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[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

it's more like a vertigo, an incoherence because of a wall moving beside, a dizziness.

In other words, an exercise bike probably doesn't give the full effect, compared to being passed by a bus on a real bike that you have to actually balance.

For context, most of the drivers on the bikes were freaked out, but they were laughing, they obviously knew they weren't in danger but they were obviously shocked by the size and presence of the bus