What do you do...?

Question

when someone tailgates you? What's the best way to handle it? What's the correct procedure?

I was on a county road and it's two lane, solid line. The speed limit was 55 and I was going 60, what I normally do. Anyway this person coming speeding up behind me and got less than a foot away from my back bumper, I'm guessing. Anyway...really really close. It was raining too...pouring.

This makes me so uncomfortable so I sped up to 65 thinking that would space us out a little more. Nope! The person quickly caught up and stayed right behind me. I tried lightly tapping on the brakes as if to say "hey look I could stop any time" but it didn't work. Anyone I eventually got on the interstate and he passed me as soon as he was off the on ramp. He crossed over two lanes of traffic.

Anyway...what do you do in this situation? I'm 19 and I've had my license about 2 years. I'm still confused what to do.

Answer 1

just slow down and the more you slow down this irritates the driver who`s tailgates you

Answer 2

maintain 60 to 55. He will pass you over the solid line if he wants to anyway. In the case you had I would call the cops on a cell if you had one. Even if the loser had an emergency risking your life was stupid on his part.

Answer 3

Don't do anything. He is really not your problem...you are his. If you do anything previously suggested then you will pi** the other driver off maybe and if they're unbalanced to begin with pi**ing them off won't help. Just continue to drive safely. Eventually he/she will either pass you or back off.

Answer 4

what i would do is gradually slow down, and use the direction signal that he/she can overtake you.

don't slow down to much, around 45 should be enough. maybe 40

if he's in a hurry he will overtake you anyway, by doing this it's going in a much safer way and in the end everybody happy!

Answer 5

hit the brakes split second then the gas scare the x out of him

Answer 6

It's probably not the right thing to do but I just slow down in hopes of ticking off the person making me so tense.