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[GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2024 7:27 pm
by GalFisk
How did violent Westerns make me a better driver?

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PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2024 8:47 am
by Sundowner64
Better as in: safer? faster? more efficient? more reliable? more relaxed?
Finding directions relevant?
car driver? bus driver? lorry driver?
A specific type of violence in Westerns relevant? gun fights? fist fights? robbery or other crime?

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PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2024 9:05 am
by GalFisk
Better as in: safer? Yes. faster? more efficient? more reliable? Arguably. more relaxed? No to the rest.
Finding directions relevant? No.
car driver? bus driver? lorry driver? Neither.
A specific type of violence in Westerns relevant? gun fights? Yes, this. fist fights? robbery or other crime? If guns are involved, yes.

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PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2024 1:24 pm
by Sundowner64
tram driver? train driver? coach driver? musher? driver of any type of vehicle? skipper? aircraft pilot?
draught animals relevant? horses? oxen? dogs? other?
Is the reaction of animals to gunfire relevant? or to other types of loud sharp noise, like thunder?
Skydiving relevant? other sport?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2024 1:58 pm
by GalFisk
tram driver? train driver? coach driver? musher? No to all. driver of any type of vehicle? DOYD of "any". It's a specific type of vehicle. skipper? aircraft pilot? No to both.
draught animals relevant? horses? oxen? dogs? other? No to all.
Is the reaction of animals to gunfire relevant? or to other types of loud sharp noise, like thunder? No to both.
Skydiving relevant? other sport? No to both.

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Mon May 27, 2024 3:57 pm
by Sundowner64
Is the vehicle propelled by an engine? by wind or other natural power? by muscular power? does it move at all?
Is it a toy vehicle? a stage prop? a radio controlled vehicle? a model vehicle?
Is there anything specific about guns relevant? aiming? firing? handling guns? carrying? maintaining? ammunition?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Tue May 28, 2024 12:01 pm
by GalFisk
Is the vehicle propelled by an engine? Yes. by wind or other natural power? by muscular power? No to both. does it move at all? Yes.
Is it a toy vehicle? a stage prop? a radio controlled vehicle? a model vehicle? No to all.
Is there anything specific about guns relevant? aiming? firing? Yes to both. handling guns? DOYD of "handling", explore. carrying? maintaining? ammunition? No to the rest.

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2024 6:21 am
by Biograd1
Is the purpose of the vehicle mainly transportation? doing something to the ground/earth it drives over (for example a lawnmower, tractor, (snow)plow, etc.)? recreation?

Does your knowledge of Westerns relate to gauging direction by sight? judging the distance to, or direction of, a moving "target", i.e. something moving relative to you, even if it's YOU that's actually moving? telling something's location from the sound it emits?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Thu May 30, 2024 6:00 pm
by GalFisk
Is the purpose of the vehicle mainly transportation?Yes. doing something to the ground/earth it drives over (for example a lawnmower, tractor, (snow)plow, etc.)? No. recreation? No, but some of those would also work.

Does your knowledge of Westerns relate to gauging direction by sight? judging the distance to, or direction of, a moving "target", i.e. something moving relative to you, even if it's YOU that's actually moving? telling something's location from the sound it emits? No to all.

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:32 am
by Sundowner64
Does the vehicle move on land? on water? in the air?
Does it transport people? things? animals? Does it draw something/someone?
Operating the vehicle with one hand relevant? while doing something else with the other hand?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 9:29 am
by GalFisk
Does the vehicle move on land? This. on water? in the air?
Does it transport people? Yes. things? Sometimes. animals? Does it draw something/someone? No to both.
Operating the vehicle with one hand relevant? while doing something else with the other hand? No to both.

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:26 pm
by Sundowner64
Does the vehicle have wheels? (if so: two? four?) skis? runners? skates? treads? does it hover on the ground?
Does the vehicle transport other people together with you? just you?
Do you need your hands to control the vehicle? both hands? feet?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 2:49 am
by GalFisk
Does the vehicle have wheels? (if so: two? four?) Yes, two. skis? runners? skates? treads? does it hover on the ground? No to all
Does the vehicle transport other people together with you? Sometimes. just you? Mostly.
Do you need your hands to control the vehicle? both hands? Yes. feet? No.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 25, 2024 9:22 pm
by Sundowner64
Is it a bike? motor-bike? pedelec? segway?

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 26, 2024 6:28 am
by GalFisk
Is it a bike? motor-bike? pedelec? segway? Moped, but motorbike also works. No to the others.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:04 am
by Sundowner64
Carrying items while riding relevant? Carrying in your hands? on your lap? in your backpack?

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 12, 2024 8:44 am
by GalFisk
Carrying items while riding relevant? Carrying in your hands? on your lap? in your backpack? No to all.

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 29, 2024 10:53 am
by Sundowner64
Hands-free riding relevant? Riding with one hand? Keeping balance at low speed? Riding on rough ground?

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 30, 2024 6:50 am
by jondahr
Does it have to do with the way you fire a gun? "Squeezing the trigger" relevant?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Sun Aug 04, 2024 7:27 am
by GalFisk
Hands-free riding relevant? Riding with one hand? Keeping balance at low speed? Riding on rough ground? No to all.

Does it have to do with the way you fire a gun? Yes. "Squeezing the trigger" relevant? DOYD. Using the trigger, yes. "Squeezing" specifically instead of "pulling", no.

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 11:54 am
by Sundowner64
Operating some part of the moped with one finger relevant? brake? clutch? gear shift? light? indicator? horn? accelerator?
Operating something else with one finger?

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 11:59 am
by GalFisk
Operating some part of the moped with one finger relevant? brake? clutch? gear shift? light? indicator? Yes, this. Explore. horn? accelerator?
Operating something else with one finger?

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:15 am
by Sundowner64
Are you operating the indicator with your thumb? index finger? middle finger? right hand? left hand?
Is the thing you have to operate a button? a lever? a switch? Does it have two positions? three? more? Does it control something else besides the indicator?
Do you have to pull it? tip it? push it?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2024 9:02 am
by GalFisk
Are you operating the indicator with your thumb? This. index finger? middle finger? right hand? left hand?
Is the thing you have to operate a button? Yes. a lever? No. a switch? Yes. Does it have two positions? Arguably. three? Arguably. more? Arguably. Does it control something else besides the indicator? No.
Do you have to pull it? DOYDtip it? No. push it? Yes.
Edit: fixed position of "this" in the first line.

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 11:51 am
by jondahr
Was the improvement you experienced that you started using this in a better way? That you understood better how to use it? That you more easily remembered how it worked? That you generally remembered to use it more often? Or bothered to do so?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 11:55 am
by GalFisk
Was the improvement you experienced that you started using this in a better way? Yes. That you understood better how to use it? No. That you more easily remembered how it worked? No, but OTRT. That you generally remembered to use it more often? No, but OTRT.Or bothered to do so? No.

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 12:11 pm
by jondahr
Did this make you a better driver because...
...the use of your indicator was more clear to people now?
...or harder to misunderstand?
...the timing of it was better?
...you were able to spend less of your attention on that and more on other aspects of driving?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 12:41 pm
by GalFisk
Did this make you a better driver because...
...the use of your indicator was more clear to people now? Yes, because...
...or harder to misunderstand? Yes, because...
...the timing of it was better? This, explore.
...you were able to spend less of your attention on that and more on other aspects of driving? No.

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 10:10 am
by jondahr
Were you imagining the indicator was a gun trigger? Or the hammer of a revolver? Were you inspired by a particular way the characters in the westerns fired their guns? By the way they drew their weapons? By the timing involved in drawing before their opponent? By the sound design? Music?

Re: [GalFisk] Vroom vroom bang bang

PostPosted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 12:40 pm
by GalFisk
Were you imagining the indicator was a gun trigger? Or the hammer of a revolver? Both. Were you inspired by a particular way the characters in the westerns fired their guns? By the way they drew their weapons? By the timing involved in drawing before their opponent? By the sound design? Music? This is close enough for the
***SPOILER***
The blinker is turned on by sliding a button to the left or right. The button then returns to the center by a spring, but the blinker stays on. In order to turn off the blinker, I have to push in a small button on top of the sliding button. I can't see the blinkers, and the blinking indicator on the instrument is a hard-to-see blinking arrow on an LCD screen. I used to frequently forget to turn off the blinker, but if I think about turning it on as cocking the hammer of a single-action revolver, as seen in many westerns, it follows naturally that I should "pull the trigger" once I've aimed the moped in the direction I'm going, and thus turn off the blinker.
thanks for playing!