You are being tailgated, what can you do?
- Change lanes
- Turn at the next intersection
- Pull off the road and let the tailgater pass
- Any of the above ✓
Answer: D. Any of the above
Any of the above works: you can change lanes, turn right at the next intersection, or pull off the road and let the tailgater pass.
Why this is the answer
The rider handbook lists all three of these as ways to deal with someone following too closely: move into another lane, turn right at the next intersection, or pull off the roadway and let the tailgater go by. Because the handbook treats them as a set of choices rather than a single required move, the one that covers all of them is the correct pick. Which one you use depends on the traffic around you at the time. The handbook also adds that double-flashing your brake lights may make a tailgater notice the gap and drop back.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Change lanes — Moving into another lane is one listed strategy, but picking it alone leaves out the other two moves the handbook also gives you.
- B. Turn at the next intersection — Turning right at the next intersection is one listed strategy, but it is only part of the full set of choices the handbook offers.
- C. Pull off the road and let the tailgater pass — Pulling off the road and letting the tailgater pass is one listed strategy, but it is not the only one the handbook names.
Remember it
Think of it as three exits from a tailgater: another lane, a right turn, or the shoulder. Any one of them counts.