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.
-- MikeD, Aug 03 2009

High beam attitude readjustment device High_20beam_20attit...adjustment_20device
[phoenix, Aug 03 2009]

Now look what you've started Redeye_20to_20the_20Rear
[normzone, Aug 03 2009]

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.)
-- neutrinos_shadow, Aug 03 2009


[ns] why waste your energy on somebody else being an asshole? [+]
-- FlyingToaster, Aug 03 2009


[neutrino] That method is WAY too dangerous ... My three year old son has to unbuckle from the car seat to properly employ it.

That and I don't have a funtioning cigarette lighter.

[21Quest] Your neutrality is as much a bun as one could hope for. I'll take it.
-- MikeD, Aug 03 2009


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.
-- FlyingToaster, Aug 03 2009


Why not just use the caltrop method?
-- Bad Jim, Aug 03 2009


well for one thing you have to replace the caltrops.
-- FlyingToaster, Aug 03 2009


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.

But you've given me an idea, so I'll go post it, and cross reference here and there.
-- normzone, Aug 03 2009


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-- wjt, Aug 04 2009



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