On 2 Jun 2018 09:28:14 GMT, Huge wrote:

No, if there aren't more threatening things occupying your
attention
you slow down until the gap he's left is more like a safe stopping

distance

Precisely.

- if he keeps getting closer then you keep getting slower,

Yep. Quite often after a minute or three they'll give up trying to
push and drop back a bit anyway.

... until you can accelerate away to leave a safe gap.

Which won't last long as the tail gater will just catch you back up.


Likewise if you stop at a tailback on a motorway you should keep
checking behind and plan escape routes because something big
and/or
fast may be about to run into the back of you.

All very sensible.

And if there isn't an escape route and something looks to be coming
in a bit fast, ease forward closer to the vehicle in front and keep
the brakes off to reduce the double whammy if they hit you. One from
them hitting you, one from you hitting the one in front. Assuming
they are likely to hit you fairly hard. There comes a point where
putting the brakes on to stop a "gentle tap" nudging you into the one
in front could be a good idea.

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Cheers
Dave.