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jimmy_james
I've got a bit better at trackstands lately and often try to make it all the way to work without putting a foot down.
For some reason everyone else at lights now seems to feel the need to try to trackstand as well. Lots of people either:
a) wobbling then sheepishly putting a foot down after 5 seconds
b) slowly riding around in a tiny circle, invariably getting in everyone's way and ending up facing the wrong way when lights go green
c) rolling slowly forward until they're way past the ASL, past the lights and almost into traffic before they give up.
What causes this?