Quote Originally Posted by mizzbananie View Post
anyway.. on my way home from work, near the bottom of a fierce hill is a pothole with an arrow pointing directly at it painted on the road. i can't avoid it without driving too far into traffic or too close to the curb. each and every day i nearly fall victim to object fixation while trying to avoid that stupid hole.

does this ever happen to you?
Every day? Who painted the arrow? How long has the hole (or the arrow) been in the road? I'd recommend calling your local public works department and telling them about an unsafe pothole that needs to be fixed, pronto.

That said, yup....object fixation is common. I know it well from mountain biking and skiing. See an obstacle = hit an obstacle.