More effective ways to prevent tailgating?

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 1/10/2011 at 4:36 PM, KARTer said:

I know why these cars use two lanes instead of one:- the drivers feel that 2Litre cars pay more rdtx, so might as well use two lane to get their money's worth back.... very pragmatic, just like our thunderbolt gang......

Road hoarding full-time for LTA to book them

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 1/10/2011 at 4:48 PM, Mr_b20 said:

need to get this windscreen banner

So sorry, I believe road-hoggers do not look into rear view mirror at all while driving forward (expect you to tailgate patiently it seems?)

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 1/9/2011 at 10:33 AM, Shull said:

If i can overtake from the left in the first place, i wouldn't even waste my time tailgating the fellow.. Most of the time, the only way to get his attention is to really follow him closely behind. For some unknown reasons, i found out that most of the time if you high beam like 2-3 car lengths away, the hogger don't know what you mean.. but if you stick close to him long enough, he'll get the idea and move aside once he had the opportunity..

 

Of course if i realise that don't get the message after some time, i'll back off and wait for the earliest opportunity to overtake from left..

I believe that is not good practice. Better toot the horn instead. Some chain collissions are not due to front-most car braking, but the rear cars failed to take defensive/precautionary measures (toot horn...). Also if the front car encounters a steep incline, that car may slow down faster than the rear car driver anticipates and rear-end into it.

[Greatbirdlegend]

  On 1/10/2011 at 4:40 PM, KARTer said:

Also, if the road-hogger in front ignores flashing/horning, no matter how the driver behind tailgate, it doesnt stop the guy in front from continuing his road hogging way......

 

As I said, sometimes the guy in front is not delibrately hogging the road, he may need time to find a gap to move to the next lane to let the guy behind pass him.... this is where patience comes in for the rear guy...

 

Agreed.

Let me throw out another interesting question.

If you are being blocked and you are already driving at a reasonable speed and distance from the front road hog who refused to give way.

We're talking about a peak hour traffic and all lanes are jammed here.

Why does the tailgater behind feel that he has the right to demand that you filter left into lane 2 and get stuck behind slow traffic?

Unless of course the vehicle behind is an ambulance, police car or fire engine - i really don't know any other reason.

 

Luckily I must say that I only meet such idiotic tailgaters once in a blue moon.

But road hoggers - these idiots I meet almost every other day.

 

 

 

[Phluvcat]

  On 1/10/2011 at 4:48 PM, Mr_b20 said:

need to get this windscreen banner

 

how about this? can change the message even...I ever encounter before...

 

but if mis-used, confirm got road rage...

Edited January 11, 2011 by Phluvcat

[KARTer]

  On 1/10/2011 at 7:47 PM, Good-Carbuyer said:

I believe that is not good practice. Better toot the horn instead. Some chain collissions are not due to front-most car braking, but the rear cars failed to take defensive/precautionary measures (toot horn...). Also if the front car encounters a steep incline, that car may slow down faster than the rear car driver anticipates and rear-end into it.

 

if the intention of the tailgater is to alert the front car to move faster or move over, flashing/horning should be enough.... tailgating is too dangerous. if fashing/horning doesnt work, just try to be patient but please dont take the risk of tailgating, we are exposing ourselves and others to danger......

 

even if we have superduper brakes to stop in a very short distance when the front car suddenly brakes/slows down, there's no guarantee the car behind you has sufficient time/distance to stop and not hit your behind..... the risk is not worth taking.

 

i had my fair shares of close-shaves when I used to tailgate others.... not worth it!!

[KARTer]

  On 1/10/2011 at 5:39 PM, Jamesc said:

You tailgate people or not is up to you.

 

I do not tailgate people.

 

How do you know I am not patient?

 

 

Your assumptions are all wrong.

 

sama, sama, yours also wrong....kekekekekeke

 

 

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 1/11/2011 at 2:14 AM, Greatbirdlegend said:

Agreed.

Let me throw out another interesting question.

If you are being blocked and you are already driving at a reasonable speed and distance from the front road hog who refused to give way.

We're talking about a peak hour traffic and all lanes are jammed here.

Why does the tailgater behind feel that he has the right to demand that you filter left into lane 2 and get stuck behind slow traffic?

Unless of course the vehicle behind is an ambulance, police car or fire engine - i really don't know any other reason.

 

Luckily I must say that I only meet such idiotic tailgaters once in a blue moon.

But road hoggers - these idiots I meet almost every other day.

You are right, it is unlikely for the same to be observed with video-game driving (laugh)

[Jamesc]

  On 1/11/2011 at 5:22 AM, KARTer said:

sama, sama, yours also wrong....kekekekekeke

Please tell me which of my assumption is wrong.

 

I am happy to learn.

 

Please be specific. Thank you.

Edited January 11, 2011 by Jamesc

[KARTer]

  On 1/9/2011 at 1:34 AM, Albeniz said:

I will turn on the harzard lights when being unreasonably tailgated and the other party would usually back off or switch lane.

 

no need, no need, just slow down and slow down if the tailgater still tailgates you unreasonably..... slow until walking pace, by now the road in front of you should be clear enough to do quarter mile sprint, so just floor your throttle all the way down.............. kkekekekekekeek..........

Edited January 11, 2011 by KARTer

[KARTer]

  On 1/9/2011 at 6:08 AM, Notobmwmerc said:

More scary is when those e..... Goods veh tailgate u or those small car driver with turbo ( mainly ,I think ) driven by youngster who think their car can fly or he is going for Ff1 race , don't they know most of our cars car beat them if race side by side

 

talking about this, most experienced track drivers we meet at sepang or pg dont tailgate others in their daily driving..... the youngsters you mentioned are probably those deprived ones who only know to drive fast (mainly straight line dash) on expressways, put them on a race track they probably turn turtle or freak out......

 

[KARTer]

  On 1/9/2011 at 8:03 AM, Jamesc said:

I believe no one wants to tailgate anybody,

 

what they want to do is overtake them.

 

If we let them overtake us, they cannot tailgate

 

us anymore.

 

I like to let idiots pass me so they are in front of me

 

where I can see them and avoid them.

Many drivers purposely stop the tailgater from overtaking them

 

and then come here and moan - I always get tailgated.

Silly isn't it?

 

Its your choice hog the lane and come here and complain about

 

tailgating or move left so they can pass and never get tailgated.

 

wrong assumptions ??

 

[KARTer]

  On 1/10/2011 at 5:35 PM, Jamesc said:

How do you know when I passed my driving test?

 

 

when??? ..... dont be shy but tell and be proud that at least you passed....

 

[Jamesc]

  On 1/11/2011 at 2:55 PM, KARTer said:

wrong assumptions ??

Thank you for replying bro.

 

"Many drivers purposely stop the tailgater from overtaking them

and then come here and moan - I always get tailgated."

 

Unfortunately this is not a wrong assumption, this is really true.

 

People do try to "teach" the tailgater a lesson by jamming brakes,

slowing down and blocking them when they try to overtake from lane 2

and come here and complain.

 

Now I am against tailgating and roadhogging, as I always say both are wrong

but I have never been tailgated because i always give way before they

get near me.

 

Now the title of you post is "Replying to More effective ways to prevent tailgating?"

 

Its simple, I have never been tailgated because I never road hog and I always give way.

 

If any other bros or sis have any better way, please share.

 

 

 

[Jamesc]

  On 1/11/2011 at 3:02 PM, KARTer said:

when??? ..... dont be shy but tell and be proud that at least you passed....

I passed my test over 20 years ago.

 

But the point I am trying to make is,

a person can drive for many years and still do it badly.

 

Many taxi uncles have been driving more years than me

but they sure don't drive well.

 

[Jamesc]

If people feel they are always being tailgated, cars are always horning

 

and flashing them then they have to reflect on their driving style.

 

Coming here to complain about being tailgated and not changing

 

their drivng style will not solve their tailgating problem.

 

[Greatbirdlegend]

  On 1/11/2011 at 7:37 PM, Jamesc said:

If people feel they are always being tailgated, cars are always horning

 

and flashing them then they have to reflect on their driving style.

 

Coming here to complain about being tailgated and not changing

 

their drivng style will not solve their tailgating problem.

 

 

Key word is always.

You are right that if someone is always being tailgated then he/she should probably reflect on themselves on their own driving style.

That I fully agree.

 

However the way you write seems to insinuate that KARTer is a road hogger because he started this thread.

I'm not sure about his other threads but in here he already stated that he spent most of his time on lane 2 and he gives way on lane 1.

He has stated that he's writing in because he has observed others tailgating.

So I don't think he is a road hogger or he came in here to complain.

But if you do think he is then please come out straight and explain why.

 

Sorry to butt in between you two but I don't think writing in cryptic and backhanded way will help you discuss better.

We already have a retard in this thread - that's more than enough.

 

To Goodcarbuyer - Hello reeeetaaaarrrd!

[Phluvcat]

  On 1/12/2011 at 3:08 AM, Neutrino said:

Having worked in UK for a while and using a UK forum for other stuff I thought I'd ask that forum which was worse, hoggers or gaiters.

 

Singapore says hoggers if I read MCF correctly.

 

UK forum says without doubt that tailgaiters are far far worse.

 

Funny that.

 

 

Not surprising, hogging is a lesser evil although both are wrong and equally irritating. THey have realised that long time ago.