It is currently 28 Mar 2024, 15:38
Doug wrote:Driving a large van I usually find it’s the boy racers or sports cars that are inevitably up my tail pipe, I simply look out for an upcoming bit of road that has muck, loose chippings etc on it drive straight over it & spray them with the detritus, on country lanes I’ve even driven a little up the verge when safe to do.
It’s amazing how quickly they will back off & drive at a more cautious distance
Mark A wrote:Brake checking is illegal so I'd be careful as dashboard cameras are becoming increasingly popular.Didn't he see that cat run out into the road? Dashcam must have missed it
Tailgaters don't really bother me; if I'm keeping to the speed limit then it's up to them to overtake if they want to risk points on their licences. If I'm towing a trailer I will let vehicles past as it's the courteous thing to do.
Saying that, unnecessarily slow drivers can be enfuriating, but I still wouldn't purposely intimidate the driver.
MattS wrote:Pinch, absolutely brilliant!
Once you’ve mastered it I hope you’ll be making the plans freely available to the forum. I also hate tailgaters!!!!
Halo Jones wrote:I'm pretty sure you could modify this for your use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MePIx82V1ks
techauthorbob wrote:The best anti tailgate device I had was a really old tatty yellow series 2a Landrover with completely replaced and updated brakes, cos here in Yorkshire we have these funny things called Hills (upwards and downwards varieties) and also wandering sheep (don't ask!).
The rear crumple zone, I.e. Rear bumper paint, was employed on more than one occasion much to the annoyance of those too close behind me. Never had any damage that couldn't be repaired easily!
Also, lots of years ago I had a Ford 100e with vacuum wipers (yes, they really did exist!) and it used to rattle because of a build up of carbon in the cylinder head, so I had a pipe from the inlet manifold, through a vacuum wiper switch and to a can of Redex. Application of the switch drew Redex into the cylinders and helped loosen said carbon, making driving easier. An unfortunate byproduct of this was clouds of greyish smoke out of the exhaust - 'Nuff said - I think you can see where this is going...
Mind you in those days life on the roads was much easier.
Bob
Andyp wrote:I once drove a 2CV6 from London to Suffolk with my left leg crossed over my right knee so that my left foot could hold in the choke which for, at the time, an unexplained reason would not stay in on it's own.
I was not difficult to change up the gears without the clutch.
On arrival I found that I had left a small spanner (which I had used to remove replace the battery earlier) had got wedged around the carburettor linkages.
That 2CV was the last car I ever did any work on.
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