- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
I have this theory that a lot of the decisions we make as drivers or riders are done by the lizard brain that has kept us and our remote ancestors safe for millions of years. A large object approaching quickly gets more of our attention than a small one approaching slowly. It's simple self-preservation. People rarely pull out in front of lorries and buses, sometimes in front of cars, often in front of motorbikes and very often in front of bicycles.
Many years ago there was an article in Car magazine that was along the lines that you state. Many safety decisions are not the result of conscious thought.