How Do You Deal With Tailgaters?

[ultrarunner]

Some of the mountain highways like 50 have passing lanes but are also highly traveled by vacation goers.

It never fails to have a lead car with a dozen or more held up behind.

However, it is increasingly rare for the slow lead car to maintain speed once a passing lane opens up… then it’s often pedal to the metal.

I just don’t get it but then I remember my state is reported to have improperly issued as many as 60,000 CDL licensed so anything is possible.

 

[rontaki]

Driving faster than the posted speed limit is against the law.
We should not be allowed to pick and choose which laws we obey.

I once broke the speed law in Arizona - the minimum speed law on a section of highway. At the time, I was driving an old VW van, and trying to get up to the minimum speed. Fortunately, the road was fairly empty.

 

[Bad Boy Biker]

GET OUT OF MY WAY!

 

[Suburban Plowboy]

My family is from Eastern Kentucky, and I started my driving education there. Lots of hills.

When I was a teenager living in Florida, my family got a cabin in North Carolina in the mountains. Tons of people from Florida were infesting the place, so they were all over the roads. They can't even drive in Florida on flat roads, so you can imagine how they drive in the mountains. Rode their brakes all the time, especially down hills. Moved at a snail's pace.

They piled cars up behind them. One old yankee doing 20 with 35 Southerners cussing behind him.

They drove my mother nuts. She taught me to use the engine to brake.

 

[Hay Dude]

One way to get someone off your tail on a back road is just drive real close to the shoulder, where all the little pebbles are. Kick up a few of those and they back off REAL fast.

I don’t condone this or recommend anyone do it. I have never participated in such a rude and inconsiderate tactic.

 

[Hay Dude]

If I am doing 5 mph over the speed limit and there are cars behind me, I am not the problem. They are the problem.

I agree.

On the PA Turnpike, the speed limit is 70. Most people do 90.
If you were doing 70-75, you’ll be lucky not to get rear-ended.