Jul-23-2016 08:58 AM
Jul-26-2016 10:23 PM
stevenicol wrote:
If I'm behind an RV, I make sure that I can see both of the tow vehicle's side mirrors;
Jul-26-2016 05:53 PM
kellertx5er wrote:3oaks wrote:
Why, just because.
Why do some cops give a driver a ticket for impeding traffic if there is a line of vehicles behind that driver, even though that driver is going over the speed limit? And the next time hand out a speeding ticket for driving at that same speed when they are the only vehicle on the road? :h
I have yet to hear even a 3rd or 4th-hand account of anyone being cited for driving too slow. I'm sure I will now (DUIs don't count)...
Jul-25-2016 03:01 PM
Jul-25-2016 02:36 PM
3oaks wrote:
Why, just because.
Why do some cops give a driver a ticket for impeding traffic if there is a line of vehicles behind that driver, even though that driver is going over the speed limit? And the next time hand out a speeding ticket for driving at that same speed when they are the only vehicle on the road? :h
Jul-25-2016 06:49 AM
Jul-25-2016 06:08 AM
Chuck_thehammer wrote:
I was an auto mechanic.. I always had used loose steel ball bearings...
Bill S. had a different plan.. he would display his hand gun.
County Sherriff, when off duty.
R.I.P. Bill, 2 years ago.
Jul-25-2016 04:49 AM
Jul-24-2016 06:51 PM
Jul-24-2016 07:01 AM
Jul-24-2016 06:22 AM
Sprink-Fitter wrote:rjxj wrote:
I rode a motorcycle into town yesterday and had several tailgaters but the most amazing one was a F250 pulling a big FW. I usually do 5 over but this idiot must have wanted more. Why would someone who is operating a rig that cant stop good be tailgating anyone and go over the speed limit? This was in a 55 zone in deer country.
You do 5 over and it's alright, someone wants to go a little faster and they are an idiot?ECones wrote:Naio wrote:rjxj wrote:
I rode a motorcycle into town yesterday and had several tailgaters but the most amazing one was a F250 pulling a big FW. I usually do 5 over but this idiot must have wanted more. Why would someone who is operating a rig that cant stop good be tailgating anyone and go over the speed limit? This was in a 55 zone in deer country.
Yipes! I would have been scared, and pulled over til they went on by.
Edit: Would have given them the slow headshake, too, the one that says, 'I cannot believe how dumb you are.'
Same here. I just completed a 6000-mile trip on my motorcycle and on a couple of occasions I checked my mirrors to find cars so close I could see one headlight in each mirror in road construction. It was clear to anyone with a modicum of sense that there was traffic in front of me as far as we could see and I had nowhere to go.
I increase my following distance to the vehicle in front of me so it's less likely I'll have to stop quickly. That seems to irritate them worse. It's like it's absolutely critical they not lose the 5 seconds I'm costing them by opening the gap.
Why do they do it? I think it's a mental deficiency -- as in, they're blithering idiots.
I get them in the RV on two lane roads all the time. What really bugs me is that they'll tailgate ridiculously close as if they can't wait to get by. Then, give them a nice, long, legal passing lane without another car in sight, and they won't pass. What's up with that? :?
We kept jaw breaker candy in the bike just for the tailgaters. Drop a couple and the usually back off.
Jul-24-2016 06:14 AM
ECones wrote:Naio wrote:rjxj wrote:
I rode a motorcycle into town yesterday and had several tailgaters but the most amazing one was a F250 pulling a big FW. I usually do 5 over but this idiot must have wanted more. Why would someone who is operating a rig that cant stop good be tailgating anyone and go over the speed limit? This was in a 55 zone in deer country.
Yipes! I would have been scared, and pulled over til they went on by.
Edit: Would have given them the slow headshake, too, the one that says, 'I cannot believe how dumb you are.'
Same here. I just completed a 6000-mile trip on my motorcycle and on a couple of occasions I checked my mirrors to find cars so close I could see one headlight in each mirror in road construction. It was clear to anyone with a modicum of sense that there was traffic in front of me as far as we could see and I had nowhere to go.
I increase my following distance to the vehicle in front of me so it's less likely I'll have to stop quickly. That seems to irritate them worse. It's like it's absolutely critical they not lose the 5 seconds I'm costing them by opening the gap.
Why do they do it? I think it's a mental deficiency -- as in, they're blithering idiots.
I get them in the RV on two lane roads all the time. What really bugs me is that they'll tailgate ridiculously close as if they can't wait to get by. Then, give them a nice, long, legal passing lane without another car in sight, and they won't pass. What's up with that? :?
Jul-24-2016 05:52 AM
rjxj wrote:
I rode a motorcycle into town yesterday and had several tailgaters but the most amazing one was a F250 pulling a big FW. I usually do 5 over but this idiot must have wanted more. Why would someone who is operating a rig that cant stop good be tailgating anyone and go over the speed limit? This was in a 55 zone in deer country.
ECones wrote:Naio wrote:rjxj wrote:
I rode a motorcycle into town yesterday and had several tailgaters but the most amazing one was a F250 pulling a big FW. I usually do 5 over but this idiot must have wanted more. Why would someone who is operating a rig that cant stop good be tailgating anyone and go over the speed limit? This was in a 55 zone in deer country.
Yipes! I would have been scared, and pulled over til they went on by.
Edit: Would have given them the slow headshake, too, the one that says, 'I cannot believe how dumb you are.'
Same here. I just completed a 6000-mile trip on my motorcycle and on a couple of occasions I checked my mirrors to find cars so close I could see one headlight in each mirror in road construction. It was clear to anyone with a modicum of sense that there was traffic in front of me as far as we could see and I had nowhere to go.
I increase my following distance to the vehicle in front of me so it's less likely I'll have to stop quickly. That seems to irritate them worse. It's like it's absolutely critical they not lose the 5 seconds I'm costing them by opening the gap.
Why do they do it? I think it's a mental deficiency -- as in, they're blithering idiots.
I get them in the RV on two lane roads all the time. What really bugs me is that they'll tailgate ridiculously close as if they can't wait to get by. Then, give them a nice, long, legal passing lane without another car in sight, and they won't pass. What's up with that? :?
Jul-24-2016 05:52 AM
3oaks wrote:
Why, just because.
Why do some cops give a driver a ticket for impeding traffic if there is a line of vehicles behind that driver, even though that driver is going over the speed limit? And the next time hand out a speeding ticket for driving at that same speed when they are the only vehicle on the road? :h
Jul-23-2016 06:38 PM
3oaks wrote:
Why, just because.
Why do some cops give a driver a ticket for impeding traffic if there is a line of vehicles behind that driver, even though that driver is going over the speed limit? And the next time hand out a speeding ticket for driving at that same speed when they are the only vehicle on the road? :h