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Article #2083Re: White Van Man - FM04 PXS
From: Gordon
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:27
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:27
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Tim <me@home.uk> wrote >"NEWS" wrote >> ... If someone is tailgating ... >> ... you have to learn to ignore them. > >Nah, you should *not* ignore them! > >The correct procedure is to **slow down** >enough, so that the gap in front is big >enough to cover *both* your stopping >distance, *and* the required stopping >distance for the tailgating car behind you. >;-) > That's what I do! Of course I'm retired..... The tailgating situation is getting worse in this area, partly because the roads are being reduced to one lane in each direction by 'pinches' which create parking bays, etc. Overtaking is impossible. -- Gordon Harris
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