Nah, you would have been in the bed of his truck or on the bumper depending on how you hit. I tend to tailgate when I'm in heavy traffic because I've found it drastically reduces how often people move into my lane when I'm there, but it's not a good practice.

Tailgating is not only unsafe, it's a bit rude. When you ride that close to someone, you make them uncomfortable and force them to drive a certain way to keep you from crashing into them.