I'm currently at "Testfest," the annual event where members of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada meet to drive and assess the newest vehicles and name the Canadian Car and Utility Vehicle of the Year winners.
This year, the event also included a chance to test one's fuel efficiency skills on a driving simulator. And since my right foot can be pretty light when I need it to be, I thought I'd try it out.
Well. I got about halfway through, and then without any warning, my stomach said enough was enough. I can tend toward carsickness (when I'm a passenger), and the moving screens were too much for me. Fortunately I was able to compose myself a few seconds before total embarrassment. But - and this still floors me - I didn't just turn my head and get up.
Instead, automatically and without even thinking about it, I hit the brakes and pulled the car over to the curb, and I didn't turn my head until I came to a complete stop on the side of the road. On a video game. Talk about having the rules of the road firmly planted into your skull.
