When you are being followed closely by an aggressive driver, which action is NOT recommended?

• A. Maintaining your lane
• B. Pulling over safely to let them pass
• C. Increasing your following distance
• D. Staying calm and using signals

Answer: (A)

When someone is following closely and acting aggressively, the priority is to create space and reduce risk, not to fuel the situation. Keeping your lane at the same speed doesn’t help you gain any distance or provide a safe exit, so it keeps you in the aggressor’s path and can increase the chance of a collision. The other actions—pulling over safely when possible to let them pass, increasing the following distance to buy time for reactions, and staying calm while signaling your intentions—all reduce risk and communicate non-confrontational behavior. So maintaining your lane is not the recommended response because it doesn’t help defuse the situation or improve safety.