jimc wrote:
I object to riding being called 'driving'.
Do you 'drive' a horse? A bicycle?
Humbug say I.
Do you 'drive' a horse? A bicycle?
Humbug say I.
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jimc wrote: I object to riding being called 'driving'. Do you 'drive' a horse? A bicycle? Humbug say I. |
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heinlein wrote: jimc wrote: I object to riding being called 'driving'. Do you 'drive' a horse? A bicycle? Humbug say I. So now you drive an automobile or truck, but you ride a motorcycle, scooter, or bicycle. I don't think it has anything to do with the difference between being pilot or navigator. I thought about this with the original post, just like jimc, but didn't write it. Interestingly, the latest Jeep slogan is "Riders wanted" or some such. Is there a subliminal message here differentiating Jeeps from other cars and comparing them to motorcycles? |
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mpfrank wrote: heinlein wrote: jimc wrote: I object to riding being called 'driving'. Do you 'drive' a horse? A bicycle? Humbug say I. So now you drive an automobile or truck, but you ride a motorcycle, scooter, or bicycle. I don't think it has anything to do with the difference between being pilot or navigator. I thought about this with the original post, just like jimc, but didn't write it. Interestingly, the latest Jeep slogan is "Riders wanted" or some such. Is there a subliminal message here differentiating Jeeps from other cars and comparing them to motorcycles? In modern times if someone asks a group who arrived by car "who drove?" they are clearly differentiating the active driver from the passive passengers. |
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heinlein wrote: mpfrank wrote: heinlein wrote: jimc wrote: I object to riding being called 'driving'. Do you 'drive' a horse? A bicycle? Humbug say I. So now you drive an automobile or truck, but you ride a motorcycle, scooter, or bicycle. I don't think it has anything to do with the difference between being pilot or navigator. I thought about this with the original post, just like jimc, but didn't write it. Interestingly, the latest Jeep slogan is "Riders wanted" or some such. Is there a subliminal message here differentiating Jeeps from other cars and comparing them to motorcycles? In modern times if someone asks a group who arrived by car "who drove?" they are clearly differentiating the active driver from the passive passengers. |
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For me, target fixation means seeing an oncoming car - I'm not really worried about it or anything, but my eye just naturally follows it for a second. At least my eyes, if not my whole head, bobs at the "target" and my line bobbles a little right along with it. I'm working on it.
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