“It makes you nervous” - Liverpool on tailgating - video Dailymotion

National Highways has launched a campaign warning drivers to keep a safe distance and cut down on tailgating.

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00:00I know I lag out my dad quite a lot and he gets very irate about them doing that.

00:05There's no need to do that. Just keep your distance and just drive safe.

00:11I've had cars, well, 18 inches away from me back wheel, and it's nerve-wracking. It's nervous.

00:19It makes you nervous. It makes you nervous. You think you're going to crash or they're going to bump into you.

00:24And if you're not insured, which you do get insured, obviously, when you drive.

00:28No, I think they should give them points and then they'll soon stop it, won't they?

00:32Because they don't want to lose their licence.

00:34That's education. You've got to be educated.

00:38Personally, if you commit an offence on the road, they'll take your license off you and make you sit your test again.

00:43See the end of it. You commit an offence, you've got to sit it all again.

00:48Especially if you're a new driver, it makes you think, if you're driving on a road and someone's close behind you,

00:54it makes you pitch by going on the motorway, thinking you're going to get in a car crash.

00:58Do you know what I mean?

00:59Do you know what I mean?