What should you do to maintain safety if you are being tailgated?

Answer: C — Slow down and create space; consider changing lanes if safe.

When someone is tailgating, the safest move is to re-establish a comfortable following distance by slowing down gradually and creating more space behind you. This gives you more time to react if traffic slows or someone ahead brakes, reducing the risk of a rear-end crash. If it’s safe, signal and move to another lane to let the tailgater pass, which can quickly resolve the situation without forcing abrupt moves. Accelerating makes the gap smaller and can escalate aggressive driving. Braking hard can surprise the tailgater and lead to a crash, and moving onto the shoulder is risky and often illegal. So the best approach is to slow down to increase space and, if safe, change lanes to allow the tailgater to pass.