A sticker for tailgaters compo

[Skii]

Windscreen washer jets

[dkmech]

Well, i was thinking that we need a way to make them stop tailgating without breaking speed limits or behaving like t_w_a_t_s ourselves. One of the things about tailgating that i hate is that it makes you want to speed up to keep the gap

[Grey M@a]

stickers wouldnt work, what you need is a bond car that squirts oil on the road to get rid of those pesky tail gaters

[RVF500]

Stick your rear foglights on. They are really bright and annoying when they don't need to be there. As anyone who has been stuck behind someone who has forgotton to turn theirs off from the last time it was foggy will know. Which I dare say is all of us.

But seeing as I am lead footed petrol head I don't get many tailgaters. Except when I'm stuck behind some nobhead doing 65 in the outside lane.

[[GSV]Trig]

"If you can read this your too close, ******"

[schrickvr6]

As Skii said windscreen washers work wonders in combination with a touch of left foot braking

[dkmech]

Oh yes, the windscreen washers, i forgot about that. I think this and making sure you are driving at exactly the speed limit is the best tactic. I am afraid i disagree with trying to brake test the tailgater - for one he may indeed crash into you, and even though it would be his fault - do you really need the hassle? And secondly - you have to show that he is wrong. Being wrong yourself is not the best way to do it. I'd rather we shamed the tailgater with our perfect manners (so what if we need to clean the windscreen, we got every right to ) not enrage him/her with underhand tactics.

[RVF500]

Dkmech has a valid point. Who wants to find out the hard way that their antagonist has defective brakes. Especially if the tailgater either a) fails to stop after running into you or b) doesn't have any insurance. Can be an expensive way to be right.

My mate reversed into my car last week and punted the bonnet in a bit. Not much damage. We got quotes for the repair ranging from £500 from a guy he has a good business relationship with to £1000. Both are BMW approved bodyshops just he was lucky to be on good terms with repairer #1.

[Butuz]

Just fill the rear wash wipe with white paint, and then point the washer jet backwards and down so that it will only spray on people that are right up your arse. Coupled with the "if your windscreen suddenly gets covered in white paint, then your too close" sticker should work.

I usually just sit on the limit if anyone tailgates me. (and i dont mean that i sit in the outside lane on the motorway at 70 either).

Butuz

[gobbo]

A couple more:

"If you can read this i'm not accelerating"
"Any closer and i'll throw you a tow rope"
"My other car is an Abrhams M1-A tank"

[dkmech]

Ooh another one.

"I know sleapstreaming saves on fuel, but are you THAT much of a cheapskate?"

[Lee H]

I've got 1 ... might not be that good though

If you want to get closer to me... you at least have to by me dinner first

[dkmech]

Maybe make it:

"If you want to get closer to my car... you at least have to buy it dinner [first]"?

Makes it more obvious that its for tailgaters. Not all of them may understand the subtle humor

[Lee H]

heh... damn you - I've got visions of a tailgater with barry white on the CD chasing some "rad" phat boys 1.1 nova due to its emmense exhaust