[HN Gopher] Five years ago, I hit a woman with my car on I-75
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Five years ago, I hit a woman with my car on I-75
Author : edward
Score : 14 points
Date : 2021-05-03 21:14 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| cyberlurker wrote:
| I thought this was well written and honest.
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| But based on the description of that second accident, the author
| was absolutely at fault. Never swerve into oncoming traffic...
| take the hit. But I understand that's easier to say than decide
| in the moment. I hope technology can continue to make driving
| safer so those decisions are easier to make or don't need to be
| made.
| bsder wrote:
| People always overestimate their agency in panic situations.
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| Unless you have significant training, your actions in panic
| situations are rarely better than random.
|
| I have had a couple situations where it seems like I made
| incredible decisions that worked out great. I like to remind
| myself that "boxcars comes up twice in a row" does not mean I'm
| a God and that "snake-eyes comes up twice in a row" does not
| mean I'm a moron.
| watersb wrote:
| I had to take the hit about ten years ago. A large animal
| crossing, cars close behind me, oncoming traffic... and my two
| kids in their car seats, in the back seat. I had to risk a 200+
| kg deer coming through the windshield.
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| If it had been a human on the road, I don't think I'd be able
| to control my reaction to avoid hitting them, no matter the
| situation. Not time to think much.
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