"I guess that the car thought the pedestrian was another car in front of us?”
So it sounds like the car slammed on the brakes, but thought there was a car in front ?
Right decision, possibly wrong reason - what if the car was programmed to respond differently if a pedestrian stepped out ? (i.e brake harder to avoid contact at all costs ?)
"We would have sustained no damage whatsoever by striking that animal"
Biting the hand that feeds IT
