OY... one time I considered why not install a little LED text unit in the rear window to tell those behind just what I thought... I rarely have tailgaters as I do keep in the right lanes of the interstates and no one seems interested in moving along at posted speed as I. I do remember in the early 1980s when seems the old Audi 5000 and VW Rabbit could belch more soot. I could put out quite a smoke screen if I geared just right (which also involved having to switch the a/c compressor off on grades).
I guess more than tailgating I dislike being followed to closely at night with the "blue" headlights glaring in the rearview mirror. It makes the guage illumination more difficult... as I'm more often watching that I AM making the speed rather than exceeding the limit. It's havoc on bifocals with +10 lense. Can we say, "Mr. Magoo?" > From: Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:23:56 -0600 > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Taking a Poll on Tailgating - Not a Rant > > Tailgating is the quickest way to get under my skin when driving. I don't > care if you do stupid things when driving, but tailgating starts to endanger > my car and my passengers. That is crossing the line.... > > Uusually I drive 5-10 MPH over posted speed limits on the interstate and very > much dislike someone riding my bumper at 80 in the left lane. I use > aggressive tactics when the person comes within 1 car-length. This includes > abruptly slowing to match the speed of the car in the right lane. This speed > will be maintained until the offender backs off at least 2-3 car lengths at > which point I will speed up and finish passing the car on the right. Flashing > your brights at me will lengthen the time taken to move ahead and over to the > right. > > Another thing I tend to enjoy is closely watching the tailgater for that > impatient move to pass me on the right. As soon as they look over their > shoulder and make that move to the right, my right turn signal comes on and I > "innocently" make my move to the right lane. This always adds to their level > of anger and increases their blood pressure. > > My previous '83 SD would spit a bit of wet substance out the rear under full > throttle and that was a WONDERFUL anti-tailgating feature. More than once a > person had backed off my bumper while running their wipers to remove this > mist.... > > Luther, wishing for rotten egg or skunk sent to be released from my rear > bumper.... > > On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:59:15 -0600, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> 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? >> Not a trick question. I just want input as the the current mindset out >> there. It may help me understand. >> >> It used to be that, in my circle of friends and acquaintances, tailgating >> was a sign of aggression. People got into fistfights and sometimes shot for >> 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. >> >> What say all? >> >> Brian >> > > -- > Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark > '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case > '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) > '82 300CD (166 kmi) > '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold > '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
