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I was riding as a passenger in my gf's car the other day and some other cager did something stupid, so she had to slam the brakes. As most people do while they're passengers, I started pushing my right foot down (on my imaginary brake), but I also found myself repeatedly squeezing my right hand, like that would stop the car or something, lol.


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It felt a little weird to get back into a car after riding the bike when I first got the bike...now I hop back and forth.
The VW Beetles are just plain uncomfortable. I test drove one a couple years ago. Didn't like it one bit. Good for 2 people, thats it.
The VW Beetles are just plain uncomfortable. I test drove one a couple years ago. Didn't like it one bit. Good for 2 people, thats it.
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I was practicing my turns and clutch/throttle control today for a couple hours and then I had to take my sister to work so I hopped in my car and started driving, then I got to a turn and started leaning into it and panicked for a split second because the car wasn't turning. I quickly realized what I was doing and turned the wheel.
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Does anyone else twist the steering wheel with their right hand like it's a throttle subconciously?
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.
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I'll have to admit, I'm on the imaginary brake anytime my GF is driving.camthepyro wrote:I was riding as a passenger in my gf's car the other day and some other cager did something stupid, so she had to slam the brakes. As most people do while they're passengers, I started pushing my right foot down (on my imaginary brake), but I also found myself repeatedly squeezing my right hand, like that would stop the car or something, lol.
It was almost a disaster when I had a passenger that did this. We were in my plane and the imaginary brake happened to be the right rudder pedal. It was probably the ugliest night landing I've ever made. I was trying to figure out what had happened when the passenger 'fessed up.
BTW - When I first started flying, I'd get into my cage for the ride home. When I hit 60 mph, I found myself pulling back on the steering wheel

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