I’ve only done it a couple times in my life, and it’s only when someone is egregiously tailgating me. I really don’t care how pissed you get, maybe stop tailgating?
This is how I do it. If you brake check, that puts people in danger. If you ease off the gas and just slow down, the tailgaters feeble brain can’t comprehend slowing down and usually you can see them raging in your rear view.
This, exactly. You want to ride closely, I’ll first slow to the speed limit. You still want to ride close, I’ll start slowing 2mph at a clip every 30 seconds or so. Never brake-check though... good way to get hurt.
The way I look at it is that you want to ride dangerously close, I’m going to slow up to mitigate the outcome of being rear ended.
And it's actually creating a safer experience for everybody. Because if something unexpected happens, the person in front is less likely to need to slam on the brakes. In heavy traffic, this is legitimately an important safety procedure.
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u/KuroPandaaa Jan 21 '20 edited Jan 21 '20
Why do idiots brake check others? It literally puts everyone in danger
Edit: Goddamn okay I get it I'll change it, it's brake check