At the start of a fall up or down stairs, people will drop packages or even throw them into the air in the process of trying by instinct to grab onto a railing. The reach for a secure hand-hold in in such moments is rapid and the opportunity to obtain a secure grasp to stop a ...
When Liebling and I were in Luxor, taxi drivers competed for customers, sometimes stopping their taxis and chasing after potential fares on foot; one driver spotted us from across the street and made a dangerous u-turn across four lanes of traffic to offer us his services. He told us ...