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Four years ago I was driving down a hill in insanely slick weather. Though I was driving very slowly, the car skidded, and was heading into an extremely busy s
by chernevik 11y ago
Four years ago I was driving down a hill in insanely slick weather. Though I was driving very slowly, the car skidded, and was heading into an extremely busy street. I had enough steering to put the car into a tree, slowly, rather risk something really serious.
Not quite a Trolley Problem -- _I_ was among those better off by cutting the losses. But yes, weird situations and choices do emerge.
- mnw21cam 11y agoHow did the insurance work out for you on that one?
- emidln 11y agoI would imagine the risk of hitting a stationary object is lower than the risk of hitting an object moving towards you. Curious to know if this line of reasoning of taking the least risky option was a defense to driving his car into a tree.
- chernevik 11y agoI think they paid but regarded it as my fault. I didn't fight it, had too much else going on.