Tailgaters

[Christoffee]

Can they smell my farts?
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[BillyJ]

You'd hope so
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[doggone]

You can sometimes smell smokers in a car ahead so maybe.

[Andy_Pagin]

Not if their sense of smell is as bad as their eyesight.
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[Rogerborg]

The only thing they're aware of is that they're 2 seconds back from where they deserve to be.
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[Pigeon]

A few times in 30's and 40's, I've had people so far up my arse that I've checked for other traffic and if there isn't any, just pulled over and let them through........trouble is, it doesn't feel like the rational actions of a calm thought process (live & let live, if they are in a hurry let me etc). Instead, this feels like what it is, a removal of all man points (what few there were) and the actions of a cowardly wuss. However once in a NSL they are quickly caught up with and dispatched with a suitably humiliating speed differential.

Are pettiness points equal in weight to man points?

[Eddie Hitler]

A massive backfire normally does the trick, with a quick glance over my shoulder at the dick.

[Mario_Kempes]

I don't think most are aware they're doing it.

I sometimes hold a palm out to them if they're kicking the arse out of it and there's nowhere for me to go. 9 times out of 10 they pull back.

Unless you cut about with L plates on in which case you deserve to be tailgated because you're sub human scum clogging up my road.

[esullivan]

My wife tailgates and I think she's probably typical of the species. We mostly think of them as aggressive drivers, trying to bully us out of the way, and I'm sure there are a few of those. But my wife is the opposite of aggressive. She tailgates because she's distracted and thinking of the next 47 items on her to-do list. If I'm with her, I mention it (gently) and she backs off, but otherwise she will be completely unaware she's doing it.

She's never shunted anyone, yet. That's probably true of pretty much all tailgaters. If you get into an accident because of a lack of stopping distance, you're unlikely to make the same mistake twice. However, if you ride too close all the time and nothing happens, it becomes habit.
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[esullivan]

[mentalboy]

Tail-gaters are my no 1 pet hate and (I'm sad to say) they are the just about the only element of society that bring out the stereotypical thug biker in me.
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[chickenstrip]

[Pol Anorl]

Had one of these the other day near pyros neck of the woods, came off a roundabout into the right hand lane of a 2 lane 1 way road, needed to get into the left lane so I checked and indicated I left plenty of room for the car in the left lane... until I was 3/4 of the way across he had sped up and sat right up my arse less than 30cm away.. how he didn't hit me I don't know.

I slowed down and let him know I was pissed off with that.. got back up to speed and so did he right up my back side again.

Plenty of whitnesses around so I slowed right down and stopped, got off my bike then stood back away from it, he stopped for a moment then proceeded to drive around me and fuck off.

safest way I could of dealt with that.
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[mudcow007]

could you...switch ignition off (dip clutch) twist throttle few times, switch ignition on & undip clutch

its not healthy for exhausts but its loud as funk in tunnels - it might make em back off......

[Pol Anorl]

[chickenstrip]

[Sable]

Bah. Only thing worse than a tail gaiter is a tail gaiter with badly fitted HID's.

[Atomic Punk]

I have no mirrors, I know not what you speak of.
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[gorillaonabik...]

If someone wants to get past I just let them. Hell, I let lots of bikers pass me when I'm on the CB1300. Back in the day, I was a hotheaded, crazy, rugby-playing, 'death-before-dishonour,' fight-you-to-the-death, pr!ck. These days, I'm relaxed, completely chilled and mostly ride without an ego. Mostly.

E.g. had a white Panamera flashing his lights and driving up my chuff on the N Circ last week (I was on a CBR250RRRRRRRRR, not my usual CB1300). I let him go, pulled back out into traffic and then he kindly moved over to let me filter past as the traffic ground to a complete halt. Knowing the traffic on the N Circ, he's probably still there...
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[Ste]

They should be able to smell your farts. If they can't, then you need to change what you're eating. I find lots of Silver Red Bull + lots of Brothers Festival Strength Pear Cider + plenty of Jalapeno peppers is a recipe for farts you can be proud of.

Oh and if you're being tailgated, why are you going so slowly?