I was following a sprinter van on the back roads, highway speed, moving at a decent clip.
The van braked hard..
I was paying attention, because I’m always paying attention, and I was able to stop the vehicle…
I muttered a curse word…
Then I saw a dog running out of the road.
He chose to break, the driver in front of me, even if it was inconvenient and risky..
He chose to hit his brakes.
And I didn’t understand until I saw the animal