I always figure they’re running short of bladder space.
Or mental space. I have been tailgated by more than one driver who responded unthinkingly to me slowing down by simply staying (too darn close) behind me until I came to a complete stop on the side of the road. THEN they woke up and drove past me.
“Rushing on their way to their busy dying day…” They have to hurry home to take their “Mother’s Little Helper” so they can sit and be more receptive to their programming from the Boob Tube.
It amazes me how people will speed up to get behind you and yet not want to pass when they have the chance. I like to set my own speed, just above the limit, and move along. I hate having someone get behind me only to ’’shadow’’ my speed with no intentions of passing.
Ich sitze am Straßenhang. Der Fahrer wechselt das Rad. Ich bin nicht gern, wo ich herkomme. Ich bin nicht gern, wo ich hinfahre. Warum sehe ich den Radwechsel mit Ungeduld?
I’m sitting on the side of the road. The driver changes bikes. I don’t like where I’m coming from. I don’t like being where I’m going. Why do I watch the wheel changewith impatience?
In northern Wisconsin they drive close behind you, so when the deer jump out, you hit them instead of the person following you. If you slow down, they also slow down
Tailgating at a Bengals game is a lot more fun. And The Count does not drink, btw. Note: The Count has seen Steeler fans so drunk they were carried in to the games.
What’s really bad is that, after tailgating you for some time while there is a clear lane on both sides of you, they honk and zoom past (sometimes on the right) while giving you the finger, like you’ve done something terrible by driving right at the speed limit (or just a little faster).
To yack on the phone but heck they do that driving the car. They probably do that at work. Heck, try and teach bunch of 7th graders wanting to yap as well. “Oh, the sounds of silence…People talking without speakingPeople hearing without listeningPeople writing songs that voices never sharedAnd no one daredDisturb the sound of silence”
Since the other sane drivers are going just as fast as you are, you will never overtake them, and they will never overtake you. However, you’re guaranteed to eventually catch up to those dawdly jerks ahead of you, and those impatient ässholes in back will always end up tailgating you. Therefore it’s simple logic that the only other drivers you encounter will always be either jerks or ässholes. QED.
just gotta luv it when you’re in a line of cars and there’s nothing anybody can do, and the bozo behind ya has to ride your tail… as if that’ll get things moving any faster… (too bad there’s no pill for that!)
Driving is a competition for a lot of people. When I was a kid I read an interview with Stirling Moss, one of the greatest grand prix drivers of the ’50s. He said that he thought driving on the street was more dangerous than driving in a race because in a race he knew that the drivers were all skilled and their actions were predictable.
ronaldspence 27 days ago
seems no one is ever in my hurry!
BasilBruce 27 days ago
They’re looking for an escalator so they can walk on it!
sirbadger 27 days ago
Wise A sits around doing nothing.
Concretionist 27 days ago
I always figure they’re running short of bladder space.
Or mental space. I have been tailgated by more than one driver who responded unthinkingly to me slowing down by simply staying (too darn close) behind me until I came to a complete stop on the side of the road. THEN they woke up and drove past me.
Kitty Queen 27 days ago
Tailgating = hemorrhoid
Bilan 27 days ago
Because sitting around on the freeway and doing nothing is not good.
Kiba65 27 days ago
Put a normal person behind the steering wheel and watch that person change without a full moon!!!!
Gent 27 days ago
Well Rat that because them tailgators is just donkeyholes.
iggyman 27 days ago
They are in a hurry to go nowhere!
GeorgeInAZ 27 days ago
The people who just sit around may not be the same people who drive too closely behind slower drivers.
orinoco womble 27 days ago
It’s worse to get stuck behind a “careful” (slow) driver, and when you try to pass they speed up.
Zykoic 27 days ago
We live on a street posted at 25 mph speed limit. Pretty much a joke.
unfair.de 27 days ago
I would picture Rat as the tailgating one. With that character behind a wheel there must be road rage.
badeckman 27 days ago
So many important people, with important things to do, important calls to make, and important places to go.
warhorse_03826 27 days ago
people who stare at a tiny screen all day do not have the best depth perception.
dadlivonia 27 days ago
stay out of the left lane or keep up with the flow of traffic.
donlackie 27 days ago
Traffic is full of people trying to win a competition against other people who do not know they are competing.
But I guess folks gotta take their wins where they can get them
Lenavid 27 days ago
“Rushing on their way to their busy dying day…” They have to hurry home to take their “Mother’s Little Helper” so they can sit and be more receptive to their programming from the Boob Tube.
happyinvenice23 27 days ago
I notice a lot of driver’s racing to the next red light 2 blocks away.
Egrayjames 27 days ago
It amazes me how people will speed up to get behind you and yet not want to pass when they have the chance. I like to set my own speed, just above the limit, and move along. I hate having someone get behind me only to ’’shadow’’ my speed with no intentions of passing.
The Fly Hunter 27 days ago
They’re in a hurry to get behind the next car. They’ve got lots of tailgating that needs to be done.
silberdistel 27 days ago
Der Radwechsel, Bertolt Brecht
Ich sitze am Straßenhang. Der Fahrer wechselt das Rad. Ich bin nicht gern, wo ich herkomme. Ich bin nicht gern, wo ich hinfahre. Warum sehe ich den Radwechsel mit Ungeduld?
I’m sitting on the side of the road. The driver changes bikes. I don’t like where I’m coming from. I don’t like being where I’m going. Why do I watch the wheel changewith impatience?
Kurtass Premium Member 27 days ago
Mr/Mrs tailgator, you riding my butt isn’t going to make the cars in front of me go faster.
Procat Premium Member 27 days ago
In northern Wisconsin they drive close behind you, so when the deer jump out, you hit them instead of the person following you. If you slow down, they also slow down
minty_Joe 27 days ago
I think George Carlin said it best; something along the lines of ‘people driving in front of you are dumb and those driving behind you are crazy’.
Count Olaf Premium Member 27 days ago
Tailgating at a Bengals game is a lot more fun. And The Count does not drink, btw. Note: The Count has seen Steeler fans so drunk they were carried in to the games.
Ellis97 27 days ago
Does that donkey ever come down from his hill?
LongWong 27 days ago
Hey, Rat. Rats shouldn’t be driving!
Ignatz Premium Member 27 days ago
They’ve decided that it’s worth shortening their life to save 30 seconds.
bxclent Premium Member 27 days ago
go around MF go around :) folks can pass me all day long
RobinHood 27 days ago
A valid question
ManiacEx 27 days ago
I have to admit, based on Rat’s question I thought he was about to make a snarky comment about the Great Wise Donkey himself.
rshive 27 days ago
Some answers are very complicated.
Chris 27 days ago
maybe to do nothing sooner would be my guess. :j
uniquename 27 days ago
I pull over and let them go by. I’ve decided that nothing I do will change their behavior and I’d rather be safe.
wongo 27 days ago
The hill gets steeper with panel until it’s almost vertical in the last one?
Goat from PBS 27 days ago
Hey, doing nothing needs all the time in the world.
Steverino Premium Member 27 days ago
It’s obvious. They are in a hurry to sit around and do nothing.
DaBump Premium Member 27 days ago
What’s really bad is that, after tailgating you for some time while there is a clear lane on both sides of you, they honk and zoom past (sometimes on the right) while giving you the finger, like you’ve done something terrible by driving right at the speed limit (or just a little faster).
ckeller 27 days ago
In a hurry to be at their destination. No one actually WANTS to be in their car. Why are you driving so slow?
Tired 27 days ago
They are in a hurry to get to their own funeral and maybe take other people with them.
royq27 27 days ago
Good question, however the GWA sits around all day…
oish 27 days ago
Todd Rundgren once did the song “Emperor of the Highway” which contains all the answers to that which you seek
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Kilrwat Premium Member 27 days ago
And why don’t they just )(&%#_! go around you?
Dis-play name 27 days ago
Their jobs pay by the hour, not the productivity.
Snolep 27 days ago
On a road to nowhere. Just a bunch of Talking Heads.
smartty cat 27 days ago
To yack on the phone but heck they do that driving the car. They probably do that at work. Heck, try and teach bunch of 7th graders wanting to yap as well. “Oh, the sounds of silence…People talking without speakingPeople hearing without listeningPeople writing songs that voices never sharedAnd no one daredDisturb the sound of silence”
Yesim2don2 27 days ago
If there is a line of cars behind you, and clear road in front of you, you’re the problem.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 27 days ago
Here’s a mathematical proof of why the only kinds of drivers you encounter on the open road are either jerks or ässholes. We begin with definitions:
(a) A sane driver is anyone like you, who drives at exactly the right speed.
(b) A jerk is anyone who goes slower than that.
© An ässhole is anyone who goes faster.
Since the other sane drivers are going just as fast as you are, you will never overtake them, and they will never overtake you. However, you’re guaranteed to eventually catch up to those dawdly jerks ahead of you, and those impatient ässholes in back will always end up tailgating you. Therefore it’s simple logic that the only other drivers you encounter will always be either jerks or ässholes. QED.
Spiny Norman Premium Member 27 days ago
“I can’t drive 55”
Spiny Norman Premium Member 27 days ago
Or 65 for that matter .
Count Olaf Premium Member 27 days ago
Get out of Florida
sschardi 27 days ago
I always wonder what kind of jobs they have that they want to get to so fast. I never wanted to get work that much.
Buoy 27 days ago
Most of the time people are distracting themselves. When they don’t have a distraction, they remember how miserable they are.
John Jorgensen 27 days ago
Just because you sit around doing nothing doesn’t mean your time isn’t precious. Idle moments are often something to be cherished.
zeexenon 27 days ago
Ergo, make every effort to box them in so they miss their exit.
christelisbetty 27 days ago
Weavers are the worse.
ArcticFox Premium Member 27 days ago
Be a$$holes.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 27 days ago
If you can read this, my sticker says "YOU ARe a moron’
wildlandwaters 27 days ago
just gotta luv it when you’re in a line of cars and there’s nothing anybody can do, and the bozo behind ya has to ride your tail… as if that’ll get things moving any faster… (too bad there’s no pill for that!)
willie_mctell 27 days ago
Driving is a competition for a lot of people. When I was a kid I read an interview with Stirling Moss, one of the greatest grand prix drivers of the ’50s. He said that he thought driving on the street was more dangerous than driving in a race because in a race he knew that the drivers were all skilled and their actions were predictable.
bigger Nate 27 days ago
Maybe going the speed limit possibly
Ina Tizzy 27 days ago
Great Wise Donkey seems to be one of them.
rayloholdridge 27 days ago
My dad used to say, “That guy’s in a big hurry to get some place and sit down.”
markkahler52 27 days ago
Wiseass: “No comment…”
einarbt 27 days ago
A word from the a$$ might help Rat more than a word from the a$$. If you know what I mean.
froggie818 26 days ago
You’re asking the wrong question, Rat!The real question is “Why are all these people with nowhere to be driving IN FRONT of me on the highway??”
Mentor397 17 days ago
We’re in a hurry to sit and do nothing. Duh.
Quincysorous Rex 3 days ago
poll:do you call it the highway or the freeway?