Another vehicle is following you too closely. What does the Florida manual tell you to do?
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A.
Slow down and keep to the right. Correct
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B.
Speed up to open a gap between you.
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C.
Tap your brakes to signal the driver behind.
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D.
Move to the left lane to let them pass on the right.
The answer is "Slow down and keep to the right."
The manual tells you to slow down and keep to the right when another vehicle is following too closely. Brake-tapping as a warning to a tailgater is a habit borrowed from freeway driving culture, and C dresses up that borrowed reflex as the manual's advice.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Speed up to open a gap between you.
Speeding up does not open a gap behind you; it just raises everyone's speed. This answer treats a tailgater the way you would treat a slow driver in front, which is a mismatch.
C. Tap your brakes to signal the driver behind.
The manual does not prescribe brake-tapping as a warning to a tailgater. This answer borrows the brake-tap-as-warning habit from freeway driving culture.
D. Move to the left lane to let them pass on the right.
Passing on the right is not the manual's intended maneuver here; the tailgater should pass on the left. This answer reverses the standard passing side, treating the left lane as a yield lane.
This question tests your knowledge of Defensive Driving in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Driving Safety: Following Distances," p.62..
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