tailgaters
 

Every time I take the Porsche for a drive there is one or two jerk drivers that just have to get on my rear bumper. It seems like they want to "try me". Does this happen to any of you ? Is it because of the color ? When I have had enough I leave them in the dust.

It happens, the only time I give into the temptation to "create space" is either when the road gets twisty or on an off ramp. Otherwise, I take my police cousin's playbook and slow down even more and drive leisurely, they don't like that. To your point though, I have seen rusted corsicas pushing it as hard as the car can go to try to either see the car or race it.

All too often...
 

Yeah, I think it's a "fast car" thing. Young guys in their [insert brand here] want to either burn the paint off your back bumper or pace you, hoping you want to "go".

I just slow down or turn off and take another road. It's not worth the demerit points or potential loss of life & property racing a total twit on the street. That's what the track and dragstrip are for.

+1 for slowing down. I do that more often than not.

I just pop the trunk and let my "passengers" take care of things.

LOL! The ONLY time anyone is even close to my bumper is when I have the misfortune of being stuck at a stoplight....and when that light turns green, I'm gone!

How funny! I need me a Chim Chim.

When I think about passengers in the trunk, I always think of the trunk money.

Trunk Monkey Compilation - YouTube

See, and that's why I slow down. :D People tailgate to try to get you to go faster. Although I do like to pull through all the gears rather quickly, it's much more satisfying to meander along so the tailgating driver knows their tactics don't work on everyone.

But... there's just something also very satisfying when you leave someone in the dust... :cool:

I would say I'm either tailed or paced at least once every other day. Usually by someone in one of the current American muscle cars wanting to get me to race them. I just ignore them. They can think whatever they want to think about why I didn't take the bait.

Were you on your way to see Yvonne Von Vondervon?

That's right - fellow nerd. ;-)

Every...single...day.

I like the slow down method. Really seems to tick them off.

must be a Southern (NASCAR) thing, never happens to me

+1 On stangs tailgating. I wired my fog lights to act as faux brake lights so others back off.:p

That's a great idea! Now I have a project for tomorrow.:)

Trixie would kill me !

Maybe you're just driving too frikin' slow! Move over and let the traffic that wants to get past you go.

Move into the fast lane(aka the PASSING LANE) so that jerkwater can pass on the right? I think not!

It's usually in city traffic anyway or at a stop light. Douchebags will be douchebags...

I just do the Jäger maneuver and pretend you are quickly avoiding something in the road… Watch what happens to the traffic behind you.

Oh comon now, what are the odds any one of us is holding up the parade? It's usually some pine cone eater coasting in a Prius to set a new mileage record.

Some of you old farts drive slower than the speed limit, no matter what you're in! If I catch someone driving a Porsche slow down for an upcomings corner I immediately report them to the PCA.

Ummm...its the speed LIMIT, not a suggestion, Lmao! Of course you should drive at or under it. It's not the speed "minimum".

I usually keep to the limit in town, but on the highway, all bets are off! :D

Absolutely, no two ways about it - Mustangs are the worst. Same thing when I'm on my Speed Triple. Every Mustang wants to see how fast you are and they think nothing of tailgating a motorcycle. I can't count how many times they've been dangerously close, at speed. ****s. Not just the new ones either. Just about any model from 2000 to current.

+1

It's on my daily freeway commute to and from work. It has nothing t do with interstates of FM roads. It's city driving where they're the worst, by far.

Tailgating by Mustangs is why I don't carry my gun in the Boxster.

That's exactly what I'm talking about.

In Houston you have to be an idiot to exacerbate a road rage incident. Everyone has a gun! My 65 year old mother-in-law in a Mini carries a gun with her. It's like Thunderdome out there.

Old Fart? Love to hear your game plan on not aging, apparently it includes a "james dean" chapter because you either age or die young. Having said that, people in my age group are actually looking at the road instead of banging out a critical LOL.

Haha! So true Ghostrider.

Anyone think people on cellphones (texting, especially) are more dangerous than people driving drunk?

I haven't had very good luck with brake lights or slowing down. But swerving back and forth suddenly makes them back off 95% of the time. They don't want to be too close behind a crazy driver. :)

I would add to that the stupid trend towards touch-screen radio/NAV. you have to take your eyes off the road to use them.

I have only owned this car about 3 weeks, but I have DEFINITELY noticed a much higher incidence of idiot driving around it than any of my other cars.

Wild wild west thing is still in effect in Texas with the exception of riding a horse. Usually they tailgate if you are slow or in a hurry, sometimes I tailgate when I drive my Box I get heavy footed like everyone else here, this car has a never a dull moment. :D

Interesting you say that. I've been thinking about the best place to holster mine. Under the seat looks promising, if I can attach a holster securely enough.


Back to the original subject, though. I popped on the rear fog lamps when a guy was tailgating me. Apparently it looked enough like brake lights to him....

I've come to believe that, for the most part, tailgaters are just incredibly stupid. How many times have we all seen 10 or more cars in the high speed lane, doing 75 in a 65 zone, bumpers inches from the guy ahead. Almost as if they are trying to help the second car in the lineup push the lead car to go faster.
I regret asking a fella in a mediocre well used van why he had been tailgating me, I mean right on my _ss. And all the while he simply could've moved to the passing lane and passed me, easily. We came to a red light and I got out, walked back to him, and asked. I swear, his answer was "because you are not staying far enough ahead of me."

I holster my .45 semi-auto in either my shoulder holster or a paddle holster (Israeli Army type) on my belt. It rides high enough be be comfortable while seated. Carried a .45 in Vietnam, a Colt model 1911.
Among other weapons.

No excuse for tailgating a motorcycle, that's just not right.

I've been wanting a .45, but I've decided that I need to get my mild case of road rage under control first. ;)

I noticed the same thing. It probably happens at least once a week. It rarely happens when I'm driving my pickup. Maybe they just want a closer look!

I just let them pass.....

I DO seem to slow down a bit with Danger's "Tom Jones" CD playing. I must send it back to him............?