BTW, I did mean to make one more point regarding: "Had there been someone following close behind him, it probably would've caused an accident." And of course

BTW, I did mean to make one more point regarding: "Had there been someone following close behind him, it probably would've caused an accident." And of course the person running into the braking vehicle would have been at fault. In most cases, only assisted emergency braking would help, since most people follow way too close on the freeway - human reaction time isn't fast enough.