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> For cycling, most people will adamantly claim that to turn left, you first turn the handle bars to the left. This is challenge when trying to teach people ho
by throw0101a 5y ago
> For cycling, most people will adamantly claim that to turn left, you first turn the handle bars to the left.
This is challenge when trying to teach people how to ride a motorcycle. Counter-steering is counter-intuitive.
One of the better explanatory ways I've heard:
* put your hands on the handle bars
* stuck your index fingers out
* if you want to turn right, push/point your right index finger forward in the direction you want to travel†
* to go left, push/point your left finger forward
† Pushing the right handle bar causes the wheel to go left, travel on its 'edge', and cause the two-wheeled vehicle to tilt to the right.
- dsizzle 5y agoThis video demonstrates that as well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNmUNHSBac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNmUNHSBac
- lillecarl 5y agoI'm really shocked about the claim that most people don't know about this. That's something I figured out when I was young by myself.
- dsizzle 5y agoI didn’t know - I never really thought about it. What caused you to think about it?
- jonsen 5y agoI found out when I was young too. I guess it's just curiosity about how things really work. And then of course attention to the fine details. Really feeling what goes on.
- lillecarl 5y agoI'm generally curious how things I interact with work I guess, and it's quite obvious that riding a bike relies on balance, and this is just really balance.