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Originally Posted by Wagon Sailor
Conversely, I was taught not to do this. The danger is that the driver behind will brake too hard and for those behind, unexpectedly. A chain reaction is set up and an accident becomes likely.
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And that would be HIS problem... if he's fast approaching, and there's someone else behind them who is too fast and too close, then I would want them to have their own little pile up and leave me alone.
My favorite way of letting tailgaters know is the 6 inches if tarmac between the white line and the gravel on the outside lane of the motorway. Put your offside two wheels on that and the BMW or AUDI that is 5 feet behind you gets showered with stones and dust and 9 times out of 10 drops back.
If you have some selfish idiot tailgating you you are much more likely to become distracted yourself and either speed up sub consciously and/or have a significantly reduced level of concentration and observation for the road ahead.
I personally think rear facing photon laser guns should be an optional extra on most cars which automatically deploy if some selfish idiot gets closer than 1.5 car lengths for 10 seconds or more.