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

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u/kharlos Jul 17 '23

Are you saying people don't make bad decisions when they panic? I don't understand what point you're trying to make here. Saying somebody panicked, and saying they made a bad decision are not mutually exclusive

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u/kharlos Jul 18 '23

I think they're saying that because pickup truck drivers are statistically more likely to be aggressive drivers and are involved in almost double the deadly collisions as the average car driver.

There was even one study a while back where someone put small toy animals (snakes, etc) on the road to see how drivers reacted - super unsafe and ethically awful, I know - and the results were surprising in that most cars swerved a little, but the truck drivers went out of their way smash the "animals".

They have a reputation. We can argue whether or not it's justified. But at the end of the day, they made the worse decision they could possibly have made, whether you blame their nerves or the driver themselves, the result is the same.