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[GalFisk]

How did violent Westerns make me a better driver?

[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?

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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?

[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.

[Sundowner64]

Is it a bike? motor-bike? pedelec? segway?

[GalFisk]

Is it a bike? motor-bike? pedelec? segway? Moped, but motorbike also works. No to the others.

[Sundowner64]

Carrying items while riding relevant? Carrying in your hands? on your lap? in your backpack?

[GalFisk]

Carrying items while riding relevant? Carrying in your hands? on your lap? in your backpack? No to all.

[Sundowner64]

Hands-free riding relevant? Riding with one hand? Keeping balance at low speed? Riding on rough ground?

[jondahr]

Does it have to do with the way you fire a gun? "Squeezing the trigger" relevant?

[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.

[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?

[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?

[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?

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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?

[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.

[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?

[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.
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