In my experience, tailgaters are never satisfied by the speed of the car in front of them. The only good play is to leave enough space in front to stop without getting rear-ended.
In Atlanta, people will tailgate in spite of a wide open lane to the left and the driver in front going the speed of the road. I’m not going to tailgate the person in front of me just because the person behind me is tailgating.
Yeah, tailgating the person in front of me because the person behind me is tailgating has always felt like a: "well, now I have two problems" kind of situation.
If someone is tailgating me, I purposefully slow down, to 10-15% below the speed limit. If someone is determined to crash into my car, I prefer them to do so at as low a speed as I can get.
In Atlanta, people will tailgate in spite of a wide open lane to the left and the driver in front going the speed of the road. I’m not going to tailgate the person in front of me just because the person behind me is tailgating.