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I was following Hubby home yesterday, he on his VStar and me in the Forrester, and I got very irritated with 2 tailgaters. One I actually honked at, he was such a turd. The other, a lady in an SUV.

I made a small discovery. If I tailgate them, fiercely and enough to the left side of the lane that I am clearly in their side mirror, they tend to back off somewhat. I think it is a response to feeling squeezed, and since they can't make the bike go farther up the road, they hang back just a wee bit. Also, the first response to a tailgater is to put on the brakes, in hopes that I will learn my lesson. HAH! I was an avid expressway tailgater in my youth, and I can spend hours fixated on your rear bumper and taillights. I have nothing else to do all day than to gauge my distance off of your "O Ring". Of course, I am much more emotionally mature now, and have no need for such juvenile recompensatory actions. Unless one deserves it for trying to attack my beloved, whether out of above-mentioned maturity levels, or simple gross negligence.

1 Question. Why didn't you throw her on the back of your bike and ride to the place?

Why didn't I throw her on the back of my bike and ride to the place ? Well, they say opposites attract, and in our case that holds true. We have been married for 45 years and I can count on the fingers of my right hand how many times she has ridden with me.

The lady just doesn't get motorcycles....but then I just don't get knick-knacks and arts and crafts either. She never tried to change me, and I know better than to try and change her. Like I said, I ain't stupid

I broached the topic of following me with the kids in the van to my wife today, and she looked at me like i was nuts.

Not that I'm NOT nuts, but in this particular case - I started to say, but the OTHER wives on TMW forums do it...

and realized that might be riding further down nutty lane

zeligman wrote: and realized that might be riding further down nutty lane

But at least you'd be riding.

as far as people braking to get tailgaters off them, i found the solution.

This is what i'm getting for my truck. let them hit their brakes or try to cut me off again.

PacificShot327 wrote:

zeligman wrote: and realized that might be riding further down nutty lane

But at least you'd be riding.

absolutely true new profile pic? Did you hit the center ring?

zeligman wrote:

PacificShot327 wrote:

zeligman wrote: and realized that might be riding further down nutty lane

But at least you'd be riding.

absolutely true new profile pic? Did you hit the center ring?

You don't get to the Jr Olympics by hitting 8s and 9s.

jaskc78 wrote:as far as people braking to get tailgaters off them, i found the solution.

This is what i'm getting for my truck. let them hit their brakes or try to cut me off again.

I think this would be a better deterrent to all sorts of driving issues...

dr_bar wrote:

jaskc78 wrote:as far as people braking to get tailgaters off them, i found the solution.

This is what i'm getting for my truck. let them hit their brakes or try to cut me off again.

I think this would be a better deterrent to all sorts of driving issues...

Doc, I like the way you think.