How to Deal with Tailgaters Using Your Kids' Help – A Fun Trick That Works Every Time!

[tadaaa]

@poppies78 same!

 

[sweeby20]

@poppies78 same, my driving instructor told me to do that and most of the time it works.

 

[faceoff]

drives me mad tailgating i can be doing 60 in a 60 a safe distance from car in front n someone on my tail! like wtf! where do you want me too go??? hate hate it i could stop safely but they couldn’t especially if i’ve my kids on back seat x

 

[neo41]

@faceoff this is exactly the type of situation that frustrates me! Especially when there's no laybys or side roads for me to let them past !

 

[faceoff]

@neo41 some people are just bully’s on the road

 

[gamehollywood]

My husband got caught by a speed camera and went on one of those speech awareness courses. The correct thing to do is let them past but if not possible reduce your speed further so that any accident they may cause will be at a slower speed. It seems counter intuitive when they're pressing you to drive faster. I drive to the conditions and don't get tailgated a lot but have slowed down and it helps. Sometimes they even back off.

 

[walkingdisaster]

Ohhhhh i like this!!! Fed up of people who seem to want to sit in my boot!!

 

[uniquetress_2008]

Wish this worked in a HGV....stick to the speed limits we are allowed and its still not good enough for some car drivers who like to sit on my tail gate.....maybe if I strap some kids to the back great idea though

 

[eagerbeaver]

I just lift my foot

 

[zooplankton]

I watched a van and a car take turns to cut each other up on the motorway before, undercutting and generally being a#+holes with each other. I hung back a bit more awaiting the inevitable accident, luckily it didn't happen

 

[soul5]

I hate being the first one at a traffic light when at red, I’ve literally had people beep at me as soon as it goes green. It’s like give me a chance to press the pedal it’s not like my car automatically moves the split second it turns green

 

[kisscookie74]

If no kids or passengers available, clean your windscreen LOTS! They soon get fed up of the spray and back off

 

[adrianer]

Do the speed limit then ignore them, but if you're doing 20 in a 30 you have no excuse.

 

[bobbydoes]

We used to do this as kids, 1 2 3 and turn, it worked everytime!

 

[maysmelinda]

I get what all you people are saying, but some are tempting fate, there are people who will attack you for upsetting them and you are putting you and your kids in danger. I had a guy ram me in to a wall because I didn’t move out he’s way and I was already going over the speed limit to get away and no there was no where to pull over