In addition, the usual human response is to get away from trouble by the most direct means possible, but a straight line is rarely the safest route of departure while under fire, and this is particularly true after setting a petard.
In addition, the usual response of the human survival instinct is to get away by the most direct means possible. The straight line is rarely the safest route of departure while under fire, however, and this was doubly true after setting a petard.