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I always wave at LR 8)
My wife always sniggers...'they didn't wave back' :roll:
I tell her they did and she just cant see it coz its sorta a secret buffalo lodge thing, ya have know what to look for, and when she finally finds the LR 'force' she too will be able to see the waves. :wink:
Regards
Ralph
Hey zook, the one finger is becoming a bit of an issue round here, copped one from a dude in a little korean thing who tailgated me at 120ks for about 5 ks today, I turned left and he kept going with the hand out the window
i'm thinking of making a bumper sticker which says:
I BRAKE, YOU PAY
GQ
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Originally posted by Quiggers
Hey zook, the one finger is becoming a bit of an issue round here, copped one from a dude in a little korean thing who tailgated me at 120ks for about 5 ks today, I turned left and he kept going with the hand out the window
i'm thinking of making a bumper sticker which says:
I BRAKE, YOU PAY
GQ
<span style="color:blue">thats what left foot braking is for......and the rear fog light works a treat
on tailgaters......
team this up with a nice big towbar.....
need i say more...?</span>
Yep I have used the fog lights - they work a treat!
Yeah true.Quote:
Originally posted by drivesafe
Hi Redback, at least you got one wave. Not once have I ever got a reciprocal acknowledgement from a Mk 3 Range Rover driver, they are so fully of there own importance, they reckon their s##t don’t stink. :twisted:
On the other hand, you would not believe the looks on some of the Disco drivers faces when I return a wave to them. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
Cheers.
I've never had a 'current model' Rangie driver return the wave.
Instead I get the 'Who was the peasant waving at me from that strange looking truck of a make I don't recognise' (the Defender, of course). :roll:
I like the way you've done something wrong, taking up his peice of road like that :evil:Quote:
Originally posted by Quiggers
Hey zook, the one finger is becoming a bit of an issue round here, copped one from a dude in a little korean thing who tailgated me at 120ks for about 5 ks today, I turned left and he kept going with the hand out the window
i'm thinking of making a bumper sticker which says:
I BRAKE, YOU PAY
GQ
Tail gaters pi$$ me off :evil:
I always hit the brakes a little hard, that moves them back a bit, also annoys them no end. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
p38 drivers dont wave either :?
Hi Quiggers and disco95, tailgating is a whole new subject and if you want to see no-brainers who think tailgating is the the only way to drive, come to Queensland.
You can be driving along the the M1, not another vehicle in sight, 3 other unused lanes beside you and you can lay money that if there is another vehicle behind you, they will be tailgating.
I’m sure half the drivers up here are all short lighted.
The local insurer has on different occasions raised the problem in their rag and their figures show that of all the different types of accidents that result in a bingle, tailgating amounts to 40% of all claims which shows it’s an absolute epidemic.
Don’t hit your brakes, because if the no-brainer hits you, your at fault.
If you want to pi## someone off who is tailgating you, either slowly decrease your speed by about 10 kph, then slowly increase your speed and keep cycling your speed continually and if they are really close just slowly reduce your speed to about 20 kms below the speed limit. Even if they don’t get the message, at least you will reduce the amount of damage they will cause if you have to hit the anchors.
It’s an offence to brake unnecessarily but it is not an offence to drive at any speed you want below the marked speed limit. if they are trying to force to go faster, go slower.
Cheers
[quote=DEFENDERZOOK]Quote:
Originally Posted by Quiggers
<span style="color:blue">thats what left foot braking is for......and the rear fog light works a treat
on tailgaters......
team this up with a nice big towbar.....
need i say more...?</span>
I find my rear facing camp light works a treat with these idiots........and when coupled with the fogs, to date, has got my message across.
Generally though, I am flabbergasted at the way people drive in Qld. As Drivesafe says, people will tailgate you on an empty highway......out of habbit more than anything I think. I am from Scotland and there is a marked difference in general road sense where people back home almost always leave a reasonable gap between cars (a few idiots aside of course)AND ALWAYS PULL OVER TO THE OUTSIDE LANE WHEN APPROACHING AN ON RAMP......HOW HARD CAN IT BE? Very dangerous to have to slow to a stop on an on ramp and then try and join taffic moving at 110k's.
Anyway I could talk at length about Qld road issues, but I wont.
Have considered the wave also when out and about and will start it from now on.....to any and all LR's that is!!
Aye, Mick
The 'you have a car like me wave' is almost obligatory for like minded drivers. But as quiggers said earlier around here you get looked at as if you have 3 heads.
I give all the L/r's i see a wave,(wife thinks i am mad) to date around here have had zero replies.
On my last trip out west in November ( Nyngan and beyond) my fingers and arm got sore everyone was waving even on the highways except the l/r drivers. Admittedly it the the last bit trip in the pajero before I got rid of it, I gave the L/R ers a wave each time I saw one, but got nothing in return.
Then we have the tailgaters I haven't had that much trouble with them,if someone gets too close to me my right foot floats off the pedal, theyusually get the hint.Except for the trucks they are the worst offenders, my apologies to anyone on this site who does it for a living, but in my opinion there should not be any freight trucks on the road at all. Thats what trains are for.
If you want an interesting experience get on the pacific highway south bound from tweed heads on a week night and try to drive normally ie the speed limit. If you get boxed in forget it you won't get past them.
thats all for now
john