diff --git a/src/actor.rs b/src/actor.rs
index 9ef3051..7b6cc83 100644
--- a/src/actor.rs
+++ b/src/actor.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl Plugin for ActorPlugin {
                 update_physics_lifeforms.run_if(game_running),
                 update_power.run_if(game_running),
                 handle_gravity.run_if(game_running),
-                handle_wants_rotation.run_if(game_running),
+                handle_wants_rotation_change.run_if(game_running),
                 handle_wants_acceleration.run_if(game_running).run_if(alive),
                 handle_wants_maxrotation.run_if(game_running),
                 handle_wants_maxvelocity
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ pub struct WantsMaxVelocity(pub f64);
 #[derive(Component)]
 pub struct WantsToLookAt(pub String);
 #[derive(Component)]
-pub struct WantsRotation(pub DQuat);
+pub struct WantsRotationChange(pub Vec3); // Vec3 = (pitch, yaw, rot)
 #[derive(Component)]
 pub struct WantsMatchVelocityWith(pub String);
 #[derive(Component)]
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ pub fn handle_vehicle_enter_exit(
                             *driver_vis = Visibility::Hidden; //seems to have no effect...
                             ew_sfx.send(audio::PlaySfxEvent(audio::Sfx::EnterVehicle));
                             commands.entity(driver).remove::<PlayerCamera>();
+                            commands.entity(driver).remove::<WantsRotationChange>();
                             commands.entity(driver).remove::<Collider>();
                             commands.entity(driver).insert(JustNowEnteredVehicle);
                             commands
@@ -717,9 +718,27 @@ fn handle_wants_maxvelocity(
     }
 }
 
-fn handle_wants_rotation(mut q_actor: Query<(&mut Rotation, &WantsRotation)>) {
-    for (mut rot, setrot) in &mut q_actor {
-        **rot = setrot.0;
+fn handle_wants_rotation_change(mut q_actor: Query<(&mut Rotation, &mut WantsRotationChange)>) {
+    for (mut rot, mut change_rot) in &mut q_actor {
+        if change_rot.0 == Vec3::ZERO {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let actual_change_rot = change_rot.0.clamp_length_max(0.10);
+        for axis in 0..3 {
+            let original = change_rot.0[axis];
+            change_rot.0[axis] = 0.90 * change_rot.0[axis] - actual_change_rot[axis];
+            if original.signum() != change_rot.0[axis].signum() {
+                change_rot.0[axis] = 0.0;
+            }
+        }
+        let change = DQuat::from_euler(
+            EulerRot::XYZ,
+            actual_change_rot[0] as f64,
+            actual_change_rot[1] as f64,
+            actual_change_rot[2] as f64,
+        );
+        **rot = **rot * change;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/camera.rs b/src/camera.rs
index 52bc69a..7a1b003 100644
--- a/src/camera.rs
+++ b/src/camera.rs
@@ -450,8 +450,7 @@ pub fn apply_input_to_player(
         (
             Entity,
             &mut actor::WantsAcceleration,
-            &Rotation,
-            Option<&mut actor::WantsRotation>,
+            Option<&mut actor::WantsRotationChange>,
         ),
         With<actor::PlayerCamera>,
     >,
@@ -463,7 +462,7 @@ pub fn apply_input_to_player(
     if player.is_err() {
         return;
     }
-    let (entity, mut accel, rot, setrot) = player.unwrap();
+    let (entity, mut accel, rot_change) = player.unwrap();
 
     let (win_res_x, win_res_y): (f32, f32);
     if let Ok(window) = &q_windows.get_single() {
@@ -491,24 +490,18 @@ pub fn apply_input_to_player(
 
     // Apply rotation to player
     if pitch_yaw_rot != Vec3::ZERO {
-        let rot_offset = DQuat::from_euler(
-            EulerRot::XYZ,
-            pitch_yaw_rot[0] as f64,
-            pitch_yaw_rot[1] as f64,
-            pitch_yaw_rot[2] as f64,
-        );
-        let rot_current = if let Some(setrot) = &setrot {
-            setrot.0
+        let rot_change_current = if let Some(rot_change) = &rot_change {
+            rot_change.0
         } else {
-            **rot
+            Vec3::ZERO
         };
-        let rot_target = rot_current * rot_offset;
-        if let Some(mut setrot) = setrot {
-            setrot.0 = rot_target;
+        let rot_target = rot_change_current + pitch_yaw_rot;
+        if let Some(mut rot_change) = rot_change {
+            rot_change.0 = rot_target;
         } else {
             commands
                 .entity(entity)
-                .try_insert(actor::WantsRotation(rot_target));
+                .try_insert(actor::WantsRotationChange(rot_target));
         }
     }