Why doesn't he really tap the breaks? I've put my brake pedal to the floor and come to a dead stop in traffic before when I had someone on my butt. THAT will scare them half to death because they don't know if you're going to get out of your car and come at them or what.

 

When i get my truck running I have a plan for tailgaters. If you look at my gallery you can see the two lights below the rear bumper that i am going to use as auxillary reverse lights. I'm going to wire them so i can turn them on manually. My truck is not lifted but it's high enough to shine in some little ricer car windshield.

 

that funnel trick would be a good place to take a leak

 

My brother has one sticking out the wall of his garage just for that reason.

 

As a native I have to agree, this old cow-town has been severly Californicated.

Back in the 70's, it was the Texas invasion. Once they learned what snow was, traffic moved along.

Over the past 6-8 years it seems like the people who couldn't afford to live in Californa moved here. Yup, no insurance, no license, those new car payments are too high. I talked to one policeman who told me that he'd rather let a minor offense go because he might miss one of the more flagrant offenders. More often than not, that person had no insurance, quite often no license.

Here's the kicker; for all the time that I've noticed, COPS have always been tailgaters, and drive in your blind spots, if you have any.

With that in mind, here's my strategy:
1) Thick skin; with the road rage laws in place, I have yet to meet anyone who's worth the grief I'd get.
2) Seat belts; Yes, they'll keep your butt in the driver's seat where it belongs. Yes, it's the law here. Yes, cops will want to find out, it's their job.
3) Cover the gas tank; I built my reciever out of heavy bits and pieces. If someone does slide under, it'll support the back of the truck. What it doesn't cover needs a skid plate anyway.
4) Remember the Judge; I already know what He/She's going to say to a tailgater. I really don't want any extra attention.
5) Drive the one I'm in; If someone has a problem with driving the speed limit, it's legal to pass on the right.
My vehicle, my license, my insurance bill, my choice, have a great day!

 

go to the military surplus auction and buy a tank. shouldn't have anymore problems after that.

 

I've tried that but the bumps they put on the side really bother me.

 

good grief, some of your guys "tailgating" remedies are crazy and a little dim. I don't know why you would throw stuff at someone tailgating you, they are behind you. Why the hell should you care how close they are? Its their fault if they ram into you....

I mean really, just lift your truck so you can't even see the tailgater and drive normal.

 

If theres nobody coming ahead of you, swerve all over and act like your drunk, then they usually back off.

 

My dad had an aircraft landing light on his truck only trick is you have to be moving pretty good or it will explode when it heats up. When you flick that on the guy behind has no choice but to slow down. It even stops the cops, thats when he took it off.

 

The cure to tailgaters is a beat up old 4x4 covered in mud, and it has to be LOUD....
I mean, are you gonna wanna tailgate this with your $20,000+ vehicle:


The entire pass. side bedside is caved in, bumper is all twisted to hell, tailgate is sort of attached, and the 460 is loud enough that it'd make you wonder if I didn't rip the exhaust system off somewhere...
I never have tailgaters, but, I do have idiots come up behind me with their high beams on and forget to dim them... Little do they know that I have 300W of lighting in my headlights alone....

 

b/c it is fun!


that ALWAYS works, until you realize it is really the cops and you get pulled over for reckless and drunk driving! lol

-cutts-

 

i love the cops around me, i've had them ride me so close that i can't see their headlights in my rearview. then you get pulled over and slapped all kina fines for going 1mph over the limit. i got off a ticket for confronting the cop in court on riding my bumper(i had a witness). i also like going slow to the point that they pass me, then ill ride them with the high beams in their rearviews. paybacks a b-tch

 

Thank god for intelligent mature people who come on here and tell us how foolish we all are.

As for me, I have found that nothing is as effective as two small lights cut into my rear bumper with 100 watt bulbs. I don't quite know why but it scares the snot out of whoever seems to be behind me.

 

That BB trick rocks! Tailgaters drive me crazy, not noly are they theatening my physical well being they are a threatening my property. I think the best and safest way to keep tailgaters back is to mount bright lights on the rear bumper and flash them on only when they are too close.

I had a couple people tail gate me really close , mean 1-3 inches. After I took action, one guy I gave the finger to and the other I drove into the shoulder to spit up some gravel at him, both of these jerks went into road rage and chased me down, infact one guy was trying to run me off the road by raming my car on the side just like something you woud see in the movies. I have martial arts training but you never know how crazy these guys are. People have been shot and killed up here because of road rage. Just be careful when dealing with these jerks.

Clayton