Anyone else notice...

MX52Z · 12-31-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GrandZ45

I don't think it is just paranoia. I noticed this when I rode motorcycles also. Another just plane seemingly tried to kill me getting 2 feet from my taillight. Been hit in the rear three times over 20 years--each time by a pickup.

I began studying them in other lanes behind other vehicles to see if I was paranoid or just had bad luck. It indeed seems that some people react to the size advantage by (I hope usually unconsciously) crowding the smaller vehicles around them. A bit of unconscious bullying or just selfish awareness that it isn't likely to be them the one who gets hurt.

Try driving a Miata. This happens every single time and almost always a pinhead in a pickup with a confederate flag on it somewhere. Driving the Z around, I notice people creeping up and keeping pace in my blind spot.

Coon-azz · 12-31-2012, 09:38 PM

I get this kind of driving from trucks and SUV's all time on 95. The part that sucks is that once I move over, they don't speed up. So I get back into the passing lane and they do it again. The next time they ride my butt, I tap my brakes pretty hard.

With tractor trailers, I try to give them as much room as they need, but if I've got no where to go and they keep riding my butt, well, we play a cool game of "how many gears am I gonna make you change up every hill for the next 40 miles." They usually get the idea by then since time is money.

12-31-2012, 09:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Coon-azz Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fredericksburg,VA Posts: 689 Drives: '12 370z Sport DD Rep Power: 15	I get this kind of driving from trucks and SUV's all time on 95. The part that sucks is that once I move over, they don't speed up. So I get back into the passing lane and they do it again. The next time they ride my butt, I tap my brakes pretty hard. With tractor trailers, I try to give them as much room as they need, but if I've got no where to go and they keep riding my butt, well, we play a cool game of "how many gears am I gonna make you change up every hill for the next 40 miles." They usually get the idea by then since time is money. RonZwanson, danegrey and Haboob like this. __________________ I don't care how slow you want to drive; I encourage it. JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF THE PASSING LANE YOU TUCK FARD!!!

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