Comment by yamtaddle

You basically can't, realistically, do that in dense city highway driving, which looks like what this is. Like, we still say the driver who hits the back is "at fault" in these kinds of pile-ups but it's entirely a "there, but for the grace of God, go I" situation. They were just unlucky. 99% of drivers on that road drive the same way they were, and the ones who don't are probably driving in a way that makes things less safe.