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Tailgating is an aggressive driving behavior that is all too common in Southern Maryland. One would think tailgating is an Olympic sport with the number of aggressive drivers out there practicing various following-too-closely techniques.

Collisions are far too common in our region and not all collisions are attributable to younger drivers, drunk drivers, or seniors. Not all collisions are truly accidents. Most are caused by UNSAFE and AGGRESSIVE driving behaviors and are therefore preventable and NOT an accident! This article at SmartMotorist.com has some amazing statistics that I think match our area quite well. This article is worth reading.

Why would anyone tailgate when the car in front of them is already at the speed limit or there are other cars in front of the car they are tailgating? Why would anyone tailgate while on their cellular telephone? Why would anyone tailgate while transporting a child in their SUV? Why would anyone want to make themselves dangerous on the roadway?

Not a day goes by when I drive here or there that I do not have an aggressive Southern Maryland driver behind me. The BIG surprise is that there are a fair number of drivers using vehicles with public safety vanity plates engaged in the practice. The rest of the state is not about to change their behavior if public safety employees remain part of the problem.

Show your disgust for the tailgating pandemic and observe the three and six second rule. Travel the speed limit, stop at stop signs. Send a message that you obey our traffic laws and that you intend to arrive alive.

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