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Re:Tempe Police Release Video of Uber Accident by mdorazio on Thursday March 22, 2018 @11:00AM (#16649187)
Swerving is almost always the wrong thing to do from a safety perspective. This situation is identical to a deer in the road at night, a situation in which most traffic safety experts advise hitting the horn and brakes, but not swerving (note that human drivers hit over a million deer in the US every year, despite supposedly being alert and able to see better than cameras at night). You don't have time for a mirror check to see if there's a car next to you, the shoulder might not be safe, and swerving at speed is an excellent way to lose control of your vehicle entirely. There's also a bike perpendicular to the lane, so you would have to swerve way more than just enough to get around a person.
Re:Tempe Police Release Video of Uber Accident by rland on Thursday March 22, 2018 @02:22PM (#16651182)
For a deer, swerving is the wrong thing to do, because a deer's life does not matter, so it's worth it to hit the deer.

With a person, though, you are seeking to protect everyone, so the tradeoff swaps in favor of swerving, because the person in the car next to you is far more likely to survive a collision.