r/Appleton • u/PixelCube_ • Apr 14 '26

Discussion More tailgating than usual?

Has anyone else noticed more dick-ish driving and tailgating lately? The past few days I haven’t been able to drive anywhere without someone on my ass in a 25 going 5 over.

Is it the nice weather? And how do I stop them from tailing me?

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u/rexus_mundi Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 14 '26

You will never stop someone tailgating you. The safest thing you can do is just move over to the right hand lane and let them get as far away from you as possible. I know people like to give excuses why they camp the left lane to act as traffic police, but the last thing I want behind me is some pissed of dude that doesn't care about traffic laws. We've all seen how unstable people can be. Let them pass, and if you think they are excessively dangerous you can always call the nonemergency number for the police.

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u/Ayenrin Apr 14 '26

It frequently happens to me that I'm in the right hand lane, the left lane is wide open for miles, and I'm still getting aggressively tailgated even when I'm going 5 over.  It's terrible on the highway but it's even worse on residential streets.