid.

We have the tiny pickup truck drivers with ladder and lawnmower in the back that merge onto the highway at 30mph.

There are the "I'm going the speed limit so I can be in any lane I want and cause miles of congestion" folks, usually seniors in big cars.

There are the "I can only text while driving 50mph or less and to heck with the restrictions on phone use in car rules"

There are the folks from the 80's that insist that 55mph on the highway is the max speed their car should go due to the fuel shortage! ???

And then there are the dumb girls that tailgate while doing their makeup in the rear view. They need to be right behind or beside you so they can keep with the traffic flow by looking at your car by their peripheral vision.


I'm still shopping for my Boxster S but I'll no doubt be even more of a terror on the roads than I was with my Jeep Wrangler.

Swerving with the Boxster sounds like fun to deter tailgaiters and if you combine that with a handfull of failed IMS bearing balls you won't even need to carry heat. ;-)

So whats this about Johnny and his Nun groupies about? There a lot of Nuns in the deep south now?


Ray

2001 Boxster S (Near Future)
99 Jeep Wrangler 4.0l (Handy for hauling stuff in any terrain or passing traffic using the ditch)
2004 Yamaha Classic Cruiser bike (Just got the carbs cleaned, not driving it enough)
99 Camaro (Died an untimely death when a Uhaul knocked down the car structure roof it was parked under)

[milliemax]

Originally Posted by Kenny Boxster

Bloody hell... Nothing worse than the south and the pickup trucks. Have a neighbor that drives a 4 ton ram with straight pipes. Just going 5mph rattles windows. What's his job? IT support. Doesn't haul a damn thing in his truck. It's a shame people have an interest in racing trucks and trying to make them go fast, when the vehicle in mind was designed for hauling and heavy work... not for racing. Makes me want to move to California where trucks aren't the only thing people are interested in.

Kenny, We must be neighbors ! I see that truck every day. Today while stopped for a draw bridge, A MOPED was on my A$$ and touching my bumper. I put the trans in reverse to get him to back off. I give up, a "MOPED" ?????? It never ends.........

[particlewave]

This particular annoyance has been messing with my Zen, so I've taken a logical approach and concluded that the number of tailgaters is no more in the Box than in my daily driver.

I think its a perception thing.
1) we are more aware of tailgaters in our fancy pants cars, and
2) the actual distance from the driver to the rear bumper is quite a bit less than most cars, making it seem as though the car behind is much closer to your bumper when, in fact, it is you(the driver) that is closer to your bumper.

[Kenny Boxster]

Originally Posted by particlewave

This particular annoyance has been messing with my Zen, so I've taken a logical approach and concluded that the number of tailgaters is no more in the Box than in my daily driver.

I think its a perception thing.
1) we are more aware of tailgaters in our fancy pants cars, and
2) the actual distance from the driver to the rear bumper is quite a bit less than most cars, making it seem as though the car behind is much closer to your bumper when, in fact, it is you(the driver) that is closer to your bumper.

Looking at it in a rational way, what you have to say is most likely true. I didn't give a rat's derriere when I drove in my beat-up crack ghetto, box on wheels about tailgaters, and didn't notice them. When you're driving a nice car however, it's the plague. Still, nice car or not, there is nothing worse than a tailgater.

[deptotpr]

I believe it is just because the back of your seat is almost the rear bumper. Anyway, is this also a sexy nun thread? lol

[Jager]

Originally Posted by particlewave

This particular annoyance has been messing with my Zen, so I've taken a logical approach and concluded that the number of tailgaters is no more in the Box than in my daily driver.

I think its a perception thing.
1) we are more aware of tailgaters in our fancy pants cars, and
2) the actual distance from the driver to the rear bumper is quite a bit less than most cars, making it seem as though the car behind is much closer to your bumper when, in fact, it is you(the driver) that is closer to your bumper.

Blame it on the words on our mirrors “OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR”.

[Frodo]

Originally Posted by deptotpr

I believe it is just because the back of your seat is almost the rear bumper. Anyway, is this also a sexy nun thread? lol

I do believe we have a Johnny Danger imposter among us!

[Ghostrider 310]

Here's a nice add on for the Dangermobile

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[Burg Boxster]

Originally Posted by Frodo

I do believe we have a Johnny Danger imposter among us!

Is it wrong to say Deptotpr has better taste in nuns than mustang girls

[Highlow]

Doesn't happen to me more in the box than when I'm driving any other car.

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by Highlow

Doesn't happen to me more in the box than when I'm driving any other car.

Huh????
This thread is about sexy nuns, lmao!

[milliemax]

Originally Posted by particlewave

Huh????
This thread is about sexy nuns, lmao!

Sexy Nuns ????? Where ????? Not here in E NC

[blue2000s]

I just read this linked article and thought it was appropriate to this thread.

2013 Nissan GT-R Long-Term Update 2 - Motor Trend

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by deptotpr

I believe it is just because the back of your seat is almost the rear bumper. Anyway, is this also a sexy nun thread? lol

In this case, how would one go about anointing ?

[Ghostrider 310]

Originally Posted by easy web

You should slow down to 10 miles below the speed limit to allow them to pass. As they are beside your car, apply your brakes so they can pass you without making eye/facial contact. If they continue to harass you, call 911 on your cell phone. If it is possible, Report their vehicle make, model, color, driver description, passenger description and license plate, to police.


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Where I live that advise will get you another car in your trunk, as for call 911?? Maybe you need to go back to good Ol' pointless, not related to the thread spamming, go with your strengths young man. If every crazy road incident was phoned to 911 you would need to double the capacity of the system.

[milliemax]

Sorry to bring this subject back up....BUT....Today on my way to the grocery a big pickup truck driven by a "Red kneck" crossed the center line towards me and then laughed as he passed me. Then a young female in a Jeep got on my tail about 6 ft away for about 5 miles AND THEN ....another pickup truck pulling a "Carolina Skiff"boat was on my tail at 62 MPH on a single lane road for about 10 miles. As we approached the "High Rise" Bridge over the ICW I slowed to about 15 mph to let him/her know that I was pissed. I have had enough....IT'S WAR from now on in NC. War , My friends !!!! No more "Nice Guy" What say you...DANGER ???

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by milliemax

Sorry to bring this subject back up....BUT....Today on my way to the grocery a big pickup truck driven by a "Red kneck" crossed the center line towards me and then laughed as he passed me. Then a young female in a Jeep got on my tail about 6 ft away for about 5 miles AND THEN ....another pickup truck pulling a "Carolina Skiff"boat was on my tail at 62 MPH on a single lane road for about 10 miles. As we approached the "High Rise" Bridge over the ICW I slowed to about 15 mph to let him/her know that I was pissed. I have had enough....IT'S WAR from now on in NC. War , My friends !!!! No more "Nice Guy" What say you...DANGER ???

Get a bumper sticker that says NASCAR Sucks ! That way the red necks will leave you alone .

[Kenny Boxster]

Originally Posted by milliemax

I slowed to about 15 mph to let him/her know that I was pissed. I have had enough....IT'S WAR from now on in NC. War , My friends !!!! No more "Nice Guy" What say you...DANGER ???

Haha, laughed when I pictured this in my head. Aye, I'd love to do this some time.

[particlewave]

I just do my best to ignore them all. Not always easy, but I try. There is no real solution....

Except maybe a device that sprays nasty black oil or tar out of a not so conspicuous area, like the tail pipe, at a 45 degree angle so as to coat their windshield, causing them to have to pull over and clean it off because their wipers just smeared it up real good. But that could cause further problems.

[Joel-Box-ster]

Originally Posted by easy web

If they continue to harass you, call 911 on your cell phone. If it is possible, Report their vehicle make, model, color, driver description, passenger description and license plate, to police.

I doubt if the police do something about bully drivers unless its a roadrage..:troll: