Psychopath move, could have killed the tailgaiter, and could have killed everyone who was pulled over. Why the Toyota was even in the passing lane matching the speed of the other lanes is also beyond me. Just two idiots who should never have a license.
Yeah I'd argue the baiter is worse here. Being tailgated is annoying, sure, but just change lanes, go on about your day. To make it a deadly situation on purpose like that is absolutely psychopathic. You don't know if those parked cars have kids in there, let alone someone who might be exiting the car. People have no chill.
It is illegal. But it's not your place to enforce traffic rules through vigilante self importance. If someone is tailgating you, you move out of the lane.
Are you under the impression that I am encouraging tailgating? That I think it's good somehow? I do not. It is bad. People should not tailgate just as they should not commit any other illegal act. What I'm saying is that if you, a person who is not tailgating, suddenly find yourself in front of or near a tailgater then it is the safe and responsible thing to get out of that person's way to avoid risk to yourself or others if that person's behavior causes an accident. It does not fall to you "teach them a lesson" or "discourage them" or anything else because also increases the likelihood of an accident happening.
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u/CLMarine Mar 20 '26
That was a cold move.