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3. 90+% of people are deer in the headlights in the first moments of a sudden emergency.
Fri Oct 18, 2024, 06:41 PM
Oct 18

It takes a few seconds to process what's going on.

Part of the act?
A car backfiring?
Fireworks?
Or a gunshot?
What's all this commotion about?
Honey, do you know what's going on?
What do I do?

In this case, they probably were texting and not really paying attention in the first place.

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