What would you do if you were being tailgated?

antman22 · 04-20-2010, 06:05 PM

some of these responses are hilarious...ya know, i might just start tossing marbles out the window....that's gotta be a good deterrent right? haha

im obviously kidding...

sorta....

4r3s · 04-20-2010, 06:09 PM

my buddy, when hes on his bike, drops pennies when people tailgate him

Zigen5 · 04-20-2010, 06:11 PM

I usually slow to a crawl....

ZKindaGuy · 04-20-2010, 06:33 PM

Depends how I feel for that day...if I am in a bad mood you will get the brakes...if I am in a good mood you get a pass and I change lanes.

ZKindaGuy · 04-20-2010, 06:35 PM

Depends how I feel for that day...if I am in a bad mood you will get the brakes and me at your window...if I am in a good mood you get a pass and I change lanes.

YamahaR6 · 04-20-2010, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewlyIMPORTed

Break checking is illegal

so is tailgating...

gumpy · 04-20-2010, 07:32 PM

none of the above, I ignore then and keep doing what i'm doing, if they're desperate they'll overtake me by changing lanes.

SkyZ · 04-20-2010, 08:01 PM

i usually dont do anything, dont speed up, dont slow down. i just maintain speed and usually at the first opportunity they'll pull to the next lane and roar past.

shadow2k · 04-20-2010, 08:10 PM

I don't drive the Z slow enough to be tailgated.

But when I drive the beater, I move out of the way. If I can't move, I tap the break lights. I've never had anyone continue to tailgate me after I do that, it doesn't piss anyone off, and it causes no harm. I move first chance I get, or slow down so they can pass.

I know how annoying it is to be stuck behind the rolling roadblock when I'm in the Z. So if you are one of these jackoffs that doesn't move...think about the next time someone is blocking your path, and get the F out of the way.

d02808045 · 04-20-2010, 10:07 PM

Depend on which lane they are tailgating...if they did it on the far left lane, i will try to change lane to let them pass by...but if i'm on the right far lane and they tailgating me, that will piss me off....i'll do brake check/slow down....

Zsteve · 04-20-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by d02808045

Depend on which lane they are tailgating...if they did it on the far left lane, i will try to change lane to let them pass by...but if i'm on the right far lane and they tailgating me, that will piss me off....i'll do brake check/slow down....

+1

Lee123 · 04-20-2010, 10:22 PM

Tailgating is almost constant here in Phoenix. Seems like the smaller car you're driving the more you get tailgated. When I drove a Jeep Wrangler it was less of a problem. Sometimes speeding up or changing lanes is possible, but frequently the only choice is to hang in there and hope they don't hit you. Slamming on the brakes doesn't seem like a great idea since the tailgater is usually driving an SUV or a pickup and I like my car.

Mike · 04-20-2010, 10:25 PM

There was a time that I would have done a brake check, or some other obnoxious thing, but when I was in a traffic ticket school one time, the teacher said that you think you are proving a point or teaching them a lesson, but nothing good ever comes of it, and I took it to heart. Now I just get out of the way.

However, I drive fast enough, that people don't really ever tailgate me.

brakedrift12 · 04-20-2010, 10:34 PM

Well, it really depends on what kind of car is behind me. If its cop, I'll just be a wise guy moving to side lanes, but if its not a cop, then... you know what comes up after that

Csquared · 04-20-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 4r3s

I usually let off the gas so its a nice irratating slow deaccelaration which forces them to slow down. Then when they get the chance to try and pass me I don't let that happen. rinse and repeat.

lol i do that. It's hard to fight the urge to downshift and mash the gas throwing pebbles all over thier hood.

View Poll Results: What would you do if you were being tailgated?
move to another lane for the car kissing yours to pass?	62	45.93%
accelerate so the car behind won't be so close?	37	27.41%
flip them off?	5	3.70%
prove that your brakes are better than their's?	31	22.96%
Voters: 135. You may not vote on this poll

04-20-2010, 10:25 PM	#43 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	There was a time that I would have done a brake check, or some other obnoxious thing, but when I was in a traffic ticket school one time, the teacher said that you think you are proving a point or teaching them a lesson, but nothing good ever comes of it, and I took it to heart. Now I just get out of the way. However, I drive fast enough, that people don't really ever tailgate me. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

04-20-2010, 06:05 PM	#31 (permalink)
antman22 Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 597 Drives: 09 PG 370z 7AT Rep Power: 16	some of these responses are hilarious...ya know, i might just start tossing marbles out the window....that's gotta be a good deterrent right? haha im obviously kidding... sorta....

04-20-2010, 06:09 PM	#32 (permalink)
4r3s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MD Posts: 2,077 Drives: Touring 370z Rep Power: 24	my buddy, when hes on his bike, drops pennies when people tailgate him

04-20-2010, 06:11 PM	#33 (permalink)
Zigen5 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL Posts: 260 Drives: '10 BC 370z Roadster Rep Power: 16	I usually slow to a crawl....

04-20-2010, 06:33 PM	#34 (permalink)
ZKindaGuy Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 699 Drives: 370Z-AT7 Tour+Sport Rep Power: 375	Depends how I feel for that day...if I am in a bad mood you will get the brakes...if I am in a good mood you get a pass and I change lanes.

04-20-2010, 06:35 PM	#35 (permalink)
ZKindaGuy Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 699 Drives: 370Z-AT7 Tour+Sport Rep Power: 375	Depends how I feel for that day...if I am in a bad mood you will get the brakes and me at your window...if I am in a good mood you get a pass and I change lanes.

04-20-2010, 07:32 PM	#37 (permalink)
gumpy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 449 Drives: 09 370z white manual Rep Power: 16	none of the above, I ignore then and keep doing what i'm doing, if they're desperate they'll overtake me by changing lanes.

04-20-2010, 08:01 PM	#38 (permalink)
SkyZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 382 Drives: 09 370z PG M6 Rep Power: 16	i usually dont do anything, dont speed up, dont slow down. i just maintain speed and usually at the first opportunity they'll pull to the next lane and roar past.

04-20-2010, 08:10 PM	#39 (permalink)
shadow2k Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 143 Drives: 09 PG 370z 6MT Rep Power: 16	I don't drive the Z slow enough to be tailgated. But when I drive the beater, I move out of the way. If I can't move, I tap the break lights. I've never had anyone continue to tailgate me after I do that, it doesn't piss anyone off, and it causes no harm. I move first chance I get, or slow down so they can pass. I know how annoying it is to be stuck behind the rolling roadblock when I'm in the Z. So if you are one of these jackoffs that doesn't move...think about the next time someone is blocking your path, and get the F out of the way.

04-20-2010, 10:07 PM	#40 (permalink)
d02808045 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 94 Drives: 370Z 40th Edition Rep Power: 15	Depend on which lane they are tailgating...if they did it on the far left lane, i will try to change lane to let them pass by...but if i'm on the right far lane and they tailgating me, that will piss me off....i'll do brake check/slow down....

04-20-2010, 10:22 PM	#42 (permalink)
Lee123 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix Posts: 84 Drives: 2010 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 15	Tailgating is almost constant here in Phoenix. Seems like the smaller car you're driving the more you get tailgated. When I drove a Jeep Wrangler it was less of a problem. Sometimes speeding up or changing lanes is possible, but frequently the only choice is to hang in there and hope they don't hit you. Slamming on the brakes doesn't seem like a great idea since the tailgater is usually driving an SUV or a pickup and I like my car.

04-20-2010, 10:34 PM	#44 (permalink)
brakedrift12 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: virginia Posts: 266 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z 4G M6 Rep Power: 15	Well, it really depends on what kind of car is behind me. If its cop, I'll just be a wise guy moving to side lanes, but if its not a cop, then... you know what comes up after that