Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:23:33 -0400
Reply-To: Bill Knight <bknight@ESC.STATE.NC.US>
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From: Bill Knight <bknight@ESC.STATE.NC.US>
Subject: Re: tailgaters
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Reminds me of one of my favorite movie scenes. In the David Lynch movie
"Lost Highways" some thugs in a 1400 hp Mercedes get tailgated, and they
nicely let the guy pass, then run him off the road, yank him out of his car
and beat him up, then tell him "Don't you EVER, EVER tailgate again"!
Really feels good to see that scene if you hate being tailgated.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of gmbulley
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 10:15 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: RE tailgaters
I usually stay in the right lane, and go with traffic, so I don't get many
tailgaters. Our Westy's license plate is "PASS US", and I think that helps.
When I do get someone on my bumper, I slow down a bit (5mph below posted).
That usually does the trick.
In the very rare occasion that it doesn't work, I simply trigger the washer
for the windsheild for 20-45 seconds, or until they move. If I'm in our
Jetta (TD) I slip it down in Fourth, and wind the turbo up to full speed,
which disgourges in one puff every molecule of accumulated carbon from the
exhaust system. Since (generally) tailgaters have a lot of ego tied up in
the appearance of the cars, having windsheild spray or black carbon all over
their car is a strong dissincentive for them to remain behind me.
Cheers,
gmbulley
-----Original Message-----
From: J. Eric Pitman [SMTP:norton85@BELLATLANTIC.NET]
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 9:44 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE tailgaters
A very nasty trick told to me by some biker friends of mine. A pocket full
of ball bearings. To get rid of unwanted tailgators just reach into your
pocket and drop a couple bearings behind you and they will break windows and
go through radiators and real screw up the tailgator day. I have not done
this to anyone but there have been a couple of times I wish I had the
bearings with me.
Eric P
1984 Westfalia(Green Hornet)
1973 Norton Commando 850(Ed)
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