LogFAQs > #984130681

Verdekal posted...

Tailgating is a lure. Break checkers take the bait. Don't feed road trolls.

Tailgaiting raises odds of an accident but break checking makes it almost certain. If a tailgater causes an accident, it's their fault for being too close. But break checking is a deliberate choice to make if difficult. It's a dangerous and unnecessary escalation. And it's not just about the two vehicles. A brakecheckers action to say "fuck you" to the tailgaters reaction time risks everyone around you.

Just let them pass or keep going the speed you were. That will either teach them to slow down or Darwin will do it for them. But it wouldn't be with your hand.

Again, if the tailgater was the proper distance behind then regardless of why somebody in front of them has to hit their brakes nothing would happen.

It was a tailgater who fucked up my neck, you'll never convince me those fuckers aren't primarily to blame for the accidents they cause. Let's say you rear end somebody and you just assume they're a brake checker. How do you know? Do you just assume they're brake checking because you were on their ass driving like a fucking lunatic? I mean probably but let's be real, there could be any number of reasons why they pressed their brakes. Maybe there was something on the road, maybe there wasn't but they thought there was, people after all make mistakes when they're in a high stress environment such as being tailgated by a lunatic who should have their license taken away and never be allowed behind the wheel again.