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Originally Posted by opinionist
I had an interesting experience many years ago up north driving to work on ice-covered roads. The maximum speed I could travel without losing control was 30 MPH. A guy pulled in back of me from a side street and decided to tailgate me. There was no way to go faster without losing control, so I lightly tapped my brake to flash my taillights. He must have discovered that there was no traction on the road because a minute later, I could see his headlights pointed at a crazy angle way in the back of me.
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I had a very similar experience when I was sixteen. Ice covered roads out in the middle of nowhere, 5:30 am so still pitch black, I'm in an old 2 wheel drive pickup with worn out tires. Aggressive driver catches me from behind and gets so close I can't see much of his vehicle over the tailgate. I tap my brakes just enough to light the brake lights. In my rear view mirror all I can see is headlights, darkness, headlights, darkness as he spins 360s then off into the ditch. I didn't go back to help.