You're leaving a safe gap as you follow a large vehicle. What should you do if a car moves into this gap?
- A Sound your horn
- B Drop back further
- C Flash your headlights
- D Start to overtake
Why this is the answer
Sometimes your separation distance is shortened by a driver moving into the gap you've allowed. When this happens, react positively, stay calm and drop further back to re-establish a safe following distance.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- Sound your horn — The horn is a warning that you are there, not a comment on someone's driving.
- C
- Flash your headlights — The same, and a flash can be read as an invitation you did not mean.
- D
- Start to overtake — You now have less room than before, which makes this the worst moment to overtake.
Where this comes from
- Driving: the essential skills — section 7
- The Highway Code — rule 168
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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