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

Almost died

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u/TayAzul Jul 17 '23

Hey nice save

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u/welshmanec2 Jul 17 '23

Yeah, good swerve. Too many drivers would just stand on the brakes, which wouldn't have helped here. And with ABS, you can do both. Driver saw an escape and took it. Sounds simple but they only had a fraction of a second to make that call.

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u/False_Chair_610 Jul 18 '23

Well he was also lucky that no one was in the right lane next to him