Riding Shotgun on the Wild Side
Won Over By Reality
By Tim Bayer
BRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—3/25/2013—Last week in this space, I introduced you to the impressive driving skills of Ken Block as we went, “Driving on the Wild Side.”
Ken Block is an exceptionally skilled professional driver. Now, try to image your response in an experiment where you suddenly found yourself riding shotgun with some yahoo who seemed unable to distinguish the brake from the accelerator.
Such an experiment was run, and you can see the reaction of the unwitting participant captured in this video sent to me by Kris Abbott.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5mHPo2yDG8&feature=youtu.be
Tim Bayer
Tim Bayer, Webmaster, and Assistant Editor of Weekly Hubris, was born and brought up in Webster, New York. He attended St. Bonaventure University, earning a BS in Computer Science, and then worked in the hi-tech world. In 2002 he turned his creative energies to product development and video production with the release of his first independently produced products. When the demand for web site design and freelance writing increased, he once again switched skill sets . . . to writing and web work. An avid or, to be more accurate, rabid, disc golfer, he may often be found chasing plastic while in pursuit of the perfect round on a disc golf course, or designing and developing disc golf products for Demogrid.com. He says he tries to find the humor hidden in everyday experiences, because, “life is too important to be taken seriously.” (Author photo by Tim Bayer. Author Head Shot Augment: René Laanen.)