To feel pissed off with tailgating drivers!

[Whenisithometime]

Hi,

I’ve never been a person who goes above the speed limits when driving, obviously I’ve had a few moments were I’ve unintentionally gone over without realising but I’m not an intentional and persistent speeder.

Anyway, nearly everyday, I’m tailgated. More so in 30mph zones. I can’t stand it. I just can’t Understand why they feel I’m not going fast enough if I’m driving right at 30 in a 30. It really annoys me so much.

I try not to allow it to intimidate me but it really does. On my way home from work I was doing 55 on a 60mph road and was tailgated the whole way. When I got to the end of the road, I had to stop because it was a junction, and I looked in my mirror and I saw the driver staring at me and he flapped his arms up in the air as if I had been too slow which obviously I wasn’t. I got pissed off and pulled the fingers at him. He then flashed his lights at me (aggressively)

Just needed a rant I guess!

I dont tailgate, i stay back and just curse them.

@GiveHerHellFromUs funnily enough I actually have encountered a cyclist on this bend. 40mph was enough for me to slow down. 60mph I would have killed him outright.

Actually, I don’t need driving lessons. I think you do. If you think 55 on a hazardous 60mph is too slow then you need a driving refresher course

There's also a difference between driving at the speed limit I.e 60. Or driving 10mph below the speed limit. Your options arent 50 or 80. It's a numerical scale. You aren't talking about driving at the speed limit OP, what you are actually saying is you drive below the speed limit.

There are obviously many occasions when it's not safe to drive at the speed limit. But if your general rule is you travel at 50-55 in a 60 you are a slow driver.

@Whenisithometime it's hazardous in your opinion. That doesn't necessarily make it hazardous.

As I don't get tailgated every time I go for a drive I think I'm ok now refresher courses for now

Maybe you are a tailgater yourself.

Nice try but I already pre-empted that lazy accusation earlier in the thread.

Just because I don't immediately agree that you are thee 100% innocent, wronged party in this does not make me a bad guy/tailgater/speeder/whatever.

@GiveHerHellFromUs you’re making me sound bad by being a safe and competent driver.

You’re basically saying that 55 in a 60 is too slow. No it isn’t. And if driving at the speed limit and I’m being tailgated then that is the tailgaters problem, not mine. Why would I break the law just because they’re a prick?

Impatient road raging petrol heads are not worth arguing with

If you put you hand up to your rearview mirror as if you are adjusting it they quite often pull back, I find

Oooh, interesting. I'll try that.

Like a pp, I've always wanted a light-up "You're Too Close" sign for the rear of my car.

@GiveHerHellFromUs don’t insult my intelligence. It’s not hazardous because i think it is, it is hazardous. Considering there are warning signs on the roadside, I think the law enforcement agencies also think the road is hazardous too.

There are also “slow” markings painted on the road on various locations.

OP it is very very clear you are posting the replies you want to make, regardless of what people are actually saying to you. You have misread, misquoted and responded in bad faith to several replies already.

I worry that you are so convinced you are the perfect driver doing nothing wrong at any time ever. We are all human, we all learn more every time we get behind the wheel. And yes, some people will be dicks and tailgate others. Just let them get past you and on their way to their willy-waving exhibition or wherever they're going.

But please don't let their behaviour convince you that you have the shiniest of all halos out there. You don't know it all. None of us do.

@Time40 oh I like the idea of that. I’d love one too!

Impatient road raging petrol heads are not worth arguing with

So true. Every driving thread turns into a bunfight.

@BuzzShitbagBobbly nope. I did say in my OP that I’ve been over the speed limit before in my driving career which means I acknowledge the fact that I am not a perfect driver. Just because I take the right steps to be safe on the road is not me saying I’m perfect. I’ve nearly caused accidents myself through a split second where I’ve lost attention.

How have I responded in bad faith? Are you seriously telling me that by me saying that you and @GiveHerHellFromUs are wrong is not true? Your attitude is that me being safe around bends and not being right on the speed limit on some roads is inappropriate. No it’s not. That kind of driving is what causes so many accidents.

You do not need to drive at the speed limit. Drive slowly but not too slowly and we are all much safer

Oh good. Another thread where people can trot out the sanctimonious, “it’s a limit not a target...”

Boo sucks.

@Whenisithometime I'm not making you sound bad or stupid or incompetent.

I'm explaining that you may be more cautious than you realise.
Yes there'll be sections on roads where there are bends and blind hills etc and yes you should slow down in those places. That doesn't mean a slightly bumpy road is unsafe for the speed limit. It doesn't mean you have to get stressed out by tailgaters and it doesn't mean you can't pull over and just let them past to save yourself any worry or stress.

Right im off to work and doing the correct speed limit no more or no less.

I was tailgated twice today, first time in a 30mph zone doing 30mph and second time in a 20mph zone doing 20mph

The first tailgater suddenly realised that the 3 men in hiviz had a speed camera...

Drivers need to back of

@vodkaredbullgirl you should probably do 5mph less so we're all safe

@GiveHerHellFromUs and apologies, I’ve
Put my point across incorrectly in a PP. I don’t necessarily slow down on bumpy roads unless there is a genuine reason for doing so.

I usually do pull over when I’m tailgated but I can’t do so on a busy 60mph road where there are no lay-bys

@GiveHerHellFromUs yes she should do 5mph less. What’s the need to drive right at the speed limit unless the road is completely open and visible?

@Whenisithometime I think we've accepted we're both on the same page here (aside from that 5mph caution )

I’m just shocked by some attitudes here tonight. I certainly didn’t expect people to stick up for tailgaters when I’m not driving unnecessarily slow. But, each to their own.

FFS i was joking, ive driven for 33 yrs and never had an accident. I do a slower when its dark.

Your attitude is that me being safe around bends and not being right on the speed limit on some roads is inappropriate. No it’s not. That kind of driving is what causes so many accidents.

That right there is an example of bad faith. You have repeatedly put words and assumptions in our mouths to try and discredit or twist what we actually said.

Not one person has said that "being safe is inappropriate" (or that tailgating is ok, or that speeding round blind corners is the right thing etc etc). It's pretty lame of you to try and suggest it, and that you are the one wise owl saying otherwise.

Your opinion/experiences/ability of the road in question is one thing. Other drivers have other opinions/experiences/abilities. You are not the gospel but you are acting as if yours is the only correct view.

Have a good evening. I hope your drive tomorrow is unimpeded and untailgated.

@GiveHerHellFromUs your opinion I suppose. I just don’t agree with it for safety reasons, but that’s absolutely fine