Re: Request help with traffic terminology

[Markus Laker <freddylaker -at- TCP -dot- CO -dot- UK>]

Mike Barnes <mike -at- exodus -dot- co -dot- uk>:

> In alt.usage.english, RJ <rjaffe -at- inter -dot- net -dot- il> spake thuswise:

> >Tailgating (driving too close to the car in front)
>
> Either "driving too close" or - in unrefined company - "driving up
> [someone]'s arse".

Also, colloquially:

Sitting on one's tail.
Climbing into one's boot.
Tailgating.

Markus Laker

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