Originally Posted by frog
It used to be very common in France before they introduced speed cameras on the m-way. You'd be driving at well over the speed limit (100 odd) and someone in a clapped out and small engined car would come right up to your rear bumper and egg you off the road so as to not loose any momentum.
Seen it done by people carriers with whole family on board too...
I don't understand now. Why would that be bad way - it's you that are obstacle in his way and he doen't want to loose any precious momentum. I've tavelled all around germany in Fiat Seicento and was really anoyed by people in fact cars who would deliberatly bock my way and make me slow down, it wouldtake ages later to regain the speed and sometimes make me shift down on uphill parts. If you're slower what you're doing in the fast lane? I understand people who try to overtake in slow cars and block me for some time - they have no choice, but if you have to power just use it or cruise on the slow lane.
I won't of course drive 3 meters behind anybody - it's plainly stupid and mass talgating I experienced in Amsterdam area once was reallys cary for me, but I just hate people doing that.
And argument that you're over the speed limit.. well so am I and who are you to slow me down? The Police?