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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I brake check the hell out of tailgaters. I’ve been hit twice, got settlements both times. If you tailgate me your brakes and your reflexes better be tip top. Otherwise you’ll be paying me. Again. [/quote]

You better hope the next guy doesn’t have a dash cam.

So reckless. [/quote]

Why would a dash camera change anything?  It would show the at-fault driver was following at an unsafe distance immediately before the crash.

[b]Hitting your brakes isn’t illegal. [/b]Running into someone because you were following too closely is. [/quote]

Yes, it is illegal. If you intentionally cause an accident there should be consequences. [/quote]

Please cite where panic braking is illegal.

Any state motor vehicle code will suffice.

Go ahead. Find one. [/quote]

It falls under reckless driving.

[i]"A "brake check" is when a driver who believes that he or she is being tailgated taps the brakes, hoping to scare the driver into slowing down.

"It's basically road rage," South Carolina Highway Patrol Cpl. Sonny Collins said.

State law would side against brake-checking, according to Collins.

"Simply moving to the right would be appropriate," Collins said. And that applies to either driver: "One driver needs to have the cooler head."

A driver who rides the bumper of the driver ahead of him or her could face a charge of following too closely, he said.

But a driver who brake-checks someone whom he or she believes is following too closely could face an even more serious charge.

Collins referred to South Carolina Uniform Traffic Law Section 56-5-2920, which reads, in part: "Any person who drives any vehicle in such a manner as to indicate either a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving."

"When you hit the brakes to cause a reaction in the other driver, it's a willful act, and it shows a 'wanton disregard' for their safety," he said. "That's reckless driving."

A reckless driving ticket means six points on your driver's license plus a fine, he said. A second conviction results in a suspended license, according to the law."

If you find yourself being tailgated by a driver and you can safely move to the right lane, that's the best choice, Collins said.[/i]
https://www.wyff4.com/article/brake-checking-in-sc-could-be-costly-mistake/7020765#

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/south-brunswick/sections/police-and-fire/articles/south-brunswick-man-charged-with-reckless-driving-road-rage-caused-numerous-accidents

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/is-brake-checking-a-tailgater-illegal-in-texas/

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2023/02/28/lavista-man-gets-jail-fine-alda-road-rage-case/

https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/lakeland-man-arrested-in-armed-i-4-road-rage-incident/

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a30929221/waymo-self-driving-crash-arrest/

https://wrrv.com/is-it-illegal-to-brake-check-the-driver-behind-you-in-new-york/

https://www.nj.com/union/2020/02/driver-caught-on-video-brake-checking-school-bus-is-charged.html

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2022/12/14/lavista-man-convicted-alda-road-rage-case/

etc etc [/quote]

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