How to Avoid Tailgaters

The best way to avoid tailgaters is to let them pass, if possible. Make that let them pass as quickly as possible. If you are riding side-by-side with another car, change your speed and let the faster car pass. Avoid creating a hazard with cars behind you jockeying for position. These drivers violate the safe following distance and many other rules.

Let them pass. It is much safer for all, especially the innocent drivers caught in the pack with those tailgating nuts.

Those tailgating crazies probably wish they had a giant spatula so they could flip you into the ditch and clear the road. Why do you want an idiot like that directly behind you? Again, let them pass. It is the best way to avoid tailgaters.



Everyone can use a refresher. Ask side-by-side drivers to follow me at DriveLikeMe.com. Otherwise, I will invent a giant moving spatula that flips their car into a ditch.

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Five letter acronym to help you merge onto highways- CLAMP

How many people have trouble merging onto highways? My observation is a lot of us could use an easy method. So here is an easy way to safely enter a highway via an on-ramp. I put the tip in the form of an acronym- C.L.A.M.P.

C- Check to make certain the acceleration lane is clear in front of you. Some people will get to the end and stop. If that person is in front of you, bad outcome. So stay WAY back so you have plenty of room to accelerate before merging.

L- Look over your left shoulder and find a gap that you can accelerate into.

A- Accelerate to travel as fast as the traffic is moving. You should time the acceleration to enter the gap you picked out in step 2.

M- Merge safely into traffic, leaving a large cushion behind you and some in front.

P- Push back to re-establish your two-second following distance. Make that a three-second rule for senior drivers.

The bottom line for safety is to make certain you are going the same speed as the traffic. Other cars will be more likely to let you merge if you are traveling the same speed. If you are travelling slower than traffic, you may find drivers resistant to letting you merge.

Merge safely!

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How to Avoid Bad Drivers

The Florida driver in the small BMW probably had good reason for distration when he made the turn in front of a large oncoming vehicle. The driver may have had a stressful day. Maybe he was late for an appointment. Maybe the appointment could have changed his life. It is okay to mentally prepare for those other things while you drive. Right?

WRONG! When you are driving PLEASE pay attention to driving safety. If you are having a stressful day, pull over and take some deep breaths. Don't drive with a cluttered mind because you will have a serious crash (as if there is a funny auto crash??). It is just a matter of time.

A writer for the Naples News wrote that leaving 15 minutes early seems to make all of the other drivers a lot less aggrevating. This really works!

So imaging all of the bad drivers will be driving when you normally depart. Leave 15 minutes early to avoid those crazies

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This is Rob G, asking YOU to Drive Like Me.