A$$hole truck and SUV drivers

[kgb_agent]

Took the X out for a spin last night to get it up to temperature. Inevitably, on this 35mph curvy back road, pitch dark and 20 degrees, a Cherokee (altough it's normally a pick-up) materializes out of nowhere and is on my a$$. As I accelerated (up to 80mph on the only straight) the jerkoff did his best to stay in my trunk. The headlights were most obnoxious. I get this EVERY time I take my car out at night (rare).

Naturally, I could have toasted him, but I slowed considerably in turns not wanting to push my RE010's adhesion in this weather. Not to mention deer popping out and the increasing volume from the passenger side as my testosterone levels spiked.

You guys get this crap from trucks a lot?

NOTE: I have nothing against Cherokees. I have one of them, too.

 

[RP-Motorsports]

Hands down, I get challenged to races more by pick-up's than sports cars.

 

[Autophile]

I get tailgaters in my NSX all the time too. To avoid it, I may drive faster/more aggresively than I normally would. While it does bother me, it also gives me reason to drive my car like a motorcycle, which is the way I think the NSX is content to be driven (i.e., staying up in the rpm's). So, in the end, I come home happy anyway.

 

[dawggpie]

i tend to slow down more to piss them off. They just do it cuz they know the nsx is hot shit and they have to prove themselves hehe. By not speed up or driving stupid because of them I'm not even giving them the satisfaction of acknowledging their presence. I do speed up and slow down again when they try to pass me after tailgating just to piss them off more sometimes

 

[LeftLane]

You can't do too much to piss off truck drivers here in Texas, because you know what's in the cab of every truck.....

 

[dawggpie]

haha, that's y i just stay up here in new england. Just have to deal with crap drivers.

You can't do too much to piss off truck drivers here in Texas, because you know what's in the cab of every truck.....

 

[NSX/MR2]

And I thought I am one of the few that have that problem.

 

[nsxtacey]

stop and ask if that thing got a hemi

 

[SilverOne]

I usually call the highway patrol and report the "drunk driver" with their license plate # and all... Tell the cop how the "drunk driver" was tailgating, swirling, speeding, driving erratically..etc. Which is probably true is someone is trying to get you to race them. And let them explain it to the cops!

 

[Zanardi 50]

i tend to slow down more to piss them off. They just do it cuz they know the nsx is hot shit and they have to prove themselves hehe. By not speed up or driving stupid because of them I'm not even giving them the satisfaction of acknowledging their presence. I do speed up and slow down again when they try to pass me after tailgating just to piss them off more sometimes

ROFL!!!! Ditto too, 'cept I won't dare a stunt like this in my 'lil precious. Don't want to risk getting them losers P'd off to the point of running me and my Z off the road (common occurence among exotic sports car owners I hear). But I do it in my silver stooker all the time, me daily driver.

People with egos.....*sigh* They need to get a life.

 

[Aiken Drum]

As I accelerated (up to 80mph on the only straight) the jerkoff did his best to stay in my trunk.

Careful. This is how I got a ticket from the somewhat unscrupulous cop in the unmarked SUV behind me. Mind you, I got the ticket thrown out because pacing isn't a method that holds up in court in WA, but you might not be so lucky.

And yes, up here in eastside Seattle it's wall-to-wall SUVs, and I get tailgated by an SUV (or truck) almost every night on the way home. It's really irritating; they must know the headlights come straight in the back window. Either that or it's another #%@ inattentive soccer mom on the phone.

Personally, especially since getting that ticket, I always prefer the slow-the-hell-down response. If it fails, there's also the okay-asshat-I-will-just-stop-right-here response. In the last year, I've only had one or two people who didn't take the point.

 

[steveny]

I had the same thing happen to me in my X-5. I went out to get a cup of coffee about a month back. I look in my mirror and there is a new 04 ford F-150 about two feet off my bumper. I look down and I am doing 65 and he is trying to push me to go faster. I know the road I am on pretty well so I slow down to 45 because there is no passing for about a 1/2 mile more. When we hit the passing zone he pulls out to pass and I mash the throttle leaving him hanging out to dry. When we come up to the next intersection I pulled over to let him pass. He whips his truck in front of me and slams it in park. Then he hops out and starts screaming at me. So I roll the window down and say, look old man get back in your truck and go home before you have a heart attack. His face was bright red looking like he was ready to pop a vein. He tells me that I am an a$$hole and continues to yell. I told him, the only reason you are pissed is because you just dumped 40 grand on an under powered under engineered piece of $hit. He shut right up and left. I hollered out . I thought so.

 

[RP-Motorsports]

The post above happens to me all the time! I too am "sick" like that. I need to see a shrink!!! I love to play games with assholes. My latest was a guy in a new under engineered F150 doing 60 in a 65 in the fast lane. I followed for a few miles, and flicked the flash to pass, got closer, he wouldn't move over. He started pacing the car next to him to block. After about 5 miles, I finally passed him on the right and when I got in front of him, on came the brights (no surprise ) I usually get pissed at that point, and lock up the brakes and get behind them and follow with my brights on them. But in this case, I got smarter (and cooler). He was following me down the same off ramp. We were both turning right (had a yield sign) It was clear, but I did not turn. There was a huge long pack of cars coming. I waited there until just before the pack came and then pulled out with my hand out the moonroof. He was stuck there for a good extra 5 min for sure!

 

[steveny]

We were both turning right (had a yield sign) It was clear, but I did not turn. There was a huge long pack of cars coming. I waited there until just before the pack came and then pulled out with my hand out the moonroof. He was stuck there for a good extra 5 min for sure!

This is one of my favorites for sure. I also like to do this by sitting at green lights and waiting for the yellow. For those pesky high beam drivers I like to keep a cigarette lighter powered spot light on hand to shine out the back window. always better to be upfront in case the a-hole wants to mash his brakes, or has a spot light of his own.

 

[dawggpie]

This reminds me of a setup I saw a car audio shop do a while back. This seems a bit extreme to me, but basically what they did was put the rear license plate on a motorized flap that could flip up. When it flips up it reveals an array of about about 10+ HID lights. The same HID lights that upmarket cars have for head lights. They pop on all at once and probably blind the crap out of whoever is tailgating u. I'm sure this would cause accidents so it's probably not a good idea, but it was definitely a funny idea.

For a less extreme response, u can always lob pennies out of the targa or if u have a car with a sunroof

This is one of my favorites for sure. I also like to do this by sitting at green lights and waiting for the yellow. For those pesky high beam drivers I like to keep a cigarette lighter powered spot light on hand to shine out the back window. always better to be upfront in case the a-hole wants to mash his brakes, or has a spot light of his own.

 

[dynatac]

This reminds me of a setup I saw a car audio shop do a while back. This seems a bit extreme to me, but basically what they did was put the rear license plate on a motorized flap that could flip up. When it flips up it reveals an array of about about 10+ HID lights. The same HID lights that upmarket cars have for head lights. They pop on all at once and probably blind the crap out of whoever is tailgating u. I'm sure this would cause accidents so it's probably not a good idea, but it was definitely a funny idea.

For a less extreme response, u can always lob pennies out of the targa or if u have a car with a sunroof

...what audio shop is this again?

 

[5inchfatlip]

I usually slow down and make them slow down more..pisses em even more.

 

[mc-ca]

Having just been an accident where one moron caused a 4 car chain reaction accident - I'd recommend you let the tailgater pass on by and endanger someone else. I was lucky that I was driving my Honda Odessy. My van was pushed into a big Suburban SUV and it's bumper was about a foot higher than the Odessy's bumper. It totally caved in the hood and caused $7K worth of damage. Everyone was fine and the airbags did not even go off. If it was my NSX, the bumper would have been in my face. Also, the Alumnium frame of an NSX makes it very easy to total the car.

The people doing this walk around pissed off all the time anyway - why let them into your life?

 

[snapper]

Another vote for slowing.
I usually drive no more than 5 over around town. Still the losers get right on my rear.
This is when I do my "I'm lost" routine. Randomly slowing especially at intersections.

My old R5 turbo 2 had a bright third tail light on the rear bumper that would illuminate when a button was pushed. This got em every time.

 

[nosboy4life]

I was just goin down the road at about 100 mph and this stupid woman cuts me off so i slam on my breaks and every time i try to pass her she cuts me off.......so i get on her tail and scare her but she still wouldnt budge! so i slow down to 80 and fly by her with a little present from me!

 

[Vegas Boy]

Careful. This is how I got a ticket from the somewhat unscrupulous cop in the unmarked SUV behind me. Mind you, I got the ticket thrown out because pacing isn't a method that holds up in court in WA, but you might not be so lucky.

I'm on the Eastside as well. This is somewhat off on a tangent, but I am not surprised the Seattle area cops pull that. I have lived in many cities, and the Bellevue/Issaquah/Redmond cops are the worst in terms of a "police state" mentality. They routinely give tickets for 5mph over. Im new here, does that kind of lame ticket really stand up in court here? These guys hang out in the Starbucks over on Lakemont loading up on bear claws and lattes, then go back to ticketing soccer moms.

Im thinking of getting the new Escort with the optional
$500 radar jammer.

 

[NSXDreamer2]

Vegas Boy, you are not happen to have a blk one?? I lived up there and I believed couple days ago on LakeMont Blvd. I was flashing my high beams and saying hi to one dude... too bad he's not following...

Back to the original post... kgb_agent, not to be mean, I don't quite understand how you won't "lost" the Cherokee in the NSX. Is that maybe the below freezing weather? or your engine's not even at working temp?? IF that's the case, that means The "4 By4" had a better equipment or better driving skills (ahh... you could translate that to more stupid, to each its own.) Why the hell you not moving over and let them go?

Here's my reasoning: Did you ever drive your favorite stretch of backroads on a Sunny Sunday morning which you absolute wants to pick up the pace a little, only found out you have someone driving a lesser car WAY below speed limit and refuse to let you pass??

Maybe I'm wrong, cause I spent most of time in US driving in WA, but I think the driving mentality of avg. Joe is very wrong and selfish. Everybody thinks when I'm in front, I can do whatever I want to do, I can drive 100 mph on a 25mph zone, I can also do the other way... I'm the Nascar driver, I'm not going to let you pass, I'm the king of the world... Just don't ever honk me, flash me lights..

No kidding, I have seen enough people that they are tailgating someone in only one car distance, but as soon as you getting a little closer to them (say like 3 spaces behind him), they hit the roof... start slamming brakes, middle fingers, cusing, I even got thrown water bottles before...

 

[kgb_agent]

Back to the original post... kgb_agent, not to be mean, I don't quite understand how you won't "lost" the Cherokee in the NSX. Is that maybe the below freezing weather? or your engine's not even at working temp?? IF that's the case, that means The "4 By4" had a better equipment or better driving skills (ahh... you could translate that to more stupid, to each its own.) Why the hell you not moving over and let them go?

My NSX was completely up to temp. Like I said before, I wasn't pushing it "too" much in the turns. (I have induced the rapidfire oversteer the NSX gives back while spanking it on cold roads and it is dangerous). On this particular night, that meant about 50mph through 30-35mph S-turns.

I didn't pull aside and let him pass because (a) I was anywhere between 15-50 mph OVER the speed limit at any given time and (b) it was a 2-lane backroad with no shoulder. As for driving skill, that's funny. The Jeep was clipping his apexes way too early.

 

[NCC-1701D]

omg !! this thread is so funny ..ahahahhaahha

if the tailgater is behind you and you are on a single lane road...

if you see place to turn right...put the signal on...brake and slow down to make it look like you are going to turn right...then go straight instead ...

repeat for the next 5 turning points...

that will piss off the tail gater for sure....

 

[Aiken Drum]

I'm on the Eastside as well. This is somewhat off on a tangent, but I am not surprised the Seattle area cops pull that. I have lived in many cities, and the Bellevue/Issaquah/Redmond cops are the worst in terms of a "police state" mentality. They routinely give tickets for 5mph over. Im new here, does that kind of lame ticket really stand up in court here?

I've basically stopped going more than 5-7 over the limit and I haven't gotten a ticket so far, even though I've gone past police cars. I suspect you could get that sort of ticket dismissed or changed to a non-moving violation, especially with a half-decent attorney.

My ticket was from a King County officer, by the way. I haven't really met up with Redmond or Issaquah police, except for one time when I forgot to put my tabs on my old car. They were nice about it. However, I know Bellevue has super-strict traffic cops. Never mess around in Bellevue, especially in the Bel Square area. Don't push lights, don't make iffy turns, don't take shortcuts through parking lots, nothing.