Tailgating is probably one of the most annoying habits people have when driving. This particular is not only annoying for the person being tailgated but also for the tailgater. Just think of all the energy a person uses up just to kiss bumpers with the person in front of them. The energy the tailgater uses is negative energy that could be used for more posotive things in life. I agree with the writer of Tailgaters Need Therapy The writer states that the tailgaters are aggressive, and impatient people. I believe this because several tailgaters that I know are exactly that way. However their may be some exceptions like Kevin Bogan He says that sometimes he tailgates when he is late for an important meeting. However this still does not justify this annoying habit.
I myself have been a tailgater however I stopped after one of my tailgater friends got into an accident, i would like to add that my tailgating friend also stopped. After seeing all the things she had to go through after that accident I learned my lesson. Diane Beachman points out all the hassles the tailgated and tailgater goes through in her report on tailgatingLegal Implications Some of these tailgaters don't think of these implications or consequenses, they are being over-ruled by their emotions. If the tailgater would stop and seriously think about why he is angry, maybe the driver will realize it's not worth it.
Tailgating is just not nice. What good comes out of it? The only results you get out of tailgating is a bad attitude. The tailgater gets irritated and fustrated because of it. The tailgated get irritated and annoyed also. Therefore when you add that together all you get is a couple of pissed off drivers. Todd Crawford has a good point on the morality of tailgating,he points out that tailgating is an infringment on the driver. I agree with Todd because when I'm tailgated I do feel like the other driver is putting undue stress on me. Stress usually leads to irritation than I end up lashing out at other drivers. The tailgater has just started a chain reaction of hostility. All this because, the tailgater feels I have no right to be in front of him. For this reason, I believe the act of tailgating is unfair and should have enforced legal implications.
I believe tailgating is a form of power people will use to control the driver in front of them. The reason why they tailgate is because they want to force the person in front of them to drive faster or get out of thier way. The tailgater may think for example,"You WILL drive faster, or you WILL get out of my way." If a frequnt tailgater listens to thier own self witnessing report they may here something similar to this. Many people feel they have control when they drive, maybe in their own lives they don't have control, but in a car YOU are the one controlling things. I believe this is true and that is why I believe certain people will change from a mild mannered person to a reckless nut when they are behind the wheel. Is it moral to force control on someone? Is it ethical, fair,justifiable, spiritually wrong? I say YES to all of these because if you try to force control over someone while not in a car, for example face to face on the street, that would qualify as harrassment and assault. This reason is why I feel tailgating is WRONG!
