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Originally Posted by speeder
You're missing the point. You are not supposed to speed when a car is tailgating you, (nor are you legally allowed to). You're supposed to move the fk over to the right and let them pass.  |
Exactly. But sometimes when you're in the left lane passing a long line of vehicles, there's no place to safely move over for the tailgater. I don't believe one should squeeze into a spot that's only 3-5 car lengths when everyone is going 70+.
Nor will I. And don't whip out the tired, old "maybe the guy is taking someone to the hospital" BS. If he comes into view with his flashers on, sure... but I won't make an unsafe merge otherwise.
One thing I've done when this situation has come up is put my right turn indicator on. That accomplishes two things; it lets people in the right lane know you're looking for room and it lets the tailgater know you're aware he wants to get by.
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Originally Posted by speeder
It is never ok to use your vehicle as a blocking device or enforce the speed limit with your rear bumper.
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It is
also never ok to use your vehicle as an intimidation device and try to force another driver to do something illegal or unsafe with your
front bumper.