Donnie gets a half-hearted glare for that. It's true, but he feels like he should do something.

"When that happened I had the time to turn it on." He remembers having more than enough time to reach up and hit the switch, even though a van was barreling towards him. That had probably just been luck, though. If he hadn't noticed it....

"... You're right, at any rate. The crutch is good, but I should have more than one method of dealing with fights. Or at least, buying myself enough time to turn my choker on."