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From: res@ihuxn.UUCP (Rich Strebendt)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Anpther way to deal with tailgaters.
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Date: Mon, 16-Jan-84 09:12:25 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 16 09:12:25 1984
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> Most of the people I have seen being tailgated were in the wrong lane,
> or not keeping up with the flow of traffic.  I believe the correct
> thing to to is pull over if you are not in the right lane, and
> speed UP if you are not keeping up with the traffic flow (assuming
> you & the auto are capable of going faster safely and legally).

Unfortunately, the times that I have been tailgated this has not been
true.  The more common situation that I have been in has been that I am
passing a car on the Interstate which is going a bit slower than I want
to go (say, he is doing 54 and I want to do 60), and some Florida Cowboy
who wants to go 20mph faster than me (80mph+) blasts up onto my tail and
rides there about 7.5 inches from my bumper.  Then, when I am able to 
get over into the right hand lane, blasts by so close that he removes 
the dust from my side trim.

					Rich Strebendt
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