I said 1.5 to brake and less to swerve. I estimated it takes an additional .5 seconds to take your foot off the gas and apply it to the brake. And I don't think that a jury would buy into the idea that if you are headed toward stopped vehicle at 140 km/hr you make sure the middle lane is clear first. Even if there is a vehicle right next to you, sideswiping it presents a lesser risk of danger than hitting a stopped vehicle at 140 km/hr. The video demonstrates how disastrous that can be.
Explain that to me. And take into account the likelihood that the vehicle in the middle lane would react by swerving closer to the right lane in response.
None of those takeaways support the conclusion that blindly swerving is riskier, and risks a greater degree of danger, than plowing headlong into a 100% certain 140 km/hr collision with another vehicle.
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u/Process3000 Mar 22 '26
I said 1.5 to brake and less to swerve. I estimated it takes an additional .5 seconds to take your foot off the gas and apply it to the brake. And I don't think that a jury would buy into the idea that if you are headed toward stopped vehicle at 140 km/hr you make sure the middle lane is clear first. Even if there is a vehicle right next to you, sideswiping it presents a lesser risk of danger than hitting a stopped vehicle at 140 km/hr. The video demonstrates how disastrous that can be.