How To Avoid Tailgaters

[sakuraguy]

How To Avoid Tailgaters

Being tailgated can be a very frustrating experience, and can easily lead to road rage and you never know who might take their road rage to a dangerous level. Staying calm and learning to get out of the tailgaters way is key to staying safe on the roads.

Step One
Check your own driving habits. Don't drive more than 10kmh under the speed limit, unless there are adverse conditions. Avoid driving in the far right hand lane on the highway for long periods of time. This lane should be reserved for passing, so if you aren't passing anyone, move out of the way of faster moving traffic. None of these situations give anyone the right to tailgate you, but the key is that you want to avoid being tailgated.

Step Two
Add the safe following distance of the vehicle tailgating you to yours. Recommended safe following distance is two seconds at highway speed, so if you're being tailgated, leave four seconds between you and the car in front of you. Calculate this by counting "one one thousand, two one thousand…" and so on, starting when the car in front of you passes something. If you get to that same spot before you get to 4, you're following too closely if you are being tailgated. Should you have to come to a stop quickly, 4 seconds will give you the extra time and distance to prevent the tailgater from hitting you.

Step Three
Make it easy for them to get them around you. Slow down so that they may pass you, or pull off to the side of the road completely. This may seem unfair, and you may have to swallow your pride to let the person get ahead of you.


Tips & Warnings
Don't tap your brakes thinking this will make the tailgater back off. More often, it aggravates them more, not to mention you're creating a dangerous situation in which you might be rear-ended.

Happy Motoring

SakuraGuy
Zerotohundred.Com

 

[SkYwAlKeR]

i will jz slow down intentionally... lets say from 100kmh till 60kmh... still tailgate, slow till 40kmh.... hahahahaha....

 

[mokomoko]

I shake and rock my steering slightly....then the tailgater will think im drunk and sure back off wan...

Go on try it!

 

[5115]

i will jz slow down intentionally... lets say from 100kmh till 60kmh... still tailgate, slow till 40kmh.... hahahahaha....

yupe,my way to keep them away esp when we r cruising 80-120km/h & surrounded by car at highway.normally they will found their way to overtake me when im <60-80km/h.

i juz dun get y some of those road user who keep on tail gate other to make a challenge... :stupid:

drive safe...

 

[camp]

Bro the last part is more interesting, kekekekek, anyway nice info

 

[Lennon]

Tips & Warnings
Don't tap your brakes thinking this will make the tailgater back off. More often, it aggravates them more, not to mention you're creating a dangerous situation in which you might be rear-ended.

Happy Motoring

SakuraGuy
Zerotohundred.Com

This is so true.... One word: if you're slow, move out of the way......

 

[JtuneD]

For me..if someone tailgate at my arse of my ride...& it's time for me to wash my windscreen!! & for sure the tailgaters will back off for a moment..try this..it works...hahahaha:proud:

 

[eujin]

for me...i tap the brake ....a lit up brake light will coz tailgaters to panic..hehe..sum even jammed brake..ahahah..

 

[speedy3210]

think i'll just make way for it ... when my girlie is with me ...

 

[mag9556]

for me...i tap the brake ....a lit up brake light will coz tailgaters to panic..hehe..sum even jammed brake..ahahah..

I always use this trick..hahahhaha
Though I am the only one whom is doing this

 

[zephyr3d]

Sakuraguy.... any tips to counter those silly drivers whom chooses to change lane right beside you? Its freaking frustrating and dangerous. I just encountered it this morning.... twice somemore.

one was a wira, modded .. with A pillar meters at least.... out of nowhere, decided to cut into my lane, right beside me in a right hand turning down to bangsar fr midvalley.

bloody.. i dont care la... i had to tap my brakes to let him cut in.... and worst... after he's infront.. he decided to drive slowly.... knncb..... so i overtook him fr left..... and he decided to accelerate... wtf?! i'm driving a stock auto kancil only bai....

if only i was driving my other car...... *#($&#&*(^$($!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Sato]

I do slow down also...

from 110km/hr to 0km/hr.....till white smokes come out from the tyres......


In dreams la...hahahaa....but really can't understand them....tailgate so close.....when u look at the reverse mirror....u only saw the guy driving the car.....not the front part of the car......really really close....

 

[Zeroed]

If youre being tailgated at the right lane, why not just give way?

 

[eujin]

sum tailgate until the nosehair oso nampak 1......

 

[ValMar]

haha, actually i'm also abit of a tailgater myself,
reason of bieng tailgated is.... ur a road hogger!
lol, sorry to say this but its frustrating for me too when i'm rushing for work, and some annoying guy just go at a low speed in the right lane, if i use flash light, u'll get angry, if i use horn, u'll go insane, then i tailgate la~! what to do?

if ppl tailgate me i'll move to the side, is it a very hard thing to do? it's not like u know me lol

 

[5115]

for those who like to tailgate others at the right lane,practise tis before ur move:

1.flash
2.honk

if car infront of u still ignore u,be my guest...tailgate 9 them till they could count ur nose hair...

but make sure they are able to gif way 1st,sometime traffic are packed wif other user and nobody care how u tailgate..

 

[Vagabond]

I just start throwing out the 1 cent coins that Mcdonald's gave me :)

try it. wind down the window. and toss them out over your roof , one by one! good fun for the family.

 

[singchaii]

I agreed with sakuraguys.. last time I being tailgated, I used step brake.. Then think back, if slow, move to the side. What for creating unnecessary thing? So now when being tailgate or see car coming fast from behind, sure stick back to the left. Else if driving a fast car, then smoke back that fella.. Last time little bit more end up fighting because of this problem..

 

[drag_addict]

If youre being tailgated at the right lane, why not just give way?

damn right dude!!..
as simple as that...many things can be avoided..
coz I tend to tailgate sometimes when I'm in a hurry..
5115..
I always practice driving with my headlight switched on to high beam during daytime when I'm in a hurry to avoid being a tail-gater..Seems to work for me..

 

[singchaii]

What if met some driver like this, which I met this driver at night when I was emergency last time..

I was driving in the fast lane due to emergency.. Time around 2am something at MRR2.. I was heading back to Cheras from Batu Caves. So the highway condition have not much car.. I was driving around 120km/h. Infront of me have a ah beng kancil and in front of that kancil had no car at all in the short distance. I turned on my high beam from a long distance before getting near the kancil. That kancil does not giving me way. Then I stick quite near with the kancil and keep flash my headlight.. Since left lane had no car, then I try to stick to left lane to overtake him.. When I stick out, he suddenly stick out too! Luckily it had no car at my back and I managed to brake it on the spot or else, I will hitting his car.. So I stick back to the right lane and he stick back out.. He just blocking my way and I really in hurry.. So I turn on my hazzard light will my alarm to showed that I'm in emergency, that fella didn't give a damn on it.. Overtook his car by from fast lane go to 3rd lane and overtook him.. I wonder how slow he is driving while I hitting 120km/h.

Please! if people tailgate, just give way.. Maybe the person is in emergency or if give way also won't get any hurt right? Unless you driving a 500bhp above monster then accelerate more faster..