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Re: Fighting tailgaters

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From: Jeff Schwartz
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 00:00
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Hi Friend,

It's nice to know that there are others out there such as yourself with whom
reason prevails. I wish it were communicable and become pandemic.

Regards,
Jeff
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Friend wrote in message <35b901d0.0@news.cyberenet.net>...
>Jeff Schwartz (jatco@nospamix.netcom.com) wrote:  : The best device for
>discouraging tailgaters is the one just above your neck : located directly
>between your ears. It is without a doubt that the person : doing the
>tailgating is totally absolutely wrong as there is no excuse for : it ever
>but turning this potential life threatening situation into some kind : of
>confrontation is really stupid - plain and clear. Using that spongy :
>material we have all been given and keeping the peace is my weapon of
>
>Well said. If I am being tailgated while I am in the left lane, I move to
>the right lane and let the driver pass. If I am already in the right lane,
>I gently slow down to a point where the tailgater gets frustrated and
>passes me on the left. I definitely don't slow down quickly because that
>will risk causing an accident and/or pissing off the tailgater. I am a
>relatively fast driver so I usually don't get tailgated and I don't hog up
>passing lanes, but when I do get tailgated, this strategy has never let me
>down.
>
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From: "Jeff Schwartz" <jatco@nospamix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Fighting tailgaters
Date: 1998/07/24
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