User:Average/Minimize Driver Distractions
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When you get to 200mph, if you can't pay attention to the road, you've put yourself and other in danger. Each turn becomes a highly-charged event where you have to keep all the forces in check: steering, braking, acceleration, and friction on the road. You miss any step and you could wind up dead.
The average jaunt down the road on a motorbike requires continual attunement to about 8 different complex inputs:
- other drivers on the road vs. unexpected behaviors,
- things entering the road vs. braking distance,
- traction,
- steering wheel trajectory,
- wind,
- current engine load and performance characteristics,
- your vehicle weight and availability of braking,
- and other in-car distractions
You don't want an excess of information taking your attention.