When the driver behind you wants to pass, you should:
- Speed up.
- Go the same speed.
- Slow down to allow room in front of your vehicle for the other driver to complete the pass easily. ✓
- Change lanes.
Answer: C. Slow down to allow room in front of your vehicle for the other driver to complete the pass easily.
Slow down and leave room in front of your vehicle so the driver behind can finish the pass easily.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's section on being passed says you should not increase your speed when someone is overtaking you, and that you should move to the right side of your lane to give the passing driver more room and a better view of the road ahead. Easing off the throttle and keeping right fits that instruction: it opens up space in front of you so the other driver can complete the pass and return to the lane without a rush. Speeding up or holding your speed narrows that space.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Speed up. — The handbook directly says not to increase your speed when you are being passed, since that fights the other driver's pass instead of helping it.
- B. Go the same speed. — Just holding the same speed does nothing to open up room ahead, while the handbook asks you to move right and give the passing driver more space and a better view.
- D. Change lanes. — The handbook tells you to move to the right side of your own lane, not to switch into another lane, when someone is passing you.
Remember it
When someone is coming around you, be the easy one: let off the gas and hug the right side of your lane.