You are in a car, on a highway. It's raining heavily, you can't see anything in front of you. Suddenly, a rabbit jumps onto the hood of your car, you swerve to avoid it, and crash into a wall. You die.

This is a joke.

Now, consider this scenario. You are in a car, on a highway. It's raining heavily, you can't see anything in front of you. Suddenly, a rabbit jumps onto the hood of your car, you swerve to avoid it, but miraculously you manage to avoid the wall. You're shaken but alive.

This is not a joke.

why?