Whilst the traffic didn't seem to be going past too quickly, it still looked extremely dangerous to me. Since there was a safe exit to the right I would have go

Whilst the traffic didn't seem to be going past too quickly, it still looked extremely dangerous to me. Since there was a safe exit to the right I would have gotten out immediately. But he stays put, outwardly appearing to feel safe, even after the vehicle reverses into oncoming traffic, and is clearly not under control of the support services. I wonder what his comments and behaviour would be if a human taxi driver acted in such a way? This is blind faith extrapolated to its extreme.