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[β] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 11 points 4 months ago (2 children) Is it supposed to happen every time I see a thick enough tree by the roadside and every bridge stanchion though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] RustySharp@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago (2 children) Probably more common than you think. I know someone who worked in the transport industry. They had one advice they gave everyone: "when you're driving while tired or stressed, hyperfocus on the two lines on the road in front of you. NEVER look at any tree or pole on the side of the road." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Jako302@feddit.org 8 points 4 months ago That advice has a different reason. We automatically steer where our eyes are looking at. If you are awake and focused, that doesn't matter cause you adjust for that subconsciously. But if you are preoccupied with something and are driving on autopilot, then that one tree you were staring at for a second too long is the place you are going to end up. That's also the reason why people tend to hit the only upright thing on an otherwise empty 5km stretch of road. permalink fedilink source parent [β] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 1 point 4 months ago I've heard the same from bikers that narrowly dodged accidents by hyperfocusing on the gap between the cars, Jako302 in the thread explains it well permalink fedilink source parent [β] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago This only happened to me when i was in a mentally very bad state. It's not healthy behavior. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] RustySharp@programming.dev 9 points 4 months ago (2 children) Probably more common than you think. I know someone who worked in the transport industry. They had one advice they gave everyone: "when you're driving while tired or stressed, hyperfocus on the two lines on the road in front of you. NEVER look at any tree or pole on the side of the road." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] Jako302@feddit.org 8 points 4 months ago That advice has a different reason. We automatically steer where our eyes are looking at. If you are awake and focused, that doesn't matter cause you adjust for that subconsciously. But if you are preoccupied with something and are driving on autopilot, then that one tree you were staring at for a second too long is the place you are going to end up. That's also the reason why people tend to hit the only upright thing on an otherwise empty 5km stretch of road. permalink fedilink source parent [β] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 1 point 4 months ago I've heard the same from bikers that narrowly dodged accidents by hyperfocusing on the gap between the cars, Jako302 in the thread explains it well permalink fedilink source parent
[β] Jako302@feddit.org 8 points 4 months ago That advice has a different reason. We automatically steer where our eyes are looking at. If you are awake and focused, that doesn't matter cause you adjust for that subconsciously. But if you are preoccupied with something and are driving on autopilot, then that one tree you were staring at for a second too long is the place you are going to end up. That's also the reason why people tend to hit the only upright thing on an otherwise empty 5km stretch of road. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 1 point 4 months ago I've heard the same from bikers that narrowly dodged accidents by hyperfocusing on the gap between the cars, Jako302 in the thread explains it well permalink fedilink source parent
[β] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago This only happened to me when i was in a mentally very bad state. It's not healthy behavior. permalink fedilink source parent
