Re[2]: tailgaters

[treilley_at_BANKMARK@conseco.com (treilley)]

     I didn't think they went that fast either.  I am considering aiming my 
     headlight washers(fairly useless) over the top so I can hose-em good!  
     This would work nice because first you turn on your parking lights to 
     warn them, then you hit the washer to hose-em down.
     
     Subaru 4x4 adventures:  I had a guy hit me on purpose once while 
     driving my 79 subaru 4x4 wagon which had a bullet hole from being shot 
     at(another story for another day).  I then recorded his license plate. 
      The state trooper said his powers were fairly limited because I had 
     no witnesses and no noticable damage.  However, he ran a check on the 
     plate and found that it was marked for having no insurance.  As far as 
     I know, the trooper tracked him down and his license was suspended.  
     Probably didn't stop him anyway!
     
     Tim 90CQ, 77Spitfire


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Subject: Re: tailgaters
Author:  Ayrton Senna <qwe@wam.umd.edu> at Internet
Date:    3/4/96 2:06 PM


Once coming back from Ocean City Md there was a nice stretch of 2 lane 
highway. But some jerk in a Hummer...tinted windows chrome 
everywhere...decided that going 75 on a 65 wasn't fast enough. I tried 
tapping on the brakes but he just drove closer to me...all I could see 
was his license plate out the rear window...quite frightening to be 
tailgated by a Hummer. So I sped up til there was a car in the next lane... 
an elderly man in a Caddy...and I drove right next to him at the same 
speed...blocking both lanes. I did this for quite awhile. The jerk got 
mad and drove off the road! I didn't know Hummers could go that fast.
     
We should be able to report jerks like the Hummer guy. I think Virginia 
has a number for cellular phone users to report people like that on the 
highways. #77 or something like that.
     
I must admit I like that spraying window washer fluid seems to be pretty 
good...more decent than flipping the guy off through the sunroof.
     
Happy motoring