Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site abnji.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!mhuxv!abnji!nyssa From: nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: How to deal with tailgating Truckers Message-ID: <592@abnji.UUCP> Date: Fri, 26-Apr-85 07:26:24 EST Article-I.D.: abnji.592 Posted: Fri Apr 26 07:26:24 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 27-Apr-85 05:10:31 EST References: <14089@watmath.UUCP> Organization: Terminus Hospital, Incorporated Lines: 11 I seem to remember, about 7 years ago, of somebody suing one of these tailgaters for "psychological distress" (It seems they were in the right lane, the trucker remained 1 foot behind the guy's bumper for over 100 miles and never pulled around to pass, regardless of what the first driver did.), as he had his entire family in the car, and won the case for quite a bit of money. Of course, the incedent was fairly excessive... -- James C Armstrong, Jnr. ihnp4!abnji!nyssa Chap with wings there, five rounds rapid!