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If another driver is tailgating you, the best response is to:
✓ ANSWER
Increase your own following distance and let them pass when safe
Extra space ahead and letting the tailgater pass reduces the risk of a rear-end crash.
All the options
- ✓Increase your own following distance and let them pass when safe
- ✗Brake hard to warn them
- ✗Speed up to match their pace
- ✗Stop in your lane and confront them
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