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Tapping your brakes is an effective way to alert drivers behind you that traffic is beginning to slow. This action conveys a clear message through the brake lights, which will illuminate briefly and signal to following vehicles that you are reducing your speed. By doing this, you help create a safer driving environment and give the drivers behind you a chance to react appropriately, reducing the risk of rear-end collisions.

Honk your horn could be interpreted in various ways and may not convey the specific message of slowing down. Turning on your hazard lights is typically used to indicate that you are stationary or facing a hazard, but it may not clearly communicate gradual slowing in traffic. Making eye contact with drivers behind is often not practical and may not be effective in alerting them. Thus, lightly tapping your brakes is the most universally understood and effective method for notifying others of a change in your speed.