Tailgaters

K3WE wrote:
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.

Who wrote this "official safety recommendation" that you quote? I've never heard of it. Did they ever suggest that if someone is tailgating you while you are in the left lane, perhaps you are contributing to the problem?

Your points are valid about increasing reaction time (although if you are worried so much about the guy BEHIND you, are you paying sufficient attention to the guy in FRONT of you?), but again I so that I hope you aren't playing these games in any lane other than the RIGHT LANE.

You are entitled to drive as slow as you (legally) want to drive in the RIGHT lane of a multi lane highway. Its the clowns that think they are volunteer state troopers and regulate the speed of the entire roadway by farting around in the left (passing) lane that cause so many issues. People that want to speed will continue to speed. All that you do by driving so slowly in the left lane is encourage those speeders to pass you on the right interrupting the natural flow of traffic and making it more dangerous for everyone else.