If somebody tattles on your tailgating - or any other dangerous driving - you might get a ticket. But the teller would have to convince a judge that you're guilty, police say. "If we have enough evidence and we feel the complainant can identify that person in court than we'll lay charges." "We get situations where people want to report another driver and, quite simply, we do an investigation," says Calgary Police Traffic Sgt. If you're tailgating in Alberta, you could be charged with following too closely under section 18 of the Use of Highway and Rules of the Road Regulations of the Traffic Safety Act. The law doesn't say how far you have to be from the car in front of you. "It's subjective - in slow, bumper-to-bumper traffic you might be a car length or less away from the car in front of you and that's okay under the circumstances." It says you can't be any closer than is "reasonable and prudent" for the speed, traffic volume and road conditions. You could also be charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle under section 249 of the Criminal Code of Canada.
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