What do you consider "tailgating"?

[Kham]

Conversely, if you're on the highway ... do NOT stay in the LEFT lane if no one is in front of you. I don't know why people have trouble with this very simple rule... STAY RIGHT except to PASS.

with little or no traffic.

in moderate traffic might as well stay on left to pass everyone.

[NEWTREADS]

I allow 2 seconds in the car and 3 on the bike.

I do the exact opposite. My bike stops. Truck... Not so well. I leave a little more in the rain and on snow. Granted you will need more distance on the snow to stop, but so will the car in front of you. Also realize what you are following. A high performance sports car can pretty much stop on a dime so give em space. A tractor trailer? Go for the draft. In the time it takes to stop one of those you cave all the time in the world to react. (If you aren't texting)

[ThisBitch]

I do the exact opposite. My bike stops. Truck... Not so well. I leave a little more in the rain and on snow. Granted you will need more distance on the snow to stop, but so will the car in front of you. Also realize what you are following. A high performance sports car can pretty much stop on a dime so give em space. A tractor trailer? Go for the draft. In the time it takes to stop one of those you cave all the time in the world to react. (If you aren't texting)

I have a scion tC. Its stops on a dime. The reason I leave more room on the bike isn't for stopping power, its for object avoidance. Even when I ride in the left 1/3 of the lane, I don't always see debris in the road before the car in front of me runs it over. I also find 3 seconds is enough room to keep the rocks they kick up from hitting me in the face (or helmet I suppose).

[NEWTREADS]

I have a scion tC. Its stops on a dime. The reason I leave more room on the bike isn't for stopping power, its for object avoidance. Even when I ride in the left 1/3 of the lane, I don't always see debris in the road before the car in front of me runs it over. I also find 3 seconds is enough room to keep the rocks they kick up from hitting me in the face (or helmet I suppose).

True. I usually ride at the way edge of the lane so I can see my line clearly or if its a car look at the road through or over it. Stuff i have trouble seeing around or over gets passed.

[RandyO]

I do the exact opposite. My bike stops. Truck... Not so well. I leave a little more in the rain and on snow. Granted you will need more distance on the snow to stop, but so will the car in front of you. Also realize what you are following. A high performance sports car can pretty much stop on a dime so give em space. A tractor trailer? Go for the draft. In the time it takes to stop one of those you cave all the time in the world to react. (If you aren't texting)

so how do you know? that the car in front of you will need extra distance too? he may have hakks, on a bare spot, behind a truck, drafting, ok, I hope yer good at avoiding tire caps & dead deer

[The Snowman]

do the "right" thing
Do The Right Thing - Yield To Faster Traffic.

More like a "get the hell out of my way, you ignorant asshole" month.

[LaRNZ]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!

I wish more people thought like this. I hate when someone going the speed limit on a highway sits in the fast lane, while people are forced to go around them on the right.

I normally to 5 over in the cage on the highway, so as soon as I clear passed cars, I move right.

i hate ppl in MA jus for this reason, drives me mental when they are goin 65 in the fast lane with no car in front of them for the next mile

[The Snowman]

i hate ppl in MA jus for this reason, drives me mental when they are goin 65 in the fast lane with no car in front of them for the next mile

And no one to their right, so they can clearly move over into the lane that they're supposed to be traveling in.

[SVRACER01]

Conversely, if you're on the highway ... do NOT stay in the LEFT lane if no one is in front of you. I don't know why people have trouble with this very simple rule... STAY RIGHT except to PASS.

i love driving in mass. EVERYONE is too fast for the "slow" lane. i watch people get on the highway with NO ONE in the right lane but they immediatly move over to the middle lane. i dont get it. if theres no one to pass or slowing you down....why move over? when i go to bike i tend to stay in the right lane, travelling MUCH faster than my left lane counterparts....because there is no one over there. this also works out since most LEOs are on the median so i have lots of radar shields

[SVRACER01]

I wish more people thought like this. I hate when someone going the speed limit on a highway sits in the fast lane, while people are forced to go around them on the right.

the worst part about that is in some states passing on the right is considered "aggressive driving"

[The Snowman]

the worst part about that is in some states passing on the right is considered "aggressive driving"

pretty messed up when some asshat sits in the last lane, 3 mph below the speed limit and will NOT move over.

[butcher bergs]

i hate ppl in MA jus for this reason, drives me mental when they are goin 65 in the fast lane with no car in front of them for the next mile

And no one to their right, so they can clearly move over into the lane that they're supposed to be traveling in.

Call me an asshole but those people usually get blatently cut off. What can I say, I drive fast. Lead, follow or get the fuck out of the way.

80 is the new 65...

i have zero tolerance for people who get in my face with shit like that. people need to check themselves, if you feel i wronged you on the road fine tell me in a no confrontational way or be prepared for fucking combat.

After our little conversation, he's since either left work early or later than I prolly because he knows he's poked the bee's nest.

[rocker]

I always thought it was a place you drank beer before the Pats went out on the field...

IMO you should be a couple of car lengths away to stop in time if going fast, even further away if the road conditions are crappy.
If we're going slow as long as you can see my back tires hitting the pavement and your brakes are good, we shouldn't have any issues.
If your in the left lane you better be passing or I will pass you in the middle with the same finger up, and no I am not telling you that your'e #1.

[ZX-12R]

All you brake check people are doing it wrong. You are supposed to use your E-brake so your brake lights never come on which usually causes the offending driver to slam on thier brakes and swerve to avoid you. I've noticed they tend to stay back after that.

[lrrs313]

I have a nice drop hitch that sits just about radiator level just for people following too close. People don't seem to consider what's going to happen when their lightweight little import car runs into the back of a 3/4 ton pickup. I also have a nasty habit of driving BELOW the posted speed limit for no apparent reason when someone feels the need to follow me that closely. I don't drive fast, but I sure the fuck don't drive slow enough to justify driving so close that I can't see headlights.

[NEWTREADS]

so how do you know? that the car in front of you will need extra distance too? he may have hakks, on a bare spot, behind a truck, drafting, ok, I hope yer good at avoiding tire caps & dead deer

Not really sure what you are asking, but In a car on the snow?? I have 4 studded tires on my xterra in the winter. Car slamms em on on the ice I will stop sooner or at the same pace. On the bike summer/dry roads I never ride in the middle of the lane so the car in front of me cant straddle a lost muffler, hubcap, or (oh yes saw it) a tailgate off a pickup. Looking around over through (if windows aren't tinted) to see whats in my near future.

[RandyO]

just caust you have studded tires doesn't mean the vehicle in front of you can't throw an anchor out faster than you, you'd be surprised what a car can straddle mr x-ray eyes that can see up over & around everything

[rbrais]

Well, I'm on the FZ1 tonight so we'll see what he has to say when I rip by him in wheelie, middle fingers flying...

I'll be sure to do the one-thousand-count just to be certain.

Try one middle finger...at least until you set the front wheel down.

[NEWTREADS]

just caust you have studded tires doesn't mean the vehicle in front of you can't throw an anchor out faster than you, you'd be surprised what a car can straddle mr x-ray eyes that can see up over & around everything

Thats why I sai I dont ride in the middle of the lane because a car can straddle shit. I never said I can see over through everything. If I cant get a clear view I back off. Why are you jumping on every fuckin word I say? Randy welcome to my ignore list.

[ThisBitch]

Thats why I sai I dont ride in the middle of the lane because a car can straddle shit. I never said I can see over through everything. If I cant get a clear view I back off. Why are you jumping on every fuckin word I say? Randy welcome to my ignore list.

Manopause.

[ChrisNoF4i]

I wudda dropkicked that mother-effer rite at the water coola in front of his fuckin boss. no1 talks to me like dat and gets away scotch free

[bigred875]

I have a nice drop hitch that sits just about radiator level just for people following too close. People don't seem to consider what's going to happen when their lightweight little import car runs into the back of a 3/4 ton pickup. I also have a nasty habit of driving BELOW the posted speed limit for no apparent reason when someone feels the need to follow me that closely. I don't drive fast, but I sure the fuck don't drive slow enough to justify driving so close that I can't see headlights.

i used be a "bergs" driver but as i get older and wiser i have slowed down a lot. Actually my gps was probably the biggest factor....the difference in time it takes to get somne place going 80 vs. 70 is negligle. Driving 80+ everywhere stressed me out for a lot of the same reasons posted here..not too mention the risk of getting pulled...

now i set the cruise cntrl at 9 above the limit, listen to the radio and watch the madness unfold around me. when someone tailgates me now, i no longer brake check, i graduallly slow to 10 below the speed limit...they pass, sometimes flip me off...i hit resume and am on my way.. if they are a real asshole i may speed up andpace with another slow driver so they can't get around....but thats usually on a bad day...just not worth the aggrevation..

[rbrais]

When I'm in my truck I set the cruise to the speed limit...65. Not that I enjoy going quite that slow, but it saves gas. Try ridng your bike at 80 then drop back to 65 or even 55 and feel the difference in wind resistance.

Hey, when you're broke every dollar counts!

[Kham]

i love driving in mass. EVERYONE is too fast for the "slow" lane. i watch people get on the highway with NO ONE in the right lane but they immediatly move over to the middle lane. i dont get it. if theres no one to pass or slowing you down....why move over? when i go to bike i tend to stay in the right lane, travelling MUCH faster than my left lane counterparts....because there is no one over there. this also works out since most LEOs are on the median so i have lots of radar shields

ill tell you why. they dont want to be interfere at next on ramp because people dont know how to merge. i did not interfere last time i got yell at by that fuckin young rookie. come to think of it if i have a badge and gun i probly do the same just because i feel im right and you cant do nothing about it.

heres a question for people. do you use cruise control? why not?

[rbrais]

Right lane is for slow vehicles, center is travel lane , left is for passing. Just an FYI, not like anyone actually follows the rules.