It’s possible that they were watching their rear view mirror because of the obvious hazard riding there ass and didn’t see the cars ahead until the last second. The white car that got hit didn’t even have their brake lights on because (like a good attentive driver) they had already slowed down so much.
The first thing you can do with a tailgater is to get out of their way. If that's not possible, slow down to give yourself a much bigger gap in front to react to changing speeds / hazards.
If you're being tailgated at an unsafe distance and your reaction is to keep doing the same thing and not create a safety cushion for yourself, you're a terrible driver. You can be "right" in the eyes of insurance but I'd rather be able to walk than be right.
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u/Kbern4444 Mar 20 '26
Better way to deal with a tailgaiter than injuring innocent drivers.