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Currently tailgating is one of the greatest causes of accidents on our roads, yet in this country it is not a specific offence.

Excluding those who speed in built-up areas where the speed limit is there for the benefit of pedestrians not motorists, not all speeding motorists are guilty of bad driving.

Driving at 80 mph on an empty motorway is hardly a danger to anyone, whereas driving at 40 mph or 50 mph tailgating the vehicle in front on any road is. This of course is exacerbated at much higher speeds on dual carriageways and motorways. All to often the reason for an accident is put down to speed when tailgating was the real cause. Rarely does speed alone cause an accident.

We therefore call on the government to bring in legislation to outlaw tailgating, and to instruct the police to be more active in prosecuting offending drivers.

Current signatories

John R Warman, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Rob Ager
• Stuaer Wilson
• Philip Glover
• Martin Trott
• David
• Pamela Hallas
• Barry D Flatters
• Douglas
• Jacqueline Greaves
• duncan little
• Andrew Main
• Tony Cruickshank
• alan crocker
• Pauline Warman
• Karen Francis
• Richard Tingle
• Dick King
• Gary Knight MBCS MRI TMIET
• David Hinder
• S King
• Michael McConnell
• Hannah Verrall
• Bryan Kennerley
• Robert Miller
• Hwfa Jones
• Gerry Woods
• Janet Kaiser
• Brett Boniface
• Chris Wilkinson
• Gerard Bland
• Rob Greaves
• John Tolson
• Craig Cullinan
• Samm Cox
• Elizabeth Norwood
• Patrick Gemmell
• Frank Rawlins
• R Fraser
• John Kennedy
• Corinne
• Phil Rippingale
• Christine Rice
• Rachael Oakley
• Carole Norman
• F Strange
• Marcus Davidson
• Richard Noons
• Jade Wood
• Peter Garland
• Tim Bladon
• Julia Allen
• Caroline Ley
• Eric Mayne
• Gideon Roberts
• Abdullah Rhodes-Taylor
• B.Binning
• William Tapp
• Robert Lee
• Julian Stumm
• Matthew Clarke
• Graham Lilly
• Phil Westlake
• Geoffrey W. O'Connell
• Y Smith
• Audrey Ogilvie
• Anna Wotton
• Dan Caldon