object fixation

[mizzbananie]

just a little update on that pothole... i went on vacation in july, and when i came back it had been nicely filled. now i drive right over it each and every week day.

all of the responses i got here were great, and i sure appreciated them. since i first wrote, i have been practicing avoiding objects, and basically improving my steering/response.

thanks everyone!

[malkin]

Teaching my daughter to drive a car, I learned never to point out pedestrians because as soon as I pointed people out, it seemed like she'd make a straight line for them as if to mow them down directly.

I don't miss those Learner's Permit rides.

[aeiea]

I'm a bit biased (work in the game industry), but video gaming, particularly racing games and other games where you need to steer/move a character and avoid certain objects, have helped me -- I haven't run into many objects or other things I see on the ground. Instead, I think "if I keep my focus I get 100 points!".

Knock on wood for the future of course.

The main reason why I wanted to respond to this old thread is because, based on the subject/title, I thought this would be about how obsessed one can get about bikes. Cuz that, that I understand.

[tulip]

My border collie has object fixation, particularly when the object is a squirrel.