Originally Posted by
pbass
We cyclists (especially mountainbikers) all know the totally reliable phenomenon of, "if you look at the obstacle, you go towards to obstacle".
That behavior is nothing remotely close to "totally reliable", and in-fact, every competent vehicle operator has trained themself to decouple their hands and eyes. If you haven't done so, you are a danger to yourself and everyone around you, and you should only be walking.
For just one example, a very minimal standard of operator competency is to be able to look for cross traffic without swerving.
Several of the drills we use in both safe-driving and race-driving schools exist precisely to implement this training. The fact that there exist people like yourself, who believe it is acceptable for operators to only be capable of staring straight ahead or weaving all over the road, is testament to the abysmal standard of operator instruction that persists.