Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Driving up the A102(M)/A12 last night and there was a scruffy white van about 6 or7ft from the back of my car. I wasn't in a position to pull in as the traffic was heavyish and was doing 40 then 50 as the limit increased. Personally, I don't really mind tailgaters as its their car that will come off worse and I already need to get my neck sorted out as it's not right but anyway they were there.

Anyway, suddenly this police biker comes up between the traffic and puts himself in the gap between us at the same time beckoning the other driver to back off!

He then watched him for a while, then when I pulled over when clear, he shot off...

What a fantastic bit of pro-active policing

Wish there was more but every once in a while, a gem.

Thanks m8, whoever you are

pimmo2000

iTrader: (6)

Nice to hear ... hoping to see the police at their best tomorrow when 80 odd Scoobys attack the Wallasey Tunnel

+Doc+

I was cut up once on a round a bout and a police man further up the road pulled the other car.
I was suitably impressed.

Felix.

Or white van man thinks

"Its OK to tailgate - you don't even get pulled over now"

DYK

lol i have Dreams that feel very real at times.

speedking

Thought this was going to be a thread about anodes

Leslie

Easier just to gently slow down until the tailgater gets fed up.

Les

jasey

or slam on the brakes and get out and tw@t the tailgating to$$er

ps Make sure you're bigger than them beofre attempting this

ChrisB

Glad you went for that tunnel - I was cycling through the Birkenhead yesterday!

Matteeboy

Good to hear but he should have stopped him and fined the muppet - tailgaters cause the majority of Mway accidents and should be done for it every time. A lot worse than driving 73mph on a quiet open stretch of MWay/Dual Carriageway.

I left foot brake (to activate the brake light but not slow down) then slightly accelerate/maintain speed when people tailgate me. If that fails (it usually works) I slow right down. If that fails then it's usually a road rager that needs knocking out anyway.

dunx

iTrader: (3)

It's usually me, in an LDV pushing a pensioner in an Allegro to the post office at 19 mph...

ARGH !

dunx

Diesel

Ahh the good old days Puff! That 'getting yer hands dirty' is all now taken care of by civilians over the internet using Twitter and a web cam I believe! More cops more visible pls!