I just dont know what the freaking deal is. I love driving my Z. But everytime i get to go on a pleasant drive, invariably i find one or another fool tailing me, in an Hyndai, Civic, Integra, Silverado... list goes on.

I ignore. I ignore. I change lanes, i let you go.. but no, i get tailed like as if i am towing your freaking heap of scrap.

What is the freaking deal?
I earned my Z. Period. Whats so difficult to understand?
What is the freaking point of tailing? are we trying to investigate some magnetic attraction? What pain of a ***** in the rear that would force anyone to roll up so close and annoy the hell out of another person?

in a hyundai no less? What is the expectation? I will keep up with him? I will overtake him?!! or Yay i pissed him off!
Whats the reasoning of such genius?

And the most unbelievable experience is when i let people pass, by pulling into the slow lane. They honk, for what seems like 10 mins. But what for? you are the neanderthal with your stunts.

dont get it.. just dont get it. how can a person hate someone else for a car (no less) that they purchased with the money they earn.

unbelievable.

This year, my resolution is i wont be annoyed by such maggots. Your objective is to **** me off or race me. Right? well i will pull into the slow lane, drive 5 under the speed limit. Till i cant see your un-sociable *** . For all i know you dont even have insurance, live with your mom, and work a dead end job.

 

idk if tail gating someone means that they hate you for having a nice car, but i do agree that sounds annoying. a good solution if you're just out for a cruise is make a pit stop, grab a drink and get back out on the road, probably won't run back in to another person that will give you hell like that.. OR downshift and floor it. problem solved lol

 

why so serious? god forbid people get a little closer to admire your ride. you freak out and act like its the end of the world. I give vette guys the thumbs up in my company prius. give me stink eye and ill be sure to raise another finger instead.

 

^ good point. Who doesn't like a compliment on their car?

 

actually i can relate to the OP.
i dont think he's talking about people "trying to get a closer look", theres people that get right on your *** and ride it like they're hoping you slam on your brakes and get nailed...

they do this to me in my boxster and it irritates the hell out of me.. when im in the slow lane, with cruise control set, and minding my own business, im clearly not "racing" anyone... yet they still feel the need to ride my *** when the passing lane is WIDE open...

ill never understand it.

 

Well now there's a real leap of faith! I'm with the OP. I've had guys get so close to me at a stoplight that all I can see is their stupid mindless grin as they try and get under my skin. I actually had one guy give me a tap with his front bumper, and then attempted to outrun me after the light turned green! I let him go since the tap was too slight to worry about, but the class envy card is played all too often in this country as it moves further and further towards socialism. Somehow it's just not fair for someone to have a nicer house or a nicer ride than someone else. I hate to get political, but with the redistribution mentality of the incoming prez, it's just gonna get worse. Afterall, he just wants to "spread the wealth around", and give it to someone who didn't earn it.

 

Well they've been doing that for years. There are always going to be those idiots that you have to do your best to get away from when you do come across them. Yeah, it's annoying and frustrating. but like i said before, just stop for some gas, a smoke and a drink to relax then get back on the road and enjoy your ride...

it's pretty hard to enjoy a ride in a vette

 

Why dontcha just pull 'em over and beat the **** outta 'em?

Problem solved. But, then you'll have new ones to worry about.

You may also want to carry a weapon for backup just in case. Probably even a good idea to have another car with your armed buddies in it to back ya up. Also, have a plan for ditching the body if things escalate, and have extra room for any witnesses. Might also help to have some influence on the local police department. Good health insurance might be prudent also.

Either way, don't take no ****. These feelings will build up and you will become an angry, mean person -- start kicking your dog and all that stuff. Channel that energy into the guy's nose and maybe even his headlights and windows. You'll feel damn worthy and won't be ashamed of your inaction to teach these punks a lesson.

Seriously, I think most tailgaters don't even realize what they are doing -- it's just the way they drive. The bumper tapper and the race baiters...well.....see above..just don't pick on a guy bigger than you, more armed than you, or whose sister works for the FBI.

 

If they are riding your tail and you are in the fast lane, get over! Slower traffic keep right, even if you are going 50mph over the speed limit in the fast lane.

If they are riding your tail and the fast lane is open, I don't know what their problem is?

 

Brake checks are your friend.







Just be sure you're in third for a quick acceleration burst.






Eh, avoidance is still the best policy. No matter what, I just wave and turn my head forward with people rev'ing to race. For tailgaters, a mild brake check is employed. If no effect, I pass someone and pull in front of them (safe distance) with slightly no room for the tailgater to follow suit.

With serious harrassment................I have a CCL and a Glock model 26. Never have had to go there, but I'm prepared like a Boy Scout.

 

The problem is pretty obvious from your post and I hate you too. You're a left lane bandit. Maybe you are treated worse because you are clogging the passing lane in a Corvette or maybe you just think it's worse because the Corvette sits low and makes it look like people are closer than when you are driving other cars, but the source of the tailgating and hate is that you are blocking traffic by sitting in the passing lane when you are not passing. What part of "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" and "SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT" don't you understand? I would tailgate you too. And it should also be legal to bounce you self centered a-holes clear off the road, but unfortuneately it's not. If you want to solve your problem, try following the law and MOVE OVER as soon as you've cleared the car you are passing. Magically, all your problems will go away. 99% of people are not impressed by your car. They just want you to follow the law and get out of the way.

 

I agree the best policy is avoidance but if push comes to shove I'm usually armed with a P11 and a PX4C both in 9. The Glock 26 which is also chambered in 9mm is great for carry as well with adequate stopping power.

 

Becuase your car will damn sure stop harder than theirs. I have had a few people do that to me too. And for some reason its especially when I am going 65 in a 55.

 

I dont think you read what i said. Please read it first, before you dole out your effusive prose on how you hate me for being "self centered a-hole".
I did mention i pull into the slow lane, even if i was faster than everyone *and* (note! please note) even when i was going the same speed as everyone in my lane in heavy traffic, i pull into the slow lane (where possible!), to allow the holier-than-thou to pass.

Sometimes there is just one lane and i have to do the speed limit (cops) or people around (near a strip mall for instance) since i dont have a burning desire to mow people down.
Still i get tailed? So whats your reasoning? you seem to share the sentiments of the genious that tail me.

BTW to answer your "maybe you just think it's worse because the Corvette sits low and makes it look like people are closer than when you are driving other cars"
i am not 9. I know where the ends of my car are and where yours would begin while i am being tailed.

Thanks for your post. That just proves the number of smart folks around ;1. dont comprehend 2. dont pay attention 3. think they are right and therefore can dole out what they think is justice " I hate you too" & "should also be legal to bounce you self centered a-holes clear off the road" (really? Good that your vote counts only once and that NRA is alive and thriving); come in all forms everywhere.

Maybe you should dust off your high-horse and come join the reality. I have yet to see someone pull into the right lane after passing. Have you driven in US sir?

 

I cant explain what leads me to believe that. but i kid you not, sometimes that is the only possible explanation for overly aggressive tailing. heck i have been tailed by innumerable folks. some just ease off.. esp those that want to race, when i dont feel like it. I have no issues with that.
I have no issues when i am unknowingly riding the left lane (happens when the traffic in your blindspot gets off), and get tailed, have head lights flashed. I promplty move over. no issues.
But tailed for no reason whatsover. I dont get that.

 

I think there is more than one way to look at this.

I can certainly agree that there are jerks that want to challange you just because you are in a Vette. Kind of like "The Waco Kid" in Blazing Saddles, every young gun slinger wants to challenge you because if the unlikely happens they can brag about it forever.

On the other side of the coin (so to speak), there are some that just want to admire our beautiful cars. I am one of them. One day driving home from work I saw a Lamborghini Diablo cruising along the freeway. I was behind him, off to the side admiring his ride for a couple of minutes. I pull up next to him and gave him a "thumbs up", he replies by flipping me the bird.

 

As a last resort only I agree with the model 26,it's the favorite in my collection






Just be sure you're in third for a quick acceleration burst.






Eh, avoidance is still the best policy. No matter what, I just wave and turn my head forward with people rev'ing to race. For tailgaters, a mild brake check is employed. If no effect, I pass someone and pull in front of them (safe distance) with slightly no room for the tailgater to follow suit.

With serious harrassment................I have a CCL and a Glock model 26. Never have had to go there, but I'm prepared like a Boy Scout.[/QUOTE]

 

Nobody ride my ***, tempts me to race or ever honks their horns at me excessively. Maybe the OP is leaving out the fact he is driving like an *** and people are road raging because of his actions. My license plate says URLUZN and you think i would get more people attempting races than this guy. Nobody has any business cruising in the left lane either. your speed does not determine your right to be in any lane but the furthest right as possible unless your passing.

Dont ever brake check people! You brake checked the guy riding your *** and endangered everyone around you who is INNOCENT! You are in a deadly weapon if you see it that way. you brake check me and i see it as making an attempt on my life. Besides you are only going to make the other person more pissed off and they may try and return the favor.

All you tough guys with your firearms in your car better think twice before pulling it out in anything short of a car jacking. you will be doing some time in a police station, court and maybe even jail. Might i suggest you remove yourself from the situation first.

 

I feel your pain. Some people are just clueless to the world around them.
I enjoy cruising into work, down the hwy 70+ in the slow lane listening to the tunes. Then you get some jerk off that wants ride your a$$ for no reason. Left lane is clear to pass. I'm fairly mild mannered but I hate getting pushed down the hwy. I first tap the brakes and wait for a responds. If the person does not back off or pass, then plan "B". The air slip stream from a Z extends staight back about 15 to 20 feet behind the car at 70+. When a nicely flipped light cigerate lands squarely on their windsheild, it curtaily gets their attention. You may get the fingure when they pass but their off your a$$. Never had the same person tail gate me twice.

 

No one ever tail gates me. I don't know what I'm doing that's so much different than you. I do know that I constantly move forward through traffic. It might have something to do with my rate of acceleration?

The only problem I experience that is even remotely close to your description is people that try to race with me(very rarely) when I'm commuting to work. I think, that they think, I'm racing with them even though I'm just going to work, or coming home from work.

My suggestion is for you to analyze your driving and it's impact on the traffic. There must be something you're doing that is causing people to mess with you.

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