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I do a lot of pre-dusk driving on two-lane country roads. Invariably some ass-hole will tailgate me for 20 minutes with his bright head-lights on.
Instead of waiting for someone coming in the on-coming lane to flash their brights at the guy behind me, I want to do something a little more pro-active.
I
want an Anti-Ass-Hole Spoiler.
With the push of a button, two electric actuators rotate the spoiler 90 degrees, presenting a slightly curved, reflective underside towards the rear of the vehicle, reflecting the offending tailgater's headlights back at the offending tailgater.
High beam attitude readjustment device
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[phoenix, Aug 03 2009]
Now look what you've started
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[normzone, Aug 03 2009]
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Easier solution - get a 2 million candle power hand-held spotlight, keep it on the passenger seat. Point-n-shoot. (A friend of mine actually does this - finds it to be quite effective.) |
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[ns] why waste your energy on somebody else being an asshole? [+] |
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[neutrino] That method is WAY too dangerous ... My three year old son has to unbuckle from the car seat to properly employ it. |
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That and I don't have a funtioning cigarette lighter. |
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[21Quest] Your neutrality is as much a bun as one could hope for. I'll take it. |
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or the subtle method: tie a piece of ironmongery under the car to a string terminating in the passenger compartment: when somebody tailgates just loosen the string causing sparks to fly out. The gentler approach to the caltrop method. |
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Why not just use the caltrop method? |
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well for one thing you have to replace the caltrops. |
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While I like a good offensive-driving tool as well as the next commuter, a recently blinded driver behind you is not necessarily a good thing. |
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But you've given me an idea, so I'll go post it, and cross reference here and there. |
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The problem with words you don't know, after
looking them up, you wished you hadn't. |
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