How Often Do You Get Tailgated?

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

I did enjoy your amusing comment i give you that but is it necessary to hog up that much space for your answer?

yes

[sonicz]

Switching from a luxury 4 door sedan to a Skyline I could never have guessed how much it influences peoples behaviour around you. As soon as they get a glimpse of the car 50% of drivers gun their cars.

Its flapping annoying, especially since I have no interest in racing them and just want to drive economically. And I'm not talking sports cars, no, I mean ANY car they are in. Even young girl drivers or middle aged men that are in Barinas or Getz.

I find wherever I go in Sydney except the CBD I get people tailgating me, then overtaking me or accelerating hard off the lights if they are in another lane next to me. My car is a piece of shit so but its got a 400R kit with deepish 19in rims so I guess from far it looks quick.

I blame the Fast and Furious movies. I wish the skyline was a niche car for people that appreciate it, not something to be bought for scraps and trashed by every dickhead that buys it. I know a few wreckers and you wouldn't believe the amount of accident damaged skylines I see. At least 5 a week and most are R33s.

Edited January 26, 2014 by sonicz

[Nismo 3.2ish]

sometimes going down to Sydney , even in a 3 lane section the outside is bloked and they just fn sit there no matter what you do because I do not think they ever look in the rear visions, bloody madening some times you have to go to the inside lane to get past the AH

[Nismo 3.2ish]

The problem is when you stamp on it to overtake and get caught the fines go through the roof because you can hit some high numbers by the time you pull back in.

In the old days you were allowed to over take as quickly as you could and when you have over taken get back on the speed limit, this is a better way to do it, bit hard now as you cannot speed to over take and you can sit out there as the bloke you are over taking also increases his bloody speed, I do it ASAP and take the chance, stupid , I guess so ???

[mii11x]

yeah I get it all the time on appin road / appin bulli road (Sydney)..........I really don't give a f**k about how far up my arse they are, im doing the posted speed limit, if they highbeam me I just fold my side mirrors in then I care even less about what I cant see.

[533 RYC]

sometimes going down to Sydney , even in a 3 lane section the outside is bloked and they just fn sit there no matter what you do because I do not think they ever look in the rear visions, bloody madening some times you have to go to the inside lane to get past the AH

I have the same comment for Abdul's post as well.

I call them TOWNIES, because they don't get out of town very often & they forget that its a $220 fine here in NSW for failing to keep left, unless overtaking.

If only the boys in blue would book them more often, they would relieve ALOT of tension on the roads & reduce accidents, especially during holiday times......

[GTR-N1]

If only the boys in blue would book them more often, they would relieve ALOT of tension on the roads & reduce accidents, especially during holiday times......

B-b-b-u-t by driving Camrys, they feel entitled to default to lane 3 or 2

[ARTZ]

Old Confucian Saying...

"Man who has open road ahead is probably blocking traffic"

I rarely get tailgated because I use my rear view mirror and predict a tailgater early and I get out of their way before they have a chance to do so....even if it means I have to speed up a little to do so...I know it sounds crazy right?...

I make up for it by indicating late to annoy people behind me...and the closer you are...the later I indicate

yes

i so knew you would do that

funnily enough do find alot of skyline drivers drive like f**king grandmas..

But I empathize that they are probably too worried about being butt raped by the popo should they do anything ............well, anything!