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Originally Posted by Mister Coaster
I may be in the minority here, but I say that tapping, hitting or slamming on the brakes is just as bad, if not worse than the act of tailgating in the first place. If there is no real reason for hitting the brakes other than to piss off the tailgater, then you are at fault for the resulting accident. I know that it couldn't be proven that the brakes were hit intentionally, but seriously, isn't it better to just change lanes and let the asshole go along his/her merry way than to get into an accident, or fight, or whatever?
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I don't tap the brakes to piss them off, I do so to get them to notice that they are too close. And I will always change lanes if that is an option. So far in 35+ years of driving tapping has worked without incendent.
Who wants to force an accident and tie up the time to deal with that and the resulting repairs? And even if it was proven that you hit your brakes intentionally, the person that hit you from behind is always at fault.