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Silver & Black
Footballguy
I went tailgater. I hate when someone tailgates me like that. True, if I'm in the left lane at any speed and someone gets on my butt like that, I move over. But in general, if you're going to ride right on my ###, be ready for the short brake. Guy shouldn't have been riding his tail like that. I assume after his pretty nasty crash, he won't be tailgating like that again anytime soon. Lesson learned.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Obviously both based on the wording of the pole.
John Bender
Footballguy
I'd say both but tailgater is more wrong. Part of driving safely (especially on the highway) is leaving enough space between you and the car in front of you to brake safely should you need to suddenly.
Further, guy in passing lane might have been there to let the on ramp traffic to merge in and was planning to get back over as soon as it was safe to do.
#### the tailgater.
Further, guy in passing lane might have been there to let the on ramp traffic to merge in and was planning to get back over as soon as it was safe to do.
#### the tailgater.
belljr
Footballguy
While this is true. Left laner was passing vehicles and allowing the merge lane to enter the highway at time of the incident
rick6668
Footballguy
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Tailgater as per the law
Hastur
Footballguy
The tailgater.
The slow guy in the left lane was justified being in the left lane due to the merging traffic from the right.
I will also say I bet the tailgater didn't learn their lesson. Driving is as much a philosophy as it is a series of lessons. Tailgaters philosophy is 'get out of my way'. Arrogance. They will justify how it was the other persons fault.
The slow guy in the left lane was justified being in the left lane due to the merging traffic from the right.
I will also say I bet the tailgater didn't learn their lesson. Driving is as much a philosophy as it is a series of lessons. Tailgaters philosophy is 'get out of my way'. Arrogance. They will justify how it was the other persons fault.
SWC
Bromigo
crazy that is on highway 41 in appleton and people do drive like crap up there well mostly the fibs that come in to wisco but anyhow the tailgater is totally wrong for riding on his butt and the guy in the left is not wrong for being in the left since traffic was merging on but the guy on the left should not have done the brake job thing take that to the bank bromigos and also fibs just stay home thanks in advance
Grace Under Pressure
Footballguy
Tailgiater. But, the brake check was also an unnecessary and unsafe move.
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HellToupee
Footballguy
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Franknbeans
Footballguy
Pretty clear that tailgater did not leave himself enough room to apply his brakes without losing control of his vehicle. As a defensive driver, you have to allow for someone braking no matter the reason. He clearly didn't so he's a bag of #####.
The General
Footballguy
Tailgater. If you are going to do the "I'm going to drive up your ### to get you out of the way" move you have to be ready for the brake tap.
Road Rage 101.
Road Rage 101.
Steeler
Footballguy
Tailgater 100%. As already stated first guy had every right to be in the left lane at that time because of the merging traffic in the right lane. Then, the first guy so courteously braked in order to move safely into the right lane to the king of the road could move through. King of the road should have given himself 1/8 of an inch more room and he would have been fine.
Ditkaless Wonders
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Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
Brake checker puts on his signal to get back over right after his move. I wonder if he was doing so intending to stop and to check on the welfare of the tailgater, or whether he had another reason.
mr roboto
Footballguy
Yes. But a brake check is not any more dangerous than an actual braking situation. What if there was a deer, or another car swerved in front of left lane guy? He hits his brakes, tailgater is too close, ends up in ditch.
I will confess I've brake checked before (although even more satisfying is the downshift maneuver with manual transmission) and it usually only gets the tailgater more pissed and agressive.
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
Pipes
Footballguy
He was in the left lane to let the vehicle merge. Tailgater should've given him time to move back over...he was impatient and got burned.
Pipes
Footballguy
While I voted tailgater that brake check came close to causing a head on collision involving an innocent person coming from the other direction. Pretty crappy to potentially ruin someone's life just to prove a point.
Sweet J
Footballguy
This is where I am. Tailgater is being a real jerk, but if the brake checker moves over, this whole thing is forgotten about. By brake checking, he elevated the situation and potentially caused a head on collision with an innocent person *when he didn't need to*. I'm almost more mad at the brake checker here.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
He signaled and moved over at the end of the video. Right after he got past the merging traffic.
Hawks64
Footballguy
Must have missed the merging lane, which is likely why he was in the left lane. Brake checker couldn't move over and tailgaiter should have given a bit more room until they passed the merge lane.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Both are at least partially at fault.
But don't tailgate if you can't handle a brake check. You come at the king, you best not miss.
But don't tailgate if you can't handle a brake check. You come at the king, you best not miss.
Vanilla Guerrilla
Footballguy
1) I hear the Mortal Kombat "Finish him!" when I read that.
2) I've unintentionally brake-checked a tailgater before. I didn't realize someone was on top of me, look in the rearview, and tapped the brakes when I noticed because I was startled.
3) Can't believe this is the first time I had to google a word that SWC used: FIB, not up on the Sconny lingo. I took it to the google bank and they cashed it brohan.
No, just the tailgater is at fault here
I agree that the slow driver should not be in the left hand lane but they were going by an exit with cars merging. It's courtesy and normal procedure to move into the left lane for a minute in order to let the cars in. Then they eventually move back over to the right lane.
Mr. Irrelevant
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sdp1226
Footballguy
I'd say brake checking is a much dumber move than tailgating. Sure, the tailgater initiated the dangerous situation but the brake checker had an opportunity make the situation safer by simply moving over. Instead, this idiot's ego got in the way and he made the situation 1000 times more dangerous for everyone else on the road. F 'em both.
Grace Under Pressure
Footballguy
Assigning % of fault:
95% Tailgaiter: Riding up someone at 65-70 mph with zero braking distance is highly, highly dangerous. Be more patient, you are putting everyone around you at danger driving recklessly.
5% Brake Checker: Mostly everyone agrees with you, but you still unnecessarily hit your brakes when there was nothing in front of you. If you did this to "prove a point", are you satisfied now? People could have died, not necessarily just the tailgaiter.
95% Tailgaiter: Riding up someone at 65-70 mph with zero braking distance is highly, highly dangerous. Be more patient, you are putting everyone around you at danger driving recklessly.
5% Brake Checker: Mostly everyone agrees with you, but you still unnecessarily hit your brakes when there was nothing in front of you. If you did this to "prove a point", are you satisfied now? People could have died, not necessarily just the tailgaiter.
But maybe the brake checker actually SAVED lives because the tail gater will now be less inclined to tailgate in the future...
That's deep.
Ditka Butkus
Footballguy
Tailgater who is also a terrible driver.....How do you overreact like that.
I'd agree if the right lane was open. But there was a car entering the highway. In this situation tailgater should have recognized that and backed off.
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Scoresman
Footballguy
This was my thought too. Some people brake when looking over their shoulder to check the blind spot and that may be what happened, especially because the driver changed lanes right after.
Tailgaters are the worst people.
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
General Malaise
Footballguy
Was the tailgater a male or a female? That reaction was very....awkward. 
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
Was the tailgater a male or a female? That reaction was very....awkward.
They're obviously really stupid.
General Malaise
Footballguy
General Malaise
Footballguy
Agreed, but that wasn't exactly a very graceful reflex. Reminds a bit of this:
General Malaise
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