04-27-2004, 12:45 AM
No, it's illegal. In virginia at least you can only pass going forward and the appropriate course of action is to tap your brakes if you feel you're being tailgated. You do not have to speed up or pass backwards. They are breaking the law by tailgating you.
You can make the bastard pay for tailgating you by slowing to the speed limit and below. I personally will not hesitate to slow down to 10mph on a 2 lane road when someone is tailgating me. If they try to pass me illegally, I gas it real hard and don't let them pass. Yes, I know it's evil, but it's not against the law to go below the speed limit. Even on highways, the unofficial lower limit is 35mph but I don't even think that's in writing.
You can make the bastard pay for tailgating you by slowing to the speed limit and below. I personally will not hesitate to slow down to 10mph on a 2 lane road when someone is tailgating me. If they try to pass me illegally, I gas it real hard and don't let them pass. Yes, I know it's evil, but it's not against the law to go below the speed limit. Even on highways, the unofficial lower limit is 35mph but I don't even think that's in writing.
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