No alternative needed, both should happen. But as this bloke managed to brake fast enough to not hit the inattentive nodder, it sounds like he was doing OK.
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No alternative needed, both should happen. But as this bloke managed to brake fast enough to not hit the inattentive nodder, it sounds like he was doing OK.