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This driving habit is often the result of road rage, distracted driving, or impatience. It is also very dangerous and can cause accidents that result in whiplash injuries, head trauma, and other serious conditions. If you have been involved in an accident because someone was tailgating you, you can contact a car accident lawyer near you in Douglasville, GA, for assistance. Your car accident lawyer is likely to be very familiar with the ways in which tailgating can lead to collisions, such as the problems illustrated with this brief animation.When you watch this animation, you will see a driver with road rage smash into another car\u2019s bumper. The driver then tailgates a big rig, which reduces the driver\u2019s visibility and prevents him from seeing that his lane is ending, causing a collision.\u00a0Tailgating can also easily cause a rear-end collision\u00a0if the driver in front has to brake abruptly. 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