How Do You Deal With Tailgaters?

[mark in portugal]

An actual pig? As in bacon eventually ending up in my frying pan for breakfast?

Yep, an actual pig that was owned by a person who intended to eat it at some point.

 

[RB5]

Or superior aerodynamics and/or less weight.

I topped 220kmh (137 mph) two years ago in Germany, before my front tire suddenly became imbalanced. I decided not to pursue top speed any further because a belt break could result in a blowout which is likely lethal at that speed. I still dont know

I have a cousin that lived in Germany for a while. He told me stories of a few wrecks he saw where nothing was left but car parts scattered down the highway for a long distance. He mentioned you don't try having anything to drink or smoking a cigarette at those speeds because stuff comes up real fast at 150mph.
I once drove my 77 Chevy Big 10 at what we estimate was 140 or so when following a friend that was driving his 64 and 1/2 Mustang with a hopped up 302 in it. It was an estimate with the speedometer buried past 120. It was like driving a wall through a wind tunnel. Nether vehicle was completely stock.

 

[paulsharvey]

Damn! I can’t imagine many motorbike/cow collisions end well, for the rider or the cow!

Was resurfacing that rural 55 mph roadway mentioned above... come in, troopers parked near a bit of trash and a wet streak on roadway. Whatever. An hour goes by, she's still there, so I drive down to see what's going on. She told me, guy on motorcycle hit a bear. "OH, thats what the streak is", Nope, bear is ok, that was the guy on the bike... Now, I Doubt he was running 55, probably 65+, Harley or similar, and likely a few drinks in, but, 300# bear isnt something to hit

 

[mark in portugal]

I also drove through Germany a few times; never with a particularly fast vehicle. 20 years ago, you could drive along at 100mph or more and it was nothing special; just be sure to keep the left lane clear for the fast traffic.
I went though again 10 years ago, and it was a lot slower. Speed limits were posted wherever there would have been the possibility to go fast. heavy traffic, lots of road repair causing tailbacks for miles.
I was shocked to discover that the Germans didn't have good traffic discipline at all, instead of smoothly zippering into one lane they were fighting it out. That was a big part of the problem.

 

[QRTRHRS]

I hit a GSD at 50mph at night with my bike. I had slowed down to 50 as I expected the dog which was allowed to run to come out from the home which was on my left. The dog jumped off of a bank on my right and I hit him dead center. I flipped over the handlebars, skidded to a stop. I had some road rash where my jacket slid up and my helmet was scatched but otherwise, I was just shookup. I did not kill the dog but he stopped chasing after that so there is that.

A friend hit a deer or rather the deer hit him in his gas tank. He kept it upright and the deer must have broken it's neck. Another friend hit a rabbit and dumped his bike but he came out of it with only road rash.

Lastly, my fastest speed in a car was in an employer's Road Runner Superbird. As I recall, the speedometer would read to 160. My buddy whom was driving had it at 155 but backed off as we were running out of interstate. For what it's worth, the ride was pretty smooth at that speed.

 

[Jstpssng]

There was a picture making the rounds a few years ago of a bike which hit a car at around 180 mph, killing the biker plus occupants of the vehicle. The bike was in the car; the auto driver likely never even saw it.
It's still on Snopes,FACT CHECK: Do You See the Motorcycle? but I don't subscribe and won't shut off my ad blocker; it's there for a reason.

 

[Jstpssng]

instead of smoothly zippering into one lane they were fighting it out.

That's the way that it's supposed to be done isn't it? When you see a "Lane ends" sign, many people here take that as their cue to speed up to get to the front of the line.

 

[WinterDeere]

Pigs though; they think you're a predator and actively try to turn you over.

You have definitely led a more interesting life than most of us, Mark!

 

[not2old]

When I collided with a deer at about 45 MPH while riding my BMW, I wound up in hospital with 14 broken ribs, broken shoulder blade and collar bone, collapsed lung and lots of road rash but the deer wasn't so lucky.

 

[WinterDeere]

... but the deer wasn't so lucky.

What... he didn't have health insurance?

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Never worry about chickens, they run into the front wheel, spin around a few times, get spit out by the back wheel, and just keep right on going.

Aside from running into a pack of badgers (which oddly enough ended well) I can relate to things getting caught in the front wheel spokes.

In my case it was a snake, which after a few revolutions came out and barely missed my right ear. Sure glad it didn't wrap around my neck instead.

 

[dstig1]

What... he didn't have health insurance?

No - the deer didn't have a BMW

 

[tradosaurus]

When I collided with a deer at about 45 MPH while riding my BMW, I wound up in hospital with 14 broken ribs, broken shoulder blade and collar bone, collapsed lung and lots of road rash but the deer wasn't so lucky.

Were you riding a motorcycle?

 

[bdhsfz6]

I had a deer that was standing near the 55mph highway actually try to head butt my car as i drove by. My uncle had warned me about that section of the highway. He even told me the deer would sometimes turn and head toward you car.

I shot a buck a decade or so ago that had a Ford blue oval insignia skewered by one of the tines on his antlers. Maybe this explains how it got there.

It wasn't a revenge killing though, since I drive a Chevy

 

[not2old]

Were you riding a motorcycle?

Restored 1982 R100RT. It took the windshield and top foot off the fairing. I'm convinced that if I had been riding my Sportster that has no fairing, I wouldn't have survived.

 

[goeduck]

How do you know that your speedometer registers exactly the speed limit? I drove my company Tundra for over a year before realizing it

My GMC 2500 has taller tires than stock, so technically I figure I am going 9% over based on circumference anyway.