This reminds me off when I was a passenger in a car recently. The driver was distracted by something the other side of the road for a moment and noticed late that the road had started to bend. I confess I have done exactly the same. As a driver you have an "Oops!!!" moment whilst adjusting direction. As a passenger its more like "Aaagggghhhh...we're all gonna die!!!". Basically, the driver notices the error and works on correcting it safe in knowledge that all is under control whereas the passenger doesn't have any confidence until the adjustment is complete.

Anyone gone to pump the brakes whilst a passenger?