Practice question

If you are about to be tailgated and rear-ended at a stop, the best protective action while stopped is to:

Stand on the brakes hard
Leave space in front of you, watch your mirrors, and be ready to move forward into your escape gap if a vehicle approaches without slowing
Stop in the center of the lane to be hardest to see
Turn off the engine

Answer: B — Leave space in front of you, watch your mirrors, and be ready to move forward into your escape gap if a vehicle approaches without slowing

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