MickyB666:
On the day in question the hopping would have been exaggerated by a combination of my heavy steel toe capped boots (which do not provide for the lightest of touches) and probably more so by my increasing levels of adrenaline - not helped by the gathering audience, in hindsight I am also wondering if in the heat of the moment I was maybe getting a little bit impatient to get out of the situation and not waiting for the hand brake to fully release - that does seem quite plausible now I think about it.I will also add that I am not a ‘flapper’ however I do take the odd deep breath when I feel the need to quash any rising panic, and that was one of those occasions when I took one or two deep breaths… but probably could of done with taking one or two more.
I agree with F-reds, but think you will be a lot less “flappable” in just a few weeks or months. Today i revered in to, and down the full length of this first time, and didn’t give a second thought to stopping the traffic on the main road.
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And that makes all the difference, as you just concentrate 100% on the task at hand. As well as setting yourself up right, so you swing the nose very close to the far side of the road, as this lets you get it as straight as possible as early as possible!
It gets better mate! 
