While operating a commercial motor vehicle on a multi-lane highway, you notice a motorist behind you tailgating closely, flashing high beams, and making hostile hand gestures. According to commercial driving safety regulations and defensive driving practices, what is the safest course of action to handle this aggressive driver?
- ATap your service brakes repeatedly to flash the brake lights and warn the tailgater to back off
- Avoid eye contact, stay calm, and safely change lanes or adjust speed to let the aggressive driver passCevap
- CPick up a handheld mobile device immediately to record video evidence of the driver's behavior for law enforcement
- DAccelerate to eliminate the space cushion ahead so the aggressive motorist cannot cut in front of your vehicle
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Avoid eye contact, stay calm, and safely change lanes or adjust speed to let the aggressive driver pass
When encountering an aggressive driver, the standard CDL defensive driving protocol is to de-escalate the situation: avoid eye contact, ignore gestures, maintain emotional control, and safely yield or create space so the aggressive vehicle can pass without conflict.
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Defensive response and de-escalation techniques when encountering aggressive drivers
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