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One theory about some of these close tailgaters is that they are nervous, and by close following they see less fast moving scenery and feel safer.

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can see the logic but if so it terrifys me, I feel nervous/uncomfortable if I can't see the road ahead especially at speed.

maybe they were running perilously low on gas so were trying to get a 'tow'...


it has been heard of. i heard a story about an artic who towed a car from newbury to southampton. he wasnt aware of it until a copper pulled him over to enquire about the car stuck under the back bumper of the artic. this guy had slammed on, slid under the truck and became stuck there. the artic driver obviously knew nothing of this and dragged the car to southampton :lol: :lol: :lol:


i was thinking more of an aerodynamic tow, a la formula 1.

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scanny77 wrote:
hairyben wrote:
SafeSpeed wrote:
One theory about some of these close tailgaters is that they are nervous, and by close following they see less fast moving scenery and feel safer.

:yikes:


can see the logic but if so it terrifys me, I feel nervous/uncomfortable if I can't see the road ahead especially at speed.

maybe they were running perilously low on gas so were trying to get a 'tow'...


it has been heard of. i heard a story about an artic who towed a car from newbury to southampton. he wasnt aware of it until a copper pulled him over to enquire about the car stuck under the back bumper of the artic. this guy had slammed on, slid under the truck and became stuck there. the artic driver obviously knew nothing of this and dragged the car to southampton :lol: :lol: :lol:


Lucky for the car driver that the atric got pulled before he tried to reverse onto a bay :shock:

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Sixy_the_red wrote:
scanny77 wrote:
hairyben wrote:
SafeSpeed wrote:
One theory about some of these close tailgaters is that they are nervous, and by close following they see less fast moving scenery and feel safer.

:yikes:


can see the logic but if so it terrifys me, I feel nervous/uncomfortable if I can't see the road ahead especially at speed.

maybe they were running perilously low on gas so were trying to get a 'tow'...


it has been heard of. i heard a story about an artic who towed a car from newbury to southampton. he wasnt aware of it until a copper pulled him over to enquire about the car stuck under the back bumper of the artic. this guy had slammed on, slid under the truck and became stuck there. the artic driver obviously knew nothing of this and dragged the car to southampton :lol: :lol: :lol:


Lucky for the car driver that the atric got pulled before he tried to reverse onto a bay :shock:


i wonder how he didnt spot it sooner :?
surely someone would have stopped him somehow. it is possible, i have waved an artic over on the motorway in my car. the A34/M3 junction should have allowed him to see both rear corners of the trailer so unless he wasnt checking his position while cornering, he should have seen it stuck under the bar

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Just seen the bells palsy link.

I've had that, twice. First when I was about 6 and mum shouted at me for making faces. Then when I was 20 after an rta. Tea was dribbling down the side of my mouth. I'm not normally THAT messy. Both times it went away.

A girl I was at school with had it all the time she was there.
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Just seen the bells palsy link.

I've had that, twice. First when I was about 6 and mum shouted at me for making faces. Then when I was 20 after an rta. Tea was dribbling down the side of my mouth. I'm not normally THAT messy. Both times it went away.

A girl I was at school with had it all the time she was there.


mines lasted around 4 weeks. it was scary at first but i discovered that website and they helped me get through it. it is a little known ailment and if anyone discovers they have it, i would strongly recommend that site for info hence the link

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