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if you were driving the blue Prius in the situation pictured above, explain what you would do to minimize the tailgating hazard on your left.
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ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴀʟ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ (ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴜs ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴄᴀʀs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴜɴsᴀғᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʟᴀɴᴇs.
ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴀʟ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ (ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴜs ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴄᴀʀs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴜɴsᴀғᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʟᴀɴᴇs.ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴏɴᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ sᴀғᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ɪs ᴛᴏ sʟᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʟᴀɴᴇ, ᴀʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ sᴀғᴇʟʏ ᴘᴀss ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇғᴛ. ɪᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ʟᴀɴᴇs).
ᴀɴ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴇ, ᴘᴏssɪʙʟʏ ʟᴇss sᴀғᴇ, ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜ ɪs ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ, ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ sᴜғғɪᴄɪᴇɴᴛʟʏ ғᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴀ ʟᴀɴᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʟᴀɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ (ᴀs ɪ ᴅɪᴅ), ʀɪsᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟɪsɪᴏɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs ʟᴀɴᴇs. ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴄʜᴏᴏsɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪs sᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ ɪs ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴʏ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟɪsɪᴏɴ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ, ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪɴ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ.
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴇs ᴍᴀʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴠᴇʜɪᴄʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ. ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴠᴇʜɪᴄʟᴇ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɴ sʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ, ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs ᴍʏ sʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ. ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴏʙsᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏʀ ᴘᴀss ᴡɪᴛʜ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.
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ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɢᴀʟ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪs ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀғᴇsᴛ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪɴ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇǫᴜɪʀᴇ ᴄʜᴏᴏsɪɴɢ ᴀ sʟᴏᴡᴇʀ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ, ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀ ғᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ.
Question:
if you were driving the blue prius in the situation pictured above, explain what you would do to minimize the tailgating hazard on your left.
Answer:
ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ
Explanation:
ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ, ɪғ ɪ'ᴍ ᴅʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴜs ɪ'ʟʟ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴍɪɴɪᴍɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀɪʟɢᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴢᴀʀᴅ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ʟᴇғᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴀʀᴇ:
- ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ sʟᴏᴡ ᴅᴏᴡɴ, sᴏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴄᴀʀs ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴄᴀɴ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ.
- ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ʀᴜɴ ғᴀsᴛᴇʀ, ʙʏ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ᴍʏ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ, sᴏ ɪ'ʟʟ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴄᴀʀs ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴇǫᴜᴀᴛᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ.
- ɪ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴇs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀʀs ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴀssɪɴɢ.
ʜᴇɴᴄᴇ, ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴀsᴇ, ɪᴛ ɪs ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ᴛᴀɪʟɢᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴢᴀʀᴅs ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ʟᴇғᴛ sɪᴅᴇ.
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