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					Originally Posted by Giller  I think a lot has to do with the fact our cars are small and low to the ground.  So many SUVs and trucks out there - they really aren't that close, but because they have such a height advantage, it sometimes feels like they are bearing down on you. | 
	
 
The height of the trucks and SUV's is part of it, but I think the drivers just look right over our low cars and tend not to pay attention to them, thus the tailgating. When I drove a Miata, I noticed the same thing.
That said, most people drive too closely behind other cars regardless of what they are!