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Saw a Good Anti-MFFY Countermeasure Today

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Scott in SoCal - 07 Mar 2008 04:52 GMT
So I'm driving home from work along a road that is squeezing down from
3 lanes into 2. I am in the middle lane behind a brand new Acura TL
(so new it still had paper dealer plate inserts) . Just as the right
lane is ending, some nasty-looking bitch in a Honda SUV comes flying
up in the right lane and forces her way in front of me, behind the
Acura. This c.nt then begins tailgating the Acura, even though the
road is clogged with traffic and the Acura is in the right lane (i.e.
not being an LLB). Seeing a gap in the traffic to my left, I merge
into it and begin to pass both of them. As I come abreast of the
Acura, I notice that he has lifted his foot off the gas and is slowing
down - no doubt he wants to shake this tailgating bitch-on-wheels. Not
wanting her to change lanes behind me and begin tailgating me, I also
perform a throttle-lift and stay beside her, boxing her in until the
cars behind me can close the gap. Once they catch up I speed up again.

The tactic works; she cannot change lanes to the left until two other
cars have passed her. She then cuts hard over and begins tailgating a
different car.
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larry_scholnick@yahoo.com - 07 Mar 2008 08:29 GMT
> So I'm driving home from work along a road that is squeezing down from
> 3 lanes into 2. I am in the middle lane behind a brand new Acura TL
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> cars have passed her. She then cuts hard over and begins tailgating a
> different car.

Sometimes a mere throttle-lift is not sufficient; sometimes a throttle-
lift combined with a downshift is needed.
mike_0_007@hotmail.com - 07 Mar 2008 13:07 GMT
> So I'm driving home from work along a road that is squeezing down from
> 3 lanes into 2. I am in the middle lane behind a brand new Acura TL
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> "Dave's not here, man!"
>   - Tommy Chong

we have these lanes here on a busy 2 lane highway i take. Every light
has a right turn lane
that also allows vehicles to go straight. So, all the MFFY's cue up in
that lane and race off
to get ahead. Of course there's nowhere to go, so they are forcibly
merging in.. its a very
poor design and seems to encourage road rage. I see scenarios like you
describe every day on
that road. I mostly like the jerks who stay in the right lane all the
way till the end and
merge as if they have no responsibility. just force their way to the
left... and they usually
don't stop there but keep forcing until they are in the leftmost lane.
Never removing cellphone
from face.
Brent P - 07 Mar 2008 13:09 GMT
> So I'm driving home from work along a road that is squeezing down from
> 3 lanes into 2. I am in the middle lane behind a brand new Acura TL
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> cars have passed her. She then cuts hard over and begins tailgating a
> different car.

Um what's new about this? I thought this was a pretty standard way of
getting these arseholes further back and away from one's own bumper...
Scott in SoCal - 07 Mar 2008 13:42 GMT
>Um what's new about this? I thought this was a pretty standard way of
>getting these arseholes further back and away from one's own bumper...

I didn't say it was "new," I said it was "good." :)
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C. E. White - 07 Mar 2008 15:02 GMT
> So I'm driving home from work along a road that is squeezing down from
> 3 lanes into 2. I am in the middle lane behind a brand new Acura TL
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> perform a throttle-lift and stay beside her, boxing her in until the
> cars behind me can close the gap. Once they catch up I speed up again.

So you were being a LLBer? Wouldn't a more effective tactic have been to let
her get in front of you?

Ed

> The tactic works; she cannot change lanes to the left until two other
> cars have passed her. She then cuts hard over and begins tailgating a
> different car.
Brent P - 07 Mar 2008 16:09 GMT
> So you were being a LLBer? Wouldn't a more effective tactic have been to let
> her get in front of you?

Technically he wasn't because he accelerated as the cars caught up to him,
therefore he didn't block anyone but the MFFY.

It's best to have a tailgating MFFY behind you by at least a few cars. You
don't want that person tailgating you and you don't want him/her ahead
of you because they will cut off and force their way in up ahead causing
delays and need to take evasive action as people jam on the brakes and
otherwise act to avoid collisions with the MFFY and people dodging the
MFFY.
gpsman - 07 Mar 2008 16:43 GMT
On Mar 7, 11:09 am, tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo.com (Brent P)
wrote:
> In article <13t2m7abm32t...@corp.supernews.com>, C. E. White wrote:
> > So you were being a LLBer? Wouldn't a more effective tactic have been to let
> > her get in front of you?
>
> Technically he wasn't because he accelerated as the cars caught up to him,
> therefore he didn't block anyone but the MFFY.

Uh... block one car, you're an LLB, by r.a.d. definition and standard.

The r.a.d. standard of desire and any indication to attain higher
velocity requires that the LLB yield or accelerate to whatever
velocity the driver to their rear should indicate is appropriate,
immediately, and without question.

May an LLB continue to LLB because the vehicle to their immediate rear
is tailgating?  Or if they aren't, but the vehicle behind them is?

May they pace the vehicle to their R, because a vehicle is tailgating
that vehicle?

> It's best to have a tailgating MFFY behind you by at least a few cars. You
> don't want that person tailgating you and you don't want him/her ahead
> of you

Because they can't collide with you except by extraordinary effort...?

> because they will cut off and force their way in up ahead causing
> delays and need to take evasive action as people jam on the brakes and
> otherwise act to avoid collisions with the MFFY and people dodging the
> MFFY.

Oh.  It's better to risk a collision than any delay.

What do you do if this moron is behind you?
http://blip.tv/file/454385
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- gpsman
Scott in SoCal - 07 Mar 2008 17:03 GMT
>> So I'm driving home from work along a road that is squeezing down from
>> 3 lanes into 2. I am in the middle lane behind a brand new Acura TL
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
>
>So you were being a LLBer?

Nope! Nobody in the lane behind me ever had to slow down.

>Wouldn't a more effective tactic have been to let her get in front of you?

She *was* in front of me. However, her aggressive tailgating caused
the Acura driver to slow down, which caused her to slow down, which
caused me to slow down... So I changed lanes. :)
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C. E. White - 07 Mar 2008 18:14 GMT
>>> So I'm driving home from work along a road that is squeezing down from
>>> 3 lanes into 2. I am in the middle lane behind a brand new Acura TL
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
> the Acura driver to slow down, which caused her to slow down, which
> caused me to slow down... So I changed lanes. :)

Oh, I didn't understand, I thought you deliberately drove along side her and
matched speed with the Acura so as to block in the agressive driver. Sorry,
I apologize, I thought you were being a jerk.  Clearly you were being your
normal non-agressive considerate self.

Ed
Scott in SoCal - 08 Mar 2008 02:00 GMT
>Oh, I didn't understand, I thought you deliberately drove along side her and
>matched speed with the Acura so as to block in the agressive driver.

Do you have an objection to fighting fire with fire?

>Sorry,
>I apologize, I thought you were being a jerk.  Clearly you were being your
>normal non-agressive considerate self.

This sarcasm is pretty surprising from Ed "I'll take as long as I
bloody well please to complete my pass" White. Of course, I only do
this passive-aggressive stuff to MFFYs who clearly deserve it; you do
it indiscriminately.
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Ed White - 09 Mar 2008 20:23 GMT
>>Oh, I didn't understand, I thought you deliberately drove along side her
>>and
>>matched speed with the Acura so as to block in the agressive driver.
>
> Do you have an objection to fighting fire with fire?

Yes I do. Two jerks pulling stunts is at least twice as bad as one.  You
constantly whine and moan about MFFY actions, yet when you do something that
is exactly the sort of MFFY thing you complain about, you claim it is
justified. Why, are you special?  From your many self righteous posts
complaining about others, it is clear you think you have the right to judge
others. Now it is clear you also think you are above the rest of us and have
the right to do the very sort of thing you criticize others for.  How about
the cars you held up to create your little rolling road block? They
certainly have the right to call you a MFFYer.

>>Sorry,
>>I apologize, I thought you were being a jerk.  Clearly you were being your
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> this passive-aggressive stuff to MFFYs who clearly deserve it; you do
> it indiscriminately.

Passing someone in a safe and legal manner is not a MFFY action.

Make all the excuses you want, you are guilty of pulling exactly the sort of
crap you complain about when others do it.  So you are a MFFYer and a
hypocrite too.

Ed
Scott in SoCal - 09 Mar 2008 23:17 GMT
>>>Oh, I didn't understand, I thought you deliberately drove along side her
>>>and
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
>Yes I do. Two jerks pulling stunts is at least twice as bad as one.  

So you're now on record as being a JLEDI, as well. Congratulations.

>You constantly whine and moan about MFFY actions, yet when you do something that
>is exactly the sort of MFFY thing you complain about, you claim it is
>justified.

When I shoot someone just because I'm a mean old a.shole, that's
murder (MFFY).
When I shoot someone who shot me first, that's self-defense.
Self-defense *is* justified.

>How about
>the cars you held up to create your little rolling road block? They
>certainly have the right to call you a MFFYer.

I made it very clear that no one other than the MFFY was delayed in
any way. Of course, you couldn't let little things like facts and
truth get in the way of a good rant, could you?

>>>Sorry,
>>>I apologize, I thought you were being a jerk.  Clearly you were being your
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>
>Passing someone in a safe and legal manner is not a MFFY action.

Neither is preventing a known tailgater from getting behind you.
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Nate Nagel - 09 Mar 2008 23:21 GMT
>>>>Oh, I didn't understand, I thought you deliberately drove along side her
>>>>and
[quoted text clipped - 35 lines]
>
> Neither is preventing a known tailgater from getting behind you.

Scott, sorry, but I have to agree with Ed, you were being a dickwad.

Next time simply throw the a-hole drive the bird as he passes instead of
holding up everyone and escalating a bad situation.

nate

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Scott in SoCal - 10 Mar 2008 05:08 GMT
>Scott, sorry, but I have to agree with Ed, you were being a dickwad.

Then you clearly fail to understand the situation.

>Next time simply throw the a-hole drive the bird as he passes instead of
>holding up everyone

Read the original post again - I held up no one.

>and escalating a bad situation.

I escalated nothing. I simply prevented a known tailgater from getting
directly behind me, thus preventing her from tailgating me - purely a
defensive move. If anyone was holding people up, it was the guy in the
Acura TL who was doing the throttle lift.
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gpsman - 10 Mar 2008 06:19 GMT
> >Scott, sorry, but I have to agree with Ed, you were being a dickwad.
>
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> directly behind me, thus preventing her from tailgating me - purely a
> defensive move.

Impossible, unless another driver was following you so closely as to
prevent your nemesis from changing lanes behind you.

> If anyone was holding people up, it was the guy in the
> Acura TL who was doing the throttle lift.

And you, pacing him.

For someone who seems to get so much practice lying, you suck at it.
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- gpsman
Jim Yanik - 10 Mar 2008 01:08 GMT
>>>Oh, I didn't understand, I thought you deliberately drove along side
>>>her and
[quoted text clipped - 29 lines]
>
> Ed

It's NOT MFFY to block such morons,it's NOT ENABLING them by letting them
do it.

The only reason they do such things is because they can get away with it.
....because enablers LET them do it.

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