I'd much rather take a low-speed door impact than a high-speed grill impact. (Same as when you're landing too fast in an airplane: rather continue braking and

I'd much rather take a low-speed door impact than a high-speed grill impact. (Same as when you're landing too fast in an airplane: rather continue braking and make a taxi speed tree impact at the end of the runway, rather than open the throttle and end up making the same tree impact at takeoff speed and a few feet in the air.) But this is why I "swerve" well ahead of parked cars so I can make a smooth, planned transition to the next lane rather than an abrupt sudden one. 99.7 % of the time it turns out to be unwarranted, but sometimes I glad I did it.