If someone is driving aggressively behind you, you should:

1. Try to get out of the aggressive driver’s way. ✓
2. Stare at the driver as he or she is passing you.
3. Speed up as he or she is passing you.
4. Block the passing lane.

Answer: A. Try to get out of the aggressive driver’s way.

Try to get out of the aggressive driver’s way.

Why this is the answer

The Texas handbook says not to confront other drivers and not to speed up to keep someone from passing or entering your lane. It also says to drive friendly and report aggressive driving. Getting out of the aggressive driver’s way fits those instructions because it avoids confrontation and lets the driver pass rather than turning the situation into a contest.

Why the other answers are wrong

• B. Stare at the driver as he or she is passing you. — Staring at the driver is a form of confrontation, which the handbook tells you to avoid.
• C. Speed up as he or she is passing you. — Speeding up while the driver is passing goes against the handbook’s warning not to speed up to keep someone from passing.
• D. Block the passing lane. — Blocking the passing lane keeps the aggressive driver from passing, which is the kind of conduct the handbook says not to do.

Remember it

Let aggressive drivers go around you; don’t turn it into a contest.