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Decades ago a kitty bolted in the middle of the street. I was less than 18, using one of those little cars that reaches at most 50 Km/h. I slammed the break an

Decades ago a kitty bolted in the middle of the street. I was less than 18, using one of those little cars that reaches at most 50 Km/h. I slammed the break and manage to stop maybe 2 cm from the kitty, which managed to continue out of the street alive. The scooter behind me came close to me and complained that I almost killed them by slamming the breaks. To this day, I still don't know if that was the right call. That guy could have been a dad and I could have killed a father. Still I couldn't think of killing a cat either.

jopicornell 1y ago
If a vehicle can't react to the emmergency break of the vehicle ahead, it's their fault. Change the kitty for a child and the complaint of the scooter is nonsense.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 1y ago
  I don't disagree, but I'm still left killing a father of a family afterwards.
  - mensetmanusman 1y ago
    Be wary at higher speeds of veering due to animals. Insurance could blame you if you start an accident and don’t end up hitting the animal.
    - Fire-Dragon-DoL 1y ago
      Makes sense. I did not veer because it's a very dangerous road and in Rome veering to dodge means you are hitting a scooter (scooters zip through traffic in Rome). The reason why the guy behind me survived is because he did veer when I slammed the breaks
  - michael1999 1y ago
    No. The other driver almost hurt himself following too closely, and not paying attention. There is nothing exceptional about emergency braking in a residential neighbourhood. Your prime responsibility when driving a car is in the direction of travel.
  - Redster 1y ago
    Yeah, that would be hard. It sounds more like instead of learning a lesson about following too closely, he decided to turn the mix of anger or fear onto you. Hopefully, with time removed from the situation, he will realize that he should not follow as closely. And hopefully you won't be too affected by guilt-manipulation. (Obviously, it's a good idea when something behind you cannot slow quickly, to try not to brake too quickly, but in theory, a scooter should be able to stop very quickly.) With hard calls, you only can do your best with the information you had at the time.

jopicornell 1y ago

If a vehicle can't react to the emmergency break of the vehicle ahead, it's their fault. Change the kitty for a child and the complaint of the scooter is nonsense.

Fire-Dragon-DoL 1y ago
I don't disagree, but I'm still left killing a father of a family afterwards.
- mensetmanusman 1y ago
  Be wary at higher speeds of veering due to animals. Insurance could blame you if you start an accident and don’t end up hitting the animal.
  - Fire-Dragon-DoL 1y ago
    Makes sense. I did not veer because it's a very dangerous road and in Rome veering to dodge means you are hitting a scooter (scooters zip through traffic in Rome). The reason why the guy behind me survived is because he did veer when I slammed the breaks
- michael1999 1y ago
  No. The other driver almost hurt himself following too closely, and not paying attention. There is nothing exceptional about emergency braking in a residential neighbourhood. Your prime responsibility when driving a car is in the direction of travel.
- Redster 1y ago
  Yeah, that would be hard. It sounds more like instead of learning a lesson about following too closely, he decided to turn the mix of anger or fear onto you. Hopefully, with time removed from the situation, he will realize that he should not follow as closely. And hopefully you won't be too affected by guilt-manipulation. (Obviously, it's a good idea when something behind you cannot slow quickly, to try not to brake too quickly, but in theory, a scooter should be able to stop very quickly.) With hard calls, you only can do your best with the information you had at the time.