That'd be funny if it wasn't so sad. My serious answer to your (suspected sarcastic, rhetorical) question would be object fixation. The EtOH-enhanced driver sees the speed limit sign and focuses on it, resulting in driving right up to it. Same thing that causes a cyclist to hit a pothole he's desperately trying to avoid, but staring at...
Nice pic!
ReplyDeleteThat'd be funny if it wasn't so sad. My serious answer to your (suspected sarcastic, rhetorical) question would be object fixation. The EtOH-enhanced driver sees the speed limit sign and focuses on it, resulting in driving right up to it. Same thing that causes a cyclist to hit a pothole he's desperately trying to avoid, but staring at...
I certainly appreciate the answer. "EtOH-enhanced" is new to me.
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