It is not in principle possible to do better in that scenario. It is in principle possible to do better than, say, two-boxing on Newcomb's problem, even though a CDT agent always does that.

If I randomly get hit by a meteor, there isn't a lot I could have done to avoid it. If I willingly drive faster than the speed limit and get myself killed in an accident, there isn't a lot of excuses for why not to abide by the speed limit and survive.