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<blockquote data-quote="sakuraguy" data-source="post: 2476177" data-attributes="member: 6441"><p><strong>How To Avoid Tailgaters</strong></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p><strong>Step One</strong></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p><strong>Step Two</strong></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p><strong>Step Three</strong></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Tips & Warnings</strong></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Happy Motoring</p><p></p><p><strong>SakuraGuy</strong></p><p>Zerotohundred.Com</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sakuraguy, post: 2476177, member: 6441"] [B]How To Avoid Tailgaters[/B] 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. [B]Step One[/B] 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. [B]Step Two[/B] 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. [B]Step Three[/B] 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. [B]Tips & Warnings[/B] 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 [B]SakuraGuy[/B] Zerotohundred.Com [/QUOTE]
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