The part on choosing to swerve vs brake based on risk being hit from behind does not make sense to me. It reminds something motorcycle riders say after a crash

The part on choosing to swerve vs brake based on risk being hit from behind does not make sense to me. It reminds something motorcycle riders say after a crash: "I felt that I won't be able to stop in time, so I leaned over the bike". The real reason is: they press the front brake too hard (instinctively), the wheel locks up and without gyroscopic effect the slightest disturbance let's the gravity do it's work. However, admitting the mistake is embarrassing, so a story justifying the action is being told. In the fractions of second needed for the decision, instincts prevail. Some people swerve, some people brake. If there is enough time to evaluate the action- it doesn't matter which choice was made (either the distance is enough to brake or there are no other cars around).