minnow wrote:
^^^Agree with above. It's just amazing how many posting here boldly claim they would of manned up and ”driven through it” and not swerved. One can hyperventilate all they want, but in a panic situation like the OP was presented in, 9 out 10 times I’d bet we’d all try to avoid the collision by swerving. With a second or two, at most, It's not a conscious decision at that point, it's a survival situation which one has no control over.
While I agree that it is not a conscious decision, you do have some control over what you do. It's called muscle memory and you can get it by "practicing" scenarios over and over in your head. This was strongly emphasized in LEO academy. Then when your senses are overwhelmed and your instinct takes over, it tends to follow that path. The tough part is envisioning every possible scenario and the one that will happen to you will likely not be the one you planned for.
Regardless, there's no telling if doing anything but what the OP did would have resulted in any better of an outcome. He's still on this mud ball so not such a bad choice in hindsight.
