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>>The dumb ass decided to leave his vehicle and walk into oncoming traffic - which was doing 50 mph or so - wearing black. Even see a squirrel dart out in front of you at 25? Imagine your reaction.
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>According to witnesses, Stewart accelerated when he saw him. I don't think I'd accelerate if a squirrel darted in front of me.

You make a good point - I had a poor analogy. For race car drivers, the trained reaction is to accelerate and turn....to drive around it....to aim "where they were" but in this case, where the leader "was" is where the pedestrian was. In any case, he had NO business on the track one lap after a wreck.