Glad you're ok. And if I ever get the chance to learn French, it's to be able to swear and curse when I need to. Swearing is fun in French eh?

Question, you mentioned that you hit the back of his car, was there no way to swerve and avoid it? I know we usually have less than two seconds to decide swerve OR brake. but did you think about it? Also, did you use both rear and front brakes?