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What is the safest response when another driver is tailgating you?
✓ ANSWER
Increase your own following distance and, when safe, let them pass
Extra space ahead lets you brake gradually, protecting you and the tailgater; letting them pass removes the threat.
All the options
- ✓Increase your own following distance and, when safe, let them pass
- ✗Brake hard to warn them off
- ✗Speed up to match their expectations
- ✗Stop suddenly to teach them a lesson
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