<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

I'll make this short.

I was about to be in a car accident.  I was going thru a light that had just turned yellow, and the other car was turning left and should've waited to go after I had passed.  Anyways, I realized they were going to take that left, and it seemed inevitable at the time I was going to hit the vehicle (which was larger than mine.)  I had already made the decision I was going to be able to make it thru the intersection safely.  Once I saw the other car start to go, instead of doing what is probably the normal response and slamming on my brakes; I floored the gas pedal.  We ended up making it safely, and as soon as our heartbeats got down to normal my sister said, "what the fuck were you thinking?!"  I simply replied, "I want physics on my side."   

My question to you is, does this actually increase my chance of survival if I had actually gotten in a wreck?  Does physics, and my object traveling with more force actually help or hinder?  Yes, I realize its worse for the other car, but the goal is my survival.
<bot>: Almost got in wreck, instead of slowing down, I hit the gas and proclaimed "I want physics on my side."