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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To communicate I would like to go faster.

I very rarely tailgate now, kids are teenagers so I try to emulate good driving, but I spent 4 years in Germany and this nit so subtle ‘communication’ took a while to integrate back into the terrible US driving norms.[/quote]

If I am being tailgated, I will gradually slow down to accomplish 2 things:

1.  Hopefully give me enough reaction time that I won’t need to slam on brakes if something unexpected happens, in which case I would almost certainly get hit by the tailgater

2.  Add extra distance between me and the car in front so that not only do I have room to safely stop suddenly, if necessary, without hitting the car in front of me, but also to allow extra space if I do so that hopefully if I get rear-ended, it won’t domino and push me into the car in front.

My only concern as a driver is to be safe. I would much rather you be in front of me where I can keep an eye on your reckless driving and adjust accordingly, but if you insist on staying behind me and tailgating, the safest thing I can do is give myself more time and space to react safely, and that is accomplished by slowing down. [/quote]

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