Tailgating car stickers

MrsE_2

I saw a great car sticker once on a people carrier minicab.

It was

"This car slows down when tailgated"

I've looked on the internet to find them, I can't find them anywhere.

I've got a "the closer you get, the slower I drive" one, but my husband reckons thats a bit confrontational to the kn0bs that tailgate & makes them do it more.

Where as the first one is more passive, makes it almost sound like the car does it automatically:D

Does anyone know where to buy one like it.

jeannieblue

No idea, but I want one.

I get this mad woman in a BMW (kinda seems right somehow) who lives a few streets away and sometimes she is behind me in the mornings when I go to work, she sits so close my backside that it drives me nuts! Couple of times I've been behind her (sensible distance) and watched her glued to the car in front of her, pure madness, makes my nerves bad to watch.

anewman

"Get any closer and we'll be engaged"

Or

"I have good brakes, do you have good insurance?"

I just don't understand it, people don't get anywhere faster - if something on my car ends up knackered at some point I might have to tighten up the brakes and bleed them and drive around waiting for a tailgater and slam on the brakes for them to write off my car, and I'll have whiplash too Ok I probably won't but it is obviously a very easy money earner as insurance always goes in the favour of the person who got rear ended.

MrsE_2

jeannieblue wrote: »

No idea, but I want one.

I get this mad woman in a BMW (kinda seems right somehow) who lives a few streets away and sometimes she is behind me in the mornings when I go to work, she sits so close my backside that it drives me nuts! Couple of times I've been behind her (sensible distance) and watched her glued to the car in front of her, pure madness, makes my nerves bad to watch.

Don't you hit the break pedal a little to scare her?

BTW, do you like the new sig?

I saw a post on here once & it was slating some woman. It said you know the kind, drives a black 4x4, has false nails, tattoed eyebrows & a perma tan:rotfl:

I though it so funny to make snotty comments about someone because she happens to be a makeup junkie (like me) & drive a 4x4.
So I thought I would use it:rotfl: & sod em.

candygirl

They all sound good, but the kind of nobs who tailgate all the time, would probably see it as a kind of challenge:rolleyes: :rolleyes: I always sloooooooow right down if someone's on my tail anyway;)

MrsE_2

anewman wrote: »

"Get any closer and we'll be engaged"

Or

"I have good brakes, do you have good insurance?"

Has to be more passive.

Hubby thinks they bring trouble from idiots who decide to test you if its at all confrontational.

MrsE_2

candygirl wrote: »

They all sound good, but the kind of nobs who tailgate all the time, would probably see it as a kind of challenge:rolleyes: :rolleyes: I always sloooooooow right down if someone's on my tail anyway;)

YES YES YES

Everyone I know slows down.

Why do tailgaters think it will speed you up:mad:

They must be even more stupid than we think:rotfl:

jeannieblue

MrsE wrote: »

Don't you hit the break pedal a little to scare her?

BTW, do you like the new sig?

I saw a post on here once & it was slating some woman. It said you know the kind, drives a black 4x4, has false nails, tattoed eyebrows & a perma tan:rotfl:

I though it so funny to make snotty comments about someone because she happens to be a makeup junkie (like me) & drive a 4x4.
So I thought I would use it:rotfl: & sod em.

Not touched the brake pedal as yet, and as I drive auto, the left foot could have some fun.... :rotfl:

Just read the new sig - love it love it!!

Bu--er what people think, I'm loving getting older and enjoying being in the 'grumpy old woman's' club!! Its extremely liberating to be free and not worrying about what people think!

anewman

http://bumperart.com/Drive.htm

Some ideas here...

Some things I have seen people said they have done is wire up a switch to the reverse light to turn the reverse lights on, and wire up a brake light switch so they can hit that and accelerate. Another more inventive thing I have read is of someone wiring up a washer jet to squirt redex into a carb, guess it would have to be a small amount to prevent the engine from stalling, but I think the idea was plumes of smoke emitted from the exhaust

Other thing is often you'll get these people tailgating you in a 40, the limit becomes national and you disappear into the distance while they seem to be sticking to 40, idiots.

moredough

Do you not think the stickers themselves cause people to tailgate, while they try and get close enough to read them. just a thought.

You're not going to change the way people drive by sticking a sticker on the back of your car.

I do slow down if someone is pushing me. they soon get the hint.

Poppy9

Unless you're a haemorrhoid, get off my !!!!
If you come any closer, I'll flick a booger on your windshield
CAUTION: I drive just like you!
Could you be anymore up my !!!?