Head on
Almost involved in a head on collision today. Car passing the line of cars I was in, all travelling just slightly above the speed limit. Passing car just kept coming even with oncoming traffic approac...
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mich800 wrote:toedtoes wrote:
Head ons (and other crashes) happen when the last person who can prevent it doesn't take action to prevent it.
Since it is extremely difficult to know beforehand who the "last person who can prevent it" is going to be, then we should always act as though we are the last person who can prevent it and hope that is so.
That is not true. I have been behind in such a situation. It can happen very quickly. I don't care how quick your reaction time and attention is. When it happens the victim in many cases has no time to avoid a collision.
If your reaction won't prevent the crash, then you weren't the last person able to prevent the crash.
The point is that in a situation like the OP's, he was able to prevent the crash by reacting. If he hadn't reacted, the crash would have happened.
It's not a blame thing, it's simply making sure that YOU do everything possible to stay alive. If that means pulling off so an idiot can speed by then do it - don't hold your "you're being an idiot so I won't let you get away with it" ground or you're likely to be dead.
