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WHY WE RIDE AND DRIVE; New book studies the psychological and biological reasons.(NEWS)
Byline: JOHN L. STEIN
Motorcyclists have long been typecast as crazy daredevils and worse. And yet, for a dedicated few, the payoff from the ride is worth all of the insults.
Why this is so is the subject of AutoWeek contributing editor Steven L. Thompson's latest book, Bodies in Motion: Evolution and Experience in Motor-cycling (Aero Design, www. bodiesinmotionbook.com, $19).
For Thompson, a lifelong rider and car guy, it was not enough just to recognize that rushing into the wind and leaning into corners felt good; he wanted to know why we're wired this way in the first place.
Thompson's quest led to psychobiological research into why we love to move. He concludes that "sensation seekers genetically thrive on the types of stimulus that our ...
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