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tailgating

unsafe driving practice when a driver follows another too closely, ignoring a safe driving distance
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tailgating

Summary

tailgating has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • tailgating is a type of behavior[2].
  • tailgating's Commons category is recorded as Tailgating[3].
  • tailgating's facet of is recorded as risk[4].
  • tailgating's different from is recorded as piggybacking[5].

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Definition and Type

tailgating is a type of behavior[2].

Why It Matters

tailgating has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] tailgating is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → behavior
    Different from → piggybacking
    Facet of → risk
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007556980305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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