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When a passenger gives constant advice or orders to the person behind the wheel. The [[Henpecked Husband]]'s wife or mother-in-law will do this a LOT. In extreme cases, the passenger will actually grab for car controls (usually the wheel). In [[Real Life]], there ''are'' legal consequences for this.
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== Comic Books ==
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== Film ==
* ''[[Driving Miss Daisy]]'' - Daisy starts off like this because she is angry about needing a chauffeur.
* In ''[[Broadcast News]]'', Jane gives specific, practically turn-by-turn directions to cabbies on a regular basis as part of her "need to be in control at all times"[[Buffy -Speak|-ness]].
* ''[[Independence Day]]'' has the space ship variant where [[Jeff Goldblum]] constantly shouts orders to [[Will Smith]] who tells him not to be a backseat driver.
 
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