Race car drivers usually blink at the same places in each lap
The drivers saved their blinks for lower-risk parts of the course
![A photo of several Formula cars driving on a curvy race track with stands full of people in the distance.](https://www.snexplores.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/051823_DI_race-car-blink_feat-1030x580.jpg)
Race car drivers compete in the 2022 F1 Grand Prix of Japan. Drivers avoid blinking during the highest-risk parts of such courses, researchers say.
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