On the drive home from bringing the kids to school, I spied myself a tailgater. Now I was driving at the appropriate speed on the road, so there was really no cause for riding 3 feet off my rear bumper. You know, so close that the rear view mirror looks like a closeup of the driver? I hate that.
Fortunately, I was going to be turning in a few moments, giving me an opportunity to deploy one of my preferred tactics against tailgating buffoons: the suddenly-slow-down-to-almost-a-complete-stop-but-not-quite-to-make-a-turn move. Use your turn signal! Bonus points for pre “drifting” towards the center of the road; thus, preventing the tailgater from swinging around you before your turn is complete.
The frustrated gesticulations are like a bonus cup of coffee. Next time don’t tailgate. Jerk.
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… that’s where ROAD RAGE comes from !!!!!!
>:(
Perhaps- although my emotions ranged from annoyed to pleased. Not sure what the tailgater was going through.
Regardless- don’t tailgate.
My preferred tactic is the my-windshield-must-be-really-dirty-thus-requiring-a-lot-of-wiper-fluid tactic. Especially on the highway, where the excess fluid lands on the tailgater’s windshield forcing them to use their wipers. It’s just annoying enough to work, and entertaining too. You also avoid the risk of getting rear-ended.
AHA! So you’re the one! 🙂