Tailgating is pretty much a reality of life in the MD/DC/VA area. I don’t think the signs do a darn thing other than maybe antagonize people who are dumb enough to be tailgating the horse trailer in the first place.
The best thing you can do to stop tailgaters in the DC area is to run a hose with a quick connect from your water tank to the rear under your horse you will have to run a power switch to the cab also. The end result? You can make it look like your horse is peeing when ever you want!
I want to put signs on the back of my trailers right side DANGER left side EXPLOSIVE . I just think that would get drivers attention. Not sure its legal but if I get stopped I’m going to tell the cop its just my horses names.
What do you think?
I would never want to give a police officer any inclination to pull me over. Even though everything is 100% legal, I want to be invisible to LEOs. JMHO.
I think in major metropolitan areas you simply have to recognize that other drivers have no concept of safety, respect, or how to behave around large animals. (A more PC way to say it is their norms are vastly different from elsewhere). We have all seen drivers in busy places pull stunts that defy any explanation, and my horses are too important to risk crossing paths with one of them. Personally I hate large cities / suburbs and frankly I have no aspirations that they will become acceptable places to live. I’m happy that they all crowd together and concentrate their misery so that I can take the bypass around them.
David
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I like to help out big trucks and horse trailers when other drivers are being jerks. Like for instance, if they’re trying to merge or switch lanes I’ll hold people off so they have a gap, little things like that (safely as possible of course). Otherwise you’re sitting there for ever or have to stomp your pedal to the floor to try and squeak in there. [/QUOTE]
I do this every time I see a trailer going the same way. If they are behind me, I move over, slow down then tuck in behind and leave plenty of room so they can see me. Since I have a horsey license plate + stickers, I figure they understand what I’m doing. Happens quite a bit, as the most direct route to my parents takes us right past Arlington Park in northern IL 
Fortunately, Mr. 2HG perfected the art of “tailgate me, I slow waaaaay down”, so he doesn’t care.
[QUOTE=MSP;7828286]I just ordered a new trailer so I have been shopping for accessories and of course signs, so this is very timely. The site that sells the signs has some good points about making the back of your trailer more visible as all these signs are glow in the dark. One point was that some trailers are hard to tell if they are horse or utility and having the sign lets drivers know horses are onboard. Of course the drivers may not know the nuisances of hauling live animals.
http://cautionhorses.com/testimonials.shtml
I plan on wrapping my trailer with the DOT strips and adding signs on the back. If the signs keep even a small percentage of drivers off your trailer they are worth it IMHO. I think adding “please” to the sign may also go a long way! My only question is what color will look best on a pewter trailer?[/QUOTE]
This is the conspicuity tape recommended by professionals I know: http://www.uline.com/BL_3115/Conspicuity-Tape
