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Should You Speed Up If Someone's Tailgating You?

Hey everyone, let’s talk about this: If someone is riding your bumper, do you speed up or play it cool? Here’s my recent experience. I merged onto a winding road heading home (no-passing zones, obviously), and the car behind me was basically glued to my rearview. I gradually increased my speed from 55 to 65 mph over the first 5 miles, but they stayed dangerously close. When we hit the long, straight stretch? I pressed the gas pedal to the floor. Lost ’em temporarily, but then they started gaining speed again—only to pull into my neighbor’s driveway like nothing happened. Thinking back, I was probably just freaked out because there’ve been shootings reported on that road recently. Did I overreact by speeding up? Or was it smarter to keep moving? I’m torn between feeling like I jeopardized safety by accelerating and wanting to shake off the tailgater ASAP. What’s your take? Have you dealt with aggressive drivers like this? Share your stories—or advice! 👇 #car #traffic