> <<Simple question: If a car in front of you is going slower than you want
> to
> go, do you consider it your right to tailgate them?>>
>
Your right? Hardly. When a driver, in traffic, is driving more slowly than
the rest of the vehicles thus impeding the flow, you can be sure that they are
oblivious to their surroundings and probably unskilled. And what a traffic
hazard they are.
>
> <<It used to be that, in my circle of friends and acquaintances, tailgating
> was a sign of aggression. <snip> r
> it. But now it seems as I'm tailgated every single time I drive, it isn't
> personal. The times I've been able to confront someone for doing it, most of
> them have seemed genuinely clueless why I was mad at them.
>
> To answer the next logical question: I don't drive all that slowly - just in
> a sane fashion somewhere around the speed limit, or maybe 5 above or 5 below
> depending on conditions. (talking about in-town here).
>
> And I also do not accelerate that fast because of: Fuel costs, Environmental
> Issues, Wear and tear on vehicle, and just generally not wishing to be a
> pedal-mashing, non-thinking idiot that stabs the accelerator by default.
>
>
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