Never took a driving course except for Hard Knock University so my little hints are derived from driving since 1955-1956, not sure which.
Interesting that so many of my techniques seem to be showing up elsewhere, not that I claim "originality," only "experientality."
Tailgating, not much you can do except maybe flash your lights for them, slow down so the pass, carfeully and with plenty of warning, pull over and let them pass, and extend the distance from you to the car in front of you to give enough braking warning for the idiot tailgting you to wake up and pay attention. I have noticed, and I'll get *expletive deleted*it for this, that women seem to tailgate more than men.
I'll also comment that it's always amusing when you let the tailgater zoom past and roar ahead, that you end up right behind them at the next light.
Hint: whenever you do anything, signal with your whole car. Meaning do it slooooowly.
I was also amused by the fact that I always figured that the ten o'clock and two o'clock rule was pretty stupic and arbitrary, and I now hear that the Highway Patrol is recommending nine and three. Har-har!
OK, done my thread-drifting quota for this week.
Terry, 230RN