Best thing to do is simply turn on your hazards.

1) they would be stupid not to give you space
2) if they don't give you space, you almost have right to stop right in the road(something COULD be wrong with your car).

 

A lot of the suggestions I've read may end up pissing off the tailgater. The worst one was to slow down and when the guy tries to pass you, speed up. In todays world, that's a nice way to get bumped or shot. The best one I've read and do, is to adjust my rear view mirror so I don't see them and hope for the best. You don't want to provoke an unknown driver.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DarioManfretti
[B]A lot of the suggestions I've read may end up pissing off the tailgater. The worst one was to slow down and when the guy tries to pass you, speed up. In todays world, that's a nice way to get bumped or shot.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by djohnston
[B]I'm thinking it may be time to invest in one of those programmable LED signs that you could perch behind your aeroscreen.

 

My technique has worked pretty well. It's worked for me when I'm riding my motorcycle or my S. When I'm on the bike, I turn around for a second and glance at the guy, then I drop my left arm down into the old hand signal stop position and begin waving it back and forth frantically. Then I immediately follow up with a rearward glance. When driving my S, I'll do the glance over the shoulder thing and then, if my top is down, begin waving my arm with an open hand from front to back, again frantically, with an emphasis on the back stroke. If the top is up, I stick my arm out the window and do the same. It almost always works. If the dingleberry doesn't understand it, I'll just slow down a tad. That usually does it. I think my frantic waving gives the tailgater the impression that I'm totally out of my mind and am packing a S&W 357. That's exactly what I want them to think!!!

 

I'd like an led display also.......but a cannon rising out of the trunk aimed at their windshield would be a lot more fun. However, the nature of a moron is that they are morons. They don't take hints. They don't learn. And the world is chuck full of them. If we could go back to no anti-lock brakes/air bags/seat belts there would be lots less of them. It's nature's way and man just makes it worse by idiot proofing everything so the stupid can live......and breed. Rant Rant Rant.

I'll try the hazard flashers. Hadn't thought of that.

 

I slow down so they get ticked off and pass in the other lane, then I floor it so they can't pass. I love playing around with those bastards.

 

The other thing I do is leave a bigger gap between me and the car in front. Not many things can stop as fast as an S2000 so it's better to not have to make them try.

Can't believe people are saying "it's OK if they hit you as it's their fault" - it's NEVER OK to have a crash when it could be avoided!

potfish

 

It can be avoided by them getting off your tail. I don't want to start saying "They started it", but the fact is, everytime they do it they're asking for an accident (very few cars stop as quickly as an S2000, period). My only point was that at least you're covered in terms of innocence, ESPECIALLY if you tried to warn the person off... To me, if the person doesn't catch on, what else can you do except try and get some satisfaction from the fact that an accident will be their fault? I don't get MUCh satisfaction from it, but I do get some...

 

I just pretend there is a big hole on my lane that just appeared in front of me. I make a fast maneuver - left and right - and return to my previous position. This always frightens the tailgater.