Re: tailgaters

[brettd@tiac.net (Brett Dikeman)]

>But, Brendan, it's one thing to tailgate briefly in preparation for a pass.
>It's an entirely different matter to tailgate someone for miles with no
>intention of passing.  Have you never encountered this?
No, sorry, not for passing either.  Don't like slowing down to give me some
room, while I move out of the way?  That's just reaaaallll tough.  If, say,
another car pulled in front of me, and I had to brake right when you popped
up behind me, whamo.(as you pointed out below)
>
>I must point out, however, that if you are five feet from my bumper and I
>find it necessary to stand on my brakes for some reason (perhaps a dog or
>cat or kid jumps in front of me?) and you hit me from behind, YOU are at
>fault for not properly having your car under control.  Lawyer or no.

Correctly so.  The person behind you had the last chance to avoid the
accident, and were not operating their car properly.

Brett