WHEN A PASSENGER.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 28 July 1928, Page 14

WHEN A PASSENGER.

QUALMS OF A DRIVER.

When onto a ear owner has attained a certain degree of proficiency in driving, and has ceased to he unfamiliar with the controls, it is fairly certain that he will invariably be ill at ease in any car not driven by himself. This is accepted as a fact among motorists of experience. The most experienced are o.teu most affected.

In the case or the driver temporarily turned passenger the working of tl?e brain becomes too' active to allow him the peace of mind usually enjoyed by the non-driving passenger. Luck driving difficulty to be overcome, each situation involving act of acceleration or breaking, -causes his 'subconscious f aculties to race ahead, as it were, and formulate solutions and ideas just as though he were actually in control oi the car. He cannot admire the scenery uninterruptedly or take a dispassionate enjoyment in the running of the car. He cannot ignore the problems continually arising. What motorist when driven by another has not experienced the sensation of pressing down the foot upon rfn imaginary pedal when neces-. sity has arisen for sudden braking? it is not merely a question of lack of confidence in. the driver on the part of the temporary passenger; still is it one of ordinary nervousness. With even the most seasoned of drivers one may still feel qualms as a passenger, and mentally anticipate, or attempt to anticipate, every action, important or otherwise, of the man at the wheel.