Why do people tailgate? I got rear ended—

[spdrun]

Depends how good their insurance is, and how much dough they have to burn 🙂

[svelte]

[quote=paramount]
That’s why I drive an 8,000 lb Ford Excursion; I don’t tend to get many tailgaters and when I do I usually can’t see them.

I also have a 75lb pure iron class 5 hitch sticking out the back end.[/quote]

Talk about aggression! Driving 4 tons of vehicle certainly qualifies.

[paramount]

[quote=svelte][quote=paramount]
That’s why I drive an 8,000 lb Ford Excursion; I don’t tend to get many tailgaters and when I do I usually can’t see them.

I also have a 75lb pure iron class 5 hitch sticking out the back end.[/quote]

Talk about aggression! Driving 4 tons of vehicle certainly qualifies.[/quote]

Well, on occasion I do have to remind the soccer moms driving around in their wimpy Suburban who’s boss.

[saiine]

Just got rear ended myself a few days ago on the 5. Lady said she was yelling at her kids. 3500 to fix!

[spdrun]

Did you yell at her, making her curl up in a foetal position and cry?

[an]

[quote=paramount][quote=AN]
+1

Also, aggression have nothing to do with IQ. Only one who is miss informed (or just plain old ignorant) would think there’s a connection. Steve Jobs is quite an aggressive CEO. There are many stories of him railing (bullying) his subordinates for not doing what he expect of them. He’s also one of the most brilliant people of our time. On the other end of the spectrum, I know a few people with low IQ and a learning disability and they’re pretty docile, much more than your average person.[/quote]

AN: Can you or do you read? Did you notice I used a hedge word?

The roads are basically a mixing bowl; on the road we have:

dumb people
smart people
arrogant
ignorant
angry
depressed

and on and on.

You encounter them daily as you drive around.

And yes, there is a correlation between aggression and IQ, sorry AN.

There are aggressive drivers around Temecula – there are a lot of rednecks and the uneducated ignorant.

That’s why I drive an 8,000 lb Ford Excursion; I don’t tend to get many tailgaters and when I do I usually can’t see them.

I also have a 75lb pure iron class 5 hitch sticking out the back end.[/quote]
I can read just fine. Can you? Reread your own post dude. What does a statement about the road being a mixing bowl have anything to do with anything? You said most tailgaters have low IQ, the lower ones IQ the more aggressive they tend to be, and that tailgating is most often a form of aggression. I see no hedging in that statement.

However, even if you used a hedge word, where’s your proof that people with lower IQ are more aggressive? Is Temecula 100% rednecks and uneducated ignorant people? If not, how do you know those who are aggressive on the road are rednecks and uneducated ignorant people? If Temecula is 100% fill with rednecks and uneducated ignorant people, and you live in Temecula, driving a 8k lb Ford Excursion and a 75lb class 5 hitch… hmm…. nevermind…

[paramount]

[quote=AN][quote=paramount][quote=AN]
+1

Also, aggression have nothing to do with IQ. Only one who is miss informed (or just plain old ignorant) would think there’s a connection. Steve Jobs is quite an aggressive CEO. There are many stories of him railing (bullying) his subordinates for not doing what he expect of them. He’s also one of the most brilliant people of our time. On the other end of the spectrum, I know a few people with low IQ and a learning disability and they’re pretty docile, much more than your average person.[/quote]

AN: Can you or do you read? Did you notice I used a hedge word?

The roads are basically a mixing bowl; on the road we have:

dumb people
smart people
arrogant
ignorant
angry
depressed

and on and on.

You encounter them daily as you drive around.

And yes, there is a correlation between aggression and IQ, sorry AN.

There are aggressive drivers around Temecula – there are a lot of rednecks and the uneducated ignorant.

That’s why I drive an 8,000 lb Ford Excursion; I don’t tend to get many tailgaters and when I do I usually can’t see them.

I also have a 75lb pure iron class 5 hitch sticking out the back end.[/quote]
I can read just fine. Can you? Reread your own post dude. What does a statement about the road being a mixing bowl have anything to do with anything? You said most tailgaters have low IQ, the lower ones IQ the more aggressive they tend to be, and that tailgating is most often a form of aggression. I see no hedging in that statement.

However, even if you used a hedge word, where’s your proof that people with lower IQ are more aggressive? Is Temecula 100% rednecks and uneducated ignorant people? If not, how do you know those who are aggressive on the road are rednecks and uneducated ignorant people? If Temecula is 100% fill with rednecks and uneducated ignorant people, and you live in Temecula, driving a 8k lb Ford Excursion and a 75lb class 5 hitch… hmm…. nevermind…[/quote]

Wow, you’re really aggressive. Easy Cowboy.

Anyway, here’s the data on the link between aggression and Low IQ:

http://www.autismwebsite.com/crimetimes/95c/w95cp10.htm

[an]

[quote=paramount]Wow, you’re really aggressive. Easy Cowboy.

Anyway, here’s the data on the link between aggression and Low IQ:

http://www.autismwebsite.com/crimetimes/95c/w95cp10.htm%5B/quote%5D
I must be those Low IQ people you’re talking about. Damn, you got me.

[paramount]

[quote=AN][quote=paramount]Wow, you’re really aggressive. Easy Cowboy.

Anyway, here’s the data on the link between aggression and Low IQ:

http://www.autismwebsite.com/crimetimes/95c/w95cp10.htm%5B/quote%5D
I must be those Low IQ people you’re talking about. Damn, you got me.[/quote]

I did get you that time…

[an]

[quote=paramount][quote=AN][quote=paramount]Wow, you’re really aggressive. Easy Cowboy.

Anyway, here’s the data on the link between aggression and Low IQ:

http://www.autismwebsite.com/crimetimes/95c/w95cp10.htm%5B/quote%5D
I must be those Low IQ people you’re talking about. Damn, you got me.[/quote]

I did get you that time…[/quote]
In the link: “But critics suggest that this may simply mean that high-IQ criminals are more likely to avoid capture.”
But here’s the data on the link between aggression and high IQ:
http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/in-brief/2012/cognition-and-behavior-high-iq-linked-to-anxiety-in-autism
http://www.neurobiologiadoestresse.ufsc.br/odival/arquivos/selecao%20artigos%20psicologia/Hormonio%20masculino%20%20Aggression,%20dominance,%20and%20affiliation%20Their%20relationships%20with%20androgen%20levels%20and%20intelligence%20in%205-year-old%20children.pdf

Aggressive or not, low IQ or not, I just like poking holes in flawed accusations, like [quote=paramount]Here’s why most people tailgate:

Low IQ[/quote]
or
[quote=paramount]Seriously, the lower ones IQ the more aggressive they tend to be.[/quote]

[flyer]

Actually think tailgating may be more about ego than low IQ–perhaps a little of both. Driving is one place in the world where the playing field of life is leveled–and it seems some people use it as a place to “prove something.”

Tailgating proves nothing, since it doesn’t get you another million or one more minute of life, so, what’s the point? I just laugh when I see people doing things like that, but it’s sad when their stupidity evolves into an accident.

One thing that seems to be working for us when we see someone bearing down on us in our rear-view mirror–especially in heavy traffic on the freeways–is hitting the hazard lights–it’s amazing how people behind us really start slowing down. We believe doing this one simple thing at the right time has saved us from several accidents.

[an]

Would be interesting to see data on which sex does more tailgating. My guess is male tend to tailgate more. If low iq is the reason for tailgating, then it doesn’t speak well for the guys out there. Guys tend to be more aggressive as well, so we must be the dumber sex.

[Coronita]

I would be curious what kind of cars are the offenders. I’d say BMW drivers are the worst

[an]

[quote=flu]I would be curious what kind of cars are the offenders. I’d say BMW drivers are the worst[/quote]
Guys driving BMW? 😀

[paramount]

[quote=flu]I would be curious what kind of cars are the offenders. I’d say BMW drivers are the worst[/quote]

When I first got my BMW I always felt like I was being challenged, and in some cases maybe a victim of resentment – or maybe even class warfare. That still may be the case, but I’ve adjusted.

Normally when I get on the 15 the 1st thing I do (if clear) is get into the lane next to the slow lane (#2?).

My BMW has capabilities that far exceed most cars around me; but I don’t need the stress so I take it safe and easy.

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