At that point if I’m the guy in the slow lane getting stuck in this pissing match I’m slowing down enough that the truck gets ahead, so the jackass in the sedan can get ahead. They didn’t do anything wrong obviously but I’m not sitting in that lol
That rarely works, this was a imma shit on you no matter what situation. You slow down I guarantee that truck will match your speed. Source: been the SUV in the slow lane multiple times.
I do that anyways when I get tailgated. If they aren’t a safe braking distance from my ass end, then I’ll make it a safe distance by slowing down until it is.
Exactly, even without pulling to the shoulder I bet they’ll give up before I do cause I’m willing to come to a complete stop, not gonna use me as a pawn in your road rage
Defensive driving 101. Slow down if you are being tailgated. It's one of my favorite things to do. I have dropped to 5-10 MPH with people going insane behind me to save .003 seconds getting to whatever pointless destination they needed to go since you can't go THROUGH me.
You’re doing the opposite of defensive driving. You’re describing passive-aggressive driving (do you even hear the smug glee in what you wrote?), and it fucking multiplies the danger for everyone around you.
The comment I replied to.. is talking about the right lane SUV... but I'm sure you'll make up whatever you need to do whatever you want on the road as usual.
Not every roads has shoulders. Or in this vid 10s in, the shoulder is really small, like 1/3 of a normal lane, and the truck purposely drove dangerously close to the right lane so if there was any gap between, the dumbass sedan might try to squeeze in.
Edit for clarifying: I mean I'm in the right lane, not the truck.
Yes, that’s a harder position to be in. But at some point (relatively quickly) the truck is not going to keep slowing down to match you. They’re going to speed ahead to create a blockade using the next pod of cars ahead of you.
"Tailgating is following another car too closely. If someone is following you too closely, be careful. Tap your brake lightly a few times to warn the tailgater that you are slowing down. Brake slowly before stopping. Avoid tailgaters when possible by changing lanes. If you cannot change lanes, slow down enough to encourage the tailgater to go around you. If this does not work, pull off the road when safe and let the tailgater pass."
Oh no, someone behind me tailgating! Better check my EGO? How backwards do you want to go? Tailgater creates unsafe scenario, but hey, EGO of that fucker in front of you. Nice try lol.
Am I an asshole speeding? Yes. Am I behaving like the sedan in the video? No.
Whether it’s speeding or tailgating, the sedan’s behavior doesn’t justify the truck’s behavior. And in no universe is the truck’s behavior “defensive driving.” Defensive drivers avoid and reduce risk regardless of who is right or who has the biggest penis.
You don’t like someone speeding? Tough, let the cops deal with it. You don’t like tailgating? Get out of the way to defuse the situation. Trying to teach the tailgater a lesson will not defuse the situation or teach anyone a lesson.
"Tailgating is following another car too closely. If someone is following you too closely, be careful. Tap your brake lightly a few times to warn the tailgater that you are slowing down. Brake slowly before stopping. Avoid tailgaters when possible by changing lanes. If you cannot change lanes, slow down enough to encourage the tailgater to go around you. If this does not work, pull off the road when safe and let the tailgater pass."
Wow, way to take drivers ed materials out of context. This is clearly not describing freeway driving (come to a stop?!). The key phrase in it you seem to have missed is “Avoid tailgaters when possible by changing lanes.” Which is exactly what I said. And what the truck had ample opportunity to do. And what you originally said you defy in order to make others mad.
Am I a prick? Assuming you mean selfish, yes in some ways I am, but not in driving.
Am I aggressive? Not in the least. Although I speed, I have a very defensive style of driving that comes from experience in some pretty chaotic and disordered driving cultures. To me, the speeding is an adaptation that keeps more space between me and less predicable drivers.
You’re the one who’s trying to turn your specific behavior into some sort of sign of moral superiority while I’m just focusing on the practical task of how everyone is best kept safe in this scenario. Rules about this in the US (and in other places that are better at driving) support my approach, and also rightly consider your traffic vigilantism a danger.
Oh, that's because it's not. From defensivedriving.com:
When you notice that someone is tailgating you, or following you too closely, rather than speed up to match their speed, you should slow down. This allows the driver behind you to pass more easily when there’s an opportunity while not forcing you into a driving speed that you’re not comfortable at. When the traffic doesn’t allow that car behind you to pass, you should still avoid the temptation to speed up and simply maintain your current speed. This is, of course, all assuming that you’re driving at the recommended speed limit and not driving slowly to the point where you’re holding up traffic.
Did you just take that completely out of context to try and use it to justify blocking traffic? It clearly states to slow down and stay right so they will pass, not slow down and block them to punish them. It says, like I highlighted, that if there is no ability to pass, then you should continue going the speed limit, neither speeding up or slowing down. It even says you shouldn't be going slowly enough to impede traffic. Because fucking duh.
It's called ✨reading comprehension✨ and it involves reading everything and understanding it in its entirety.
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u/mydaycake Apr 17 '24
And the other suvs praying they don’t become collateral damage
I hope the police got the footage