The point was the speed. Slamming on the brakes at 70 to avoid killing a squirrel is unreasonable, according to most people, if the likely outcome is causing a

The point was the speed. Slamming on the brakes at 70 to avoid killing a squirrel is unreasonable, according to most people, if the likely outcome is causing a huge pileup. People don’t slam on the brakes on the freeway unless it’s to avoid serious injury or damage. Even at 50 I’d think that slamming on the brakes could be unreasonable, since it is pretty rare and would be unexpected by other drivers.