Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!petec From: petec@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: TAILGATING Message-ID: <336@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 30-Jun-83 08:39:22 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.336 Posted: Thu Jun 30 08:39:22 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 30-Jun-83 23:32:12 EDT Lines: 15 There is another thing that can be done to ward off tail-gaters if this occurs in the daytime; turn on your headlights. This has the amazing property of turning on the your taillights too. They won't be as strong as the brake lights, but when driving a death machine less than 10 feet away from the car in front, most 'gaters won't bother to measure relative brightness (please, let's not start a new flame by saying that what I really mean is relative intensity or whatever; you know what I mean). This tends to make them slow down and get off my butt. Anyway, it usually works for me. My first two-name signature, Pete Cottrell -- UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!petec CSNet: petec@umcp-cs ARPA: petec.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay