Speed limit

[motorbiking]

you've misunderstood. You add their stopping needs in front, not behind. Again, you only have control of one vehicle, the one you are driving

 

[carmanmemoranda]

you've misunderstood. You add their stopping needs in front, not behind. Again, you only have control of one vehicle, the one you are drivingView attachment 320964

He was on about being tailgated, so maybe you misunderstood

Its easy to create a gap in front, even if people keep stealing it

 

[motorbiking]

Yes - if you are being tailgated, the person behind doesn't have sufficient space to stop, so you add their needs to your needs and leave it in front. In the event that the car in front stops suddenly, you can stop more slowly and give the tailgater time to react. It's the best you can do. The same also applies if you see a vehicle in front driving too close to the vehicle in front of him. Create space.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Yes - if you are being tailgated, the person behind doesn't have sufficient space to stop, so you add their needs to your needs and leave it in front. In the event that the car in front stops suddenly, you can stop more slowly and give the tailgater time to react. It's the best you can do. The same also applies if you see a vehicle in front driving too close to the vehicle in front of him. Create space.

Rubbish. Tailgating is caused by the driver behind. You cannot add that space. You can increase your distance to the car in front, but it doesn't change the issue.

 

[motorbiking]

you've literally just agreed with me.

Rubbish. Tailgating is caused by the driver behind. You cannot add that space. You can increase your distance to the car in front, but it doesn't change the issue.

it changes 2 things:
- allows you more time to stop
- allows them more time to react to you stopping.

 

[Munroast]

I would suggest the best thing to do when being tailgated is to drive slower, not ridiculously slow, for instance gently slow from 60 to 45 without braking. It will gave them more chance to overtake and any accident you could find yourself involved in through their idiocy would be less servre.

 

[motorbiking]

its about space not speed.

If the car in front is doing 40mph, you need at least 36m gap. giving you 2 seconds reaction time. If the guy behind has only got 2M then you need to create his missing 34m to give him the best chance of stopping. 5mph slower for 15 seconds will do.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

you've literally just agreed with me.

it changes 2 things:
- allows you more time to stop
- allows them more time to react to you stopping.

Rubbish, it changes nothing if they are too close to your bumper to react. It doesn't matter how big the gap is in front of you, if they are too close to react behind.

 

[motorbiking]

I don't think I can help you get your head around this one. Maybe take a course? IAM, RoSPA plenty of options.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

its about space not speed.

If the car in front is doing 40mph, you need at least 36m gap. giving you 2 seconds reaction time. If the guy behind has only got 2M then you need to create his missing 34m to give him the best chance of stopping. 5mph slower for 15 seconds will do.

Its about awareness, not speed or space.

 

[motorbiking]

Again, you are in control of exactly one vehicle. If someone else isn't aware of the risks of driving too close, the only thing you can do is create a bit of space to reduce their chances of piling in to the back of you.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

I don't think I can help you get your head around this one. Maybe take a course?

You are correct, in that you cannot understand the issue The issue is the driver behind, not the driver of the car being tailgated. You can be doing 5mph and still be hit if he/she doesn't react in time.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Again, you are in control of exactly one vehicle. If someone else isn't aware of the risks of driving too close, the only thing you can do is create a bit of space to reduce their chances of piling in to the back of you.

You cannot create that space if they just keep getting closer, no matter what speeds are involved

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Again, your mistake is to think you can control their vehicle as well as your own. All you can do is assess the danger and mitigate. No amount of dabbing the brakes or waving a fist in the mirror is going to result in them dropping back. It may result in you having a crash because you focused on them.

Let's agree to disagree on this one. I've made no mistake as I'm under no illusion that I can control how other people drive. 'Assess the danger and mitigate' you say? So if I'm driving along a road with no opportunity to pull over and someone tailgates me, how exactly do I mitigate? Slow down which might antagonise them more. Maintain my speed, meaning they'll maintain their x feet from my bumper. Or speed up, which they might take as some form of invitation to also speed up, whilst they still maintain an x feet distance from my bumper.

One thing I know for sure on this, I'm right and the tailgaters are wrong

 

[noseall]

and if you killed them, as a result of brake checking them, you'd go to prison.

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Dumb post.

Tail-gating is reprehensible. Colliding into the back of another vehicle is the tail-gaiters' fault. Ask any insurance company.