> What if there's someone behind you and you can't brake? The obvious answer is that you brake, and the person behind you is forced to brake as well. You can

> What if there's someone behind you and you can't brake? The obvious answer is that you brake, and the person behind you is forced to brake as well. You can always brake. But knowing how many asshole drivers are out there, what I predict happens next is that the driver behind you decides that you're a moron slowing down for no reason and then gets into the left lane to pass you, putting themselves in the gap that you were planning on going into. They ignored your turn signal (You are signaling, right?) that would have told them that you were getting out of their way.