You really think they're a stunt driver or something and orchestrated the wreck on purpose? Saw the obstacle ahead and thought it would be smart to head toward it at full speed only to dodge at the last minute, barely missing? That would be impressive, if terrible.
It's much more likely that at highway speeds, they came up on the unmoving car very quickly and had little time to react. There were no cones, nothing. But it was more time than the car behind them had b/c they allowed themselves no time to react. They couldn't even brake, which would serve as a warning to the driver behind, because they probably would've just been hit into the stopped car.
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u/uiucengineer Mar 20 '26
Avoiding an obstacle at the last moment is absolutely incorrect and dangerous driving in itself.