Impatient Tailgaters

[Spannerfiend]

I wonder why, when you are travelling at the proper speed limit, have given a perfectly good, long signal, having carefully checked the road behind, that these impatient, self important, arrogant nobs come flying up behind you, flashing and generally trying to intimidate you out of the way?
Does it not occur to these thick people that the REASON they are behind a 'slower' driver, is because THEY are breaking the speed limit, and have put themselves into that position by SPEEDING.

Does anyone know how their brains work, or indeed, if they even have any?

[SpikeyBush]

I love the clip on one of those Police Speed Crash shows. There was an Impreza racing an Evo down the M6 with the old bill chasing in an unmarked 5-series. Some old duffer in an aged Escort is passed by the Impreza and then the Evo and sees the 5 series coming up. Thinking the beemer is the third participant in the race he moves out into lane 3 to slow it down. He got taken to court for driving like a ***.

It is not a good idea to hold up speeding drivers. Let the rozzers catch them, they have enough cameras to assist them with this. If you hold them up you're just going to infuriate them and then at the next set of red lights you are likely to get a thump on the nose.

[joko]

there is never any excuse for tailgating - even if the person is going a fair bit slower than the speed limit - i am surprised at so many trying to defend or make exuses for it

if you stay back but flash me once or twice, i will move aside happily, as i would take that as a polite request. ... but if you drive a foot away, snarling and waving your arms about, then i will not only stay where i am, i may even slow down depending on my journey schedule - you act threatening to me then i will just *** you off ...