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Offline Burnsy

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Re: Does anyone know of anyone on the planet who's been booked for tailgating?
« Reply #50 on: October 19, 2011, 10:47:49 PM »
Had a cracker last summer doing a deck own in Wembly with a mate.  We were driving separate cars and he was in front of me.  I was in my Rodeo with tradies bars on it and a heap of timber on the roof.  A punk pulls out in front of me causing me to brake pretty hard.  I did nothing but kept on my merry way.  This guy then starts sitting right up my mates arse and starts carrying on.  Mate just keeps on his way as it was a major west bound artery with cars parked all along the side of the road so there was nothing else to do.  This keeps on for a km or so before we have to turn left onto a side road.  The job site is about 500m down the side road and this tool follows my mate around the corner, keeps tailgating him and then pulls up behind him when he stops.  He jumps out of his car all full of rage and attitude (one of those skinny 19 year old lanky dopes) not noticing that I have pulled up behind him. 

In the mean time my mate has climbed out of his car (he is a bit of an angry bugger and was quite ready to clobber this kid) when I climb out and say,"hey Jonno, you know this guy?"  Said tool suddenly realises he has bit off far more than he planned for and jumps in his car to hightail it.  By this stage I am pissing myself as by the look on his face all his pent up rage suddenly got redirected to opening his sphincter.
Pretty happy that is how it finished as I am not one for physiacl violence 8)
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Re: Does anyone know of anyone on the planet who's been booked for tailgating?
« Reply #51 on: October 20, 2011, 02:01:29 AM »
They come up a bit close, I give 3 warnings by way of tap on the brakes. The 4th & final warning is a stand on the brakes, followed by a quick hit of the go pedal.
They hit me, they're in the wrong & it'll cost 'em, haven't had to many needing the 4th message.
I've done it to men, women, bikes, cars & trucks!

Thats not 100% correct - yes it is possible that they will get done for following too close.  But you can also get done for breaking unnessesarly - (hard to prove, i know) but somethign to think about.  The whole thing of the person behind being in the wrong regardless doesnt stand up anymore.

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