I had a Toyota 2008 Rav4. I bought it new 3 years ago. It was Red. I got rearended 3 times in that car. The first two times, I was stopped at a red light. The Third time, I was on the Interstate, slowing down because the traffic in front of me was slowing. I got hit from behind, knocked i…

NOTHING you can do to control the idiot behind you. The only question I have…did you suddenly cut in front of them and hit your brakes??? If so then that’'s a problem…If not then I don’t know what you can do…

Cigroller has summed up exactly what I was thinking and exactly what I do. While it is never possible to totally eliminate being rear-ended by distracted drivers and tailgaters, what Cigroller posted is your best defense. Does it work? Well, I have only been rear-ended once–circa 1978–and that …

Well the OP has not come back to answer my question yet so I guess she wasn’t really interested in an answer. Apparently she just wanted to vent.

It is a good question. I have only been hit from behind once and I’ve been driving 46 years averaging about 30K miles per year (I did the math, about 1.5 million miles). I really pay attention to having a “cushion” in front of me, or a space between me and the vehicle in front of me. I use the 2 …

Uncle is exactly right. Maintaining a coushin all around you is extremely important. Tailgaters make it real hard. I slow down and prepare to stop real early so I have room in front to move into should I feel a rear ender coming up from behind. While driving, I will even pull over and wave a rear t…

Thanks dagosa, I was wondering if it is ok to occasionally use my flashers. I haven,t ever seen anyone do it, but seems like a good idea to me

No, MikeinNh, I didn’t,t cut in front of anyone, just some guy not paying attention. I am always watching behind me now. I was in the far right lane, and it slows due to merging traffic. In the future, I am going to use the middle lanes whenever possible

I don’t think that tailgaters are that big of a problem. When I’ve been rearended, it was never by a tailgater. It was always someone who was way behind me and just didn’t attempt to stop because of some distraction. As a result, I always got hit hard. I asked the question about daytime hits bec…

Turbo is right. Leave a cushion in front. Consequently, you’ll be driving slower than traffic, enough that other drivers don’t want to follow you. On city streets, coast up to red lights so your change in speed isn’t as abrupt and you may avoid stopping at all. But if you drive in areas so rural…

How do I avoid getting rearended?

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muminutah January 2, 2012, 12:34am 11

The first two were daytime, I was stopped at a light. The last was 6 pm but it was dark since it was December .

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How do I avoid getting rearended?

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