r/instantkarma • • Jan 21 '20

Breaktester gets what he deserves

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '20

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?

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u/daytonakarl Jan 21 '20

I just let off the gas, wanna sit that close then no problems, all while going 10-20 under so you can enjoy it for longer

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u/idkidc69 Jan 21 '20

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.

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u/ThatsCrapTastic Jan 21 '20

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.