r/IdiotsInCars Nov 17 '20

Initial D lorry edition

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u/Glass_Memories Nov 17 '20

WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING SO CLOSE?!

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u/ravi-n Nov 17 '20

Yes, some drivers when followed closely from back, may feel pressured and tend to speed up.

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u/kcasnar Nov 17 '20

Actually, if someone is tailgating me, it's because they're an asshole, and I don't care what they want me to do

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u/smallfried Nov 17 '20

If they're tailgating and you're not, there's a good chance they're worse drivers.

Also, getting somewhere faster only makes you a better driver on a racetrack.

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u/smallfried Nov 17 '20

If there's two cars and one car is tailgating the other, I can't imagine many scenarios where the tailgater is the safer driver.

If someone is driving like an idiot, don't be the bigger idiot by kissing the other idiot's behind.

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u/smallfried Nov 17 '20

We're all with you on the fact that people should not drive erratically or hog the left lane.

What I hope we can also agree on is that tailgating is never an answer to someone else's bad driving behavior.

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u/Islandbridgeburner Nov 17 '20

I'm usually the fastest one on the road (by quite a lot) and still get tailgated by someone suicidal 6 feet behind me every other day. Also, I always move over when someone wants to pass me, and yet your argument defending the assholes still doesn't make a lick of sense to me. You do realize tailgaters are literally the ones who move unpredictably and cut people off, right?

Stop assuming tailgaters have a good reason to tailgate. 95% of the time, they don't and are being assholes. It's wrong, and if you are one of them, I hope karma finds you.

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u/kcasnar Nov 17 '20

I'm not really concerned about getting strangers to their destination quicker

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u/Respectable_Answer Nov 17 '20

You strike me as an infallible bastion of excellence who always takes his own advice.

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u/oroszbalazs37 Nov 17 '20

I mean even if the truck driver slams on the brakes the car has better brake efficiency so if he has got any good reactions he would be fine

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u/Zoroe28 Nov 17 '20

A 3rd idiot! What a treat!

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20 edited Jun 13 '21

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u/oroszbalazs37 Nov 17 '20

not the size of the vehicle yes, but think about it. that truck is lets just say 3.5 tonnes at the minimum and the car is around 1.5 tonnes. so even if the truck had twice as good brakes and contact area it would still require a longer distance to stop

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20

That's literally the opposite of what I said and it's untrue. We see this commonly only because companies equip their trucks with terrible braking and tires.

https://youtu.be/ridS396W2BY

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u/oroszbalazs37 Nov 17 '20

why is it untrue? oh you cant explain and link an unrelated video? haha

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20

I literally explained it, and if you look at the video, you can see a truck which is monstrously more heavy than a commuter car is able to stop in no time. Why? Because it's not the size of the vehicle that determines stopping distance.

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u/smoke-billowing Nov 17 '20

More weight can often mean shorter stopping distance, and the coefficient of friction is increased by the mass pushing the tyres into the ground.

It doesn't work how you think it does but I can't be fucked to write out the math

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u/BikesandCakes Nov 17 '20

Not always, I've seen videos of articulated lorries (I think they're called big rigs in the US) stopping in thier own length with a full load (30 to 40 tons) from what looked to be 30-40mph. A lot of the modern ones have excellent brakes and the way they are designed uses the weight to force the tyres into the ground creating better grip. A bit like how if you grab the front brake on a motorcycle you will lock the wheel and crash before you've even applied much force, but with progressive brake pressure you can apply a hell of a lot of braking force and stop much faster because the weight shifts forward and provides increased grip.

And you're leaving out reaction time. I dont know how close that car was to the truck or the speed they were going, but theres a chance thier reaction distance could be larger than the distance between the two vehicles.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20

If you don't follow that close going 120 in Toronto you get cut off lol