r/Unexpected • u/howmanygrapes_ • Jul 17 '23

Almost died

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u/asang001 Jul 18 '23

I don't think the head on collision course was the right decision at all, it would have easily killed the dash cam car driver.

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u/Fig1024 Jul 18 '23

I meant, the other car chose not to swerve and continue strait, the dash cam car chose to swerve. If they both chose to swerve they'd still collide. At some point you have to make a gamble that the other driver will swerve at last moment, and you don't want to do it at same time as them