Tailgating should be made a criminal offence

martinthebandit

OP and others, if tailgating is happening to you a lot then, perhaps you should examine your own driving to see if there is anything you are doing that's contributing to it?

Gordon_Hose

martinthebandit wrote: »

OP and others, if tailgating is happening to you a lot then, perhaps you should examine your own driving to see if there is anything you are doing that's contributing to it?

Are you a tailgater? You sure sound like one.

passatrider

martinthebandit wrote: »

OP and others, if tailgating is happening to you a lot then, perhaps you should examine your own driving to see if there is anything you are doing that's contributing to it?

If sticking to speed limits is contributing to tailgating then are you saying that that is wrong then?

pogofish

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

Is it?

Can you give us the summons heading for it. I wasn't aware it was an offence in its own right.

Did I say it was?

martinthebandit

passatrider wrote: »

If sticking to speed limits is contributing to tailgating then are you saying that that is wrong then?

I don't think I said that, all I did suggest was that, if it is happening to you more than it does to others, then there may be something about your own driving that is contributing, its not an unreasonable suggestion is it?

Oh and I don't tailgate, although like other people I do get annoyed by bad drivers who choose to drive much slower than the speed limit needlessly.

pogofish

passatrider wrote: »

Yes, but it's not classed as an offence on it's own though? I'm not talking about 'driving without due care and attention' as this covers a multitude of offences.

NB: I drive for a living by the way

It doesn't need to be - The existing dangerous driving legislation covers it amply.

martinthebandit

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Are you a tailgater? You sure sound like one.

Really? I wasn't aware that I posted on internet forums like a tailgater?

Gordon_Hose

martinthebandit wrote: »

I don't think I said that, all I did suggest was that, if it is happening to you more than it does to others, then there may be something about your own driving that is contributing, its not an unreasonable suggestion is it?

Oh and I don't tailgate, although like other people I do get annoyed by bad drivers who choose to drive much slower than the speed limit needlessly.

Without asking just about everyone on the road, how would it be possible to find out if it was happening to one person more than anyone else??

Maybe, it's the tailgater at fault REGARDLESS of how the person in front of them is driving? The person behind has to chose to either drive so close it's frightening, or back off a bit and leave a gap. It's doesn't matter if the person in front is doing 50, 60, 70 or 80mph. The driver in front doesn't MAKE anyone tailgate!

Gordon_Hose

martinthebandit wrote: »

Really? I wasn't aware that I posted on internet forums like a tailgater?

Yes, it's always the fault of the person in front for being tailgated.

Give your head a wobble and stop justifying tailgating and you wouldn't sound like you regularly do it and blame the person in front of you.

martinthebandit

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Without asking just about everyone on the road, how would it be possible to find out if it was happening to one person more than anyone else??

Maybe, it's the tailgater at fault REGARDLESS of how the person in front of them is driving? The person behind has to chose to either drive so close it's frightening, or back off a bit and leave a gap. It's doesn't matter if the person in front is doing 50, 60, 70 or 80mph. The driver in front doesn't MAKE anyone tailgate!

I don't think I suggested anywhere that the tailgater was not at fault, of course he/she is, I would have thought that was obvious enough not to need saying, hey ho.

However as drivers we all have responsibility to a greater or lesser extent for what goes on around us while we are driving. In view of that it is not unreasonable to suggest that we should think about how we drive and the effect that has on others.

I find interesting that some people would rather jump on the person that suggested that and make insinuations about their driving than take on board their own responsibilities.

Or do you really believe that you are the perfect driver and there are no areas of your driving skills that can be improved?