Tailgaters
We're on our maiden voyage in our Class C. I drive a lot; my commute is 100 miles each day. But I'm flabergasted at the folks on I-70 who insist on riding my bumper! I'm doing 55mph, far right la...
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spoon059 wrote:amandasgramma wrote:korbe wrote:Mine, too!!!!! Not sure what it is...something about space quotient .......the smaller the space, the slower we go....:) :)
I'm not quite sure how it happens, but when somebody gets on my asss, my vehicle begins to slow down. Can't quite figure out why.....
I hope the both of you are in the RIGHT lane when you decide to play these little games.
Ummm...the official safety recommendation is to gently slow up 5 or so MPH when being tailgated- so I don't think it's valid to call it "a little game".
#1- most important is that this gives YOU increased reaction time and ability to brake more gently SHOULD you have to brake.
#2- It further encourages the person to pass (as tailgating does indeed have some hazards).
Yeah, some folks are way too dense to get it and STILL tail gate, but the safe answer is to gently slow down and increase your following distance so you can stop more gently if presented with a hazard.
As a big, slow vehicle, we do owe it to our fellow man to not be an unreasonable obstruction to traffic, but conversely, when we are driving reasonably and truly being tail gated I generally don't worry about it- it' more their problem.
