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Many tailgaters seem to get their clues as to how fast to drive by
pasting themselves to the car ahead.  I've had people tailgate me at all
speeds, in all lanes.  I've had people follow me in a lane change I made
to get out of the way and continue to tailgate.  I've, on occasion,
experimented by slowing down, speeding up, slowing down, etc, and these
folks will match your speed, regardless.  I've gradually increased my
speed to see what it would take to shake them- up to 70-75 no problem. 
At 80-85 they begin to get a confused look, as if to say "Why is this
guy going so fast?"  Above that, they break off and fall waaay back, and
I rarely see them again.

J


> Back in college I used to drive from Seattle to L.A. for
> school.  After a few trips solo I tried splitting the driving
> with another student from the Seattle area, but ended up more
> exhausted than driving straight through by myself.  Even though
> we were in a big old boat of a station wagon, 18 feet long with
> non-power drum brakes and enough cargo to settle the rear on the
> overload blocks, he kept driving less than a car length off the
> bumper of the car ahead, at 60+ mph, in the slow lane.  He wasn't
> trying to pass, or trying to intimidate the other driver, he just
> had no idea that tailgating was a Bad Thing.
> 
> 
>  Josh@WolfeNet.com  is  Joshua Putnam / P.O. Box 13220 / Burton, WA 98013
>                        "My other bike is a car."
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