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Tony Wang wrote:

> DPH wrote:
>
> > A device that would dispense a _small_ stream of sand from the back of your car
> > that would impinge on a car following too closely would likely cause the
> > tailgater to back off.  It would not damage his car or cause him to swerve and
> > have an accident, as he couldn't see it coming.  It wouldn't upset a motorcycle,
> > either (but maybe its tailgating rider <G>).
>
> I've got a better idea.  Just get out of the way when you can.

This whole scheme comes about as the result of the tailgaters that whether you are in
the way or not makes absolutely no difference.  If I pull right, they pull right.  If I
speed up, they speed up.  If I slow down, they slow down.  They just want to FOLLOW
SOMEBODY.  That's fine, as long as it isn't me.  Virginia seems to have WAY more than
its share of this type of driver.

>  There are some
> things that are worth fighting for, and frankly, this isn't one of them.

Yes it is.  Every second he's back there is another second I am exposed to a rear end
collision if I have to brake suddenly, such as if a deer runs out in the road.  Dogs
and cats don't get more than a gentle swerver, but deer are deadly, and I hit the
brakes.  All I need is some peckerwood that just has to hang on my bumper for some
mysterious reason to ruin the whole day.


>  So some
> dork wants to go 100 mph and rides your bumper.  Get out of the way.

How?  I pull right, he pulls right.  I speed up, he speeds up.  I slow down, he slows
down (or he doesn't, and gets maybe 1/2 mile ahead when I go back to my regular
cruising speed, pass him 10 minutes later, and there he is again - right on my
bumper,)


>  Let him wrap
> himself around some tree a couple of miles down the road or get nailed for reckless
> driving.

He seems to want to wrap himself around my taillights for some reason...


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DPH