You have to be careful playing those games at speed. A guy who wants to get past, always will in the end, and then, if he decides it's pay back time, things can get ugly. Before pulling out to pass, I always have a good look, to see what's coming up. Regardless of how fast I'm going, before I pull out, if I see a guy closing at a higher rate than me, I give them right of way to overtake first. When I overtake I tend to do it with some speed differential. I'm not one to creep past a car in the right lane. I read a great book years ago by Stirling Moss, which he wrote in the 50's I think, but still a lot of stuff that can be applied today. eg, when over taking a car on a two lane country road, back off a little, and have a run at the car you're overtaking, so as to pass quickly and reduce the time you're exposed to oncoming traffic. Simple common sense stuff, but how often have we seen someone pull out to pass on a two lane, only to see them trying to overtake too many cars at once, and then see them run out of time? The slower your car, the more you have to plan ahead. Often, speed and power are your best friend. ;-)
When done right, driving is still a beautiful form of art. Ed 911SC On 31/01/2008, Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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
