If another driver cuts you off in traffic, you should:
- Pull next to the driver and yell at them.
- Let it go. ✓
- Flash your high beams at the driver.
- Get back at the other driver by cutting them off.
Answer: B. Let it go.
You should let it go: stay calm, slow down, and put distance between you and the other driver.
Why this is the answer
The handbook passage on aggressive driving lists cutting off other drivers among aggressive behaviors. It then tells you what to do when someone is threatening you or driving dangerously around you: remain calm, increase the distance, slow down and let that driver pass, and avoid eye contact or obscene gestures. Letting it go matches that advice because it keeps you from reacting in kind. The passage does not say to confront, shout, flash lights, or retaliate; those actions are listed as aggressive behaviors to avoid.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Pull next to the driver and yell at them. — Pulling alongside and yelling is confrontation and matches the shouting and threats the passage lists as aggressive behavior, not the calm response it advises.
- C. Flash your high beams at the driver. — Flashing high beams is itself listed in the passage as an aggressive behavior, so it does not de-escalate a driver who cut you off.
- D. Get back at the other driver by cutting them off. — Cutting the other driver off is retaliation and is listed as aggressive driving; the passage tells you to create distance instead.
Remember it
When someone cuts you off, treat it as your cue to create space, not to make a point.