Editor: As I drive around the Lower Mainland, I find more and more, the tendency of a lot of motorists to engage in the practise of “tailgating.”
It seems that no matter what the speed limit, nor the speed at which a large number of vehicles are travelling, someone always needs to cling to a rear bumper, in a dangerous and illegal way.
Is it a means of somehow forcing the driver to go faster? Is it a means of forcing the driver to give way, somehow, pulling off the road to make way for the offending driver?
To the lady in the black Chevy SUV on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 4:15 p.m., eastbound on 16 Avenue: Did you really believe that tailgating me for miles on end would somehow change your situation? Come on. There were perhaps 100 cars ahead, all going above the posted 60 km/h speed limit, yet you chose to stick to my rear bumper, in spite of my four attempts to get you to back off.
Believe me, when I can’t see your headlights, you’re too close. I finally could take it no more, so I turned off at 240 Street, only to see you speed up and perform the same game on the red pickup that was ahead of me. It’s stressful for all concerned.
Is it your sense of entitlement, or are you just a bully? I really would like to know what motivates tailgaters.
Wayne Boylan,
Aldergrove
