It's gambling. For the skilled player, it's just gambling with a +EV, unlike the slots or table games, which have a -EV.

But two seconds are nice to have to dodge roadway debris, which you didn't see coming until the person in front of you dodged it.

However, many state judiciary systems look to the federal rules as models to base their state systems on, so it's expected that many states will adopt the same or similar language for their state rules of civil procedure.