Vision narrowing under "spirited" driving, Normal or not? Options

[HotRod]

"normal. gets worse the faster you go. at 200+mph, a 5 lane highway turns into a thin rubber band ...

Andy "

Yep, I remember Hans Stuck describing driving his 959 on the autobahn at 240MPH saying "everysing got very...narrow"

[Air_Cooled_Nut]

QUOTE (soloracer @ Nov 3 2005, 09:54 PM)

Anyone who rides a motorcycle understands the "look where you want to go" and the "keep your head up" mantra. I find that since I got my motorcycle and took a course on how to ride it that I am a better driver. Many of the basic ideas necessary to stay alive on a motorcycle translate to go driving practice in a car.

Took the words right outta my mouth!

I'm always trying to look 8 seconds ahead. But that's not always possible in traffic (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) Find yourself staring at the bumper in front of you? Try looking through the car...through the rear and front glass. Off the sides of the car. Watch the brake/tail lights of the ahead traffic. They tell you what to expect. You'll find yourself slowing down before the car in front of you because you're paying attention beyond the 10' to 20' in front of you (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

During auto-crossing I don't have the need to look at any gauges. There's no cops so speeding isn't an issue. I know where the car is in the rpm range by the sound she makes, thus I know when to shift. My peripherial vision will alert me to any bright warning lights the gauges emit in the event of any engine trouble. Heck, I even TRIED to GLANCE in the rear view mirror once to see a cone I hit but I couldn't because the next gate was approaching me. Looking at unimportant stuff will just slow you down.

As for this 10/10ths stuff...never heard of it. Kind of confusing? Someone care to elaborate at the 8th grade level? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)