diff --git a/source/core/gameinput.cpp b/source/core/gameinput.cpp
index 2ddb44958..8afad0fd2 100644
--- a/source/core/gameinput.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gameinput.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static inline DAngle getscaledangle(const DAngle angle, const double scale, cons
 	return (angle.Normalized180() * getTicrateScale(scale)) + DAngle::fromDeg(push);
 }
 
-static bool scaletozero(DAngle& angle, const double scale, const double push = (7646143. / 110386328.))
+bool scaletozero(DAngle& angle, const double scale, const double push)
 {
 	const auto sgn = angle.Sgn();
 
diff --git a/source/core/gameinput.h b/source/core/gameinput.h
index e2416ad3c..ab079c880 100644
--- a/source/core/gameinput.h
+++ b/source/core/gameinput.h
@@ -174,3 +174,4 @@ extern GameInput gameInput;
 class FSerializer;
 FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, PlayerAngles& w, PlayerAngles* def);
 void processCrouchToggle(bool& toggle, ESyncBits& actions, const bool crouchable, const bool disabletoggle);
+bool scaletozero(DAngle& angle, const double scale, const double push = (7646143. / 110386328.));
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
index adebc2656..5fae9d171 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
@@ -721,11 +721,11 @@ static unsigned outVehicleFlags(player_struct* p, ESyncBits& actions)
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-static void doVehicleTilting(player_struct* const p, const int turndir, const bool canTilt)
+static void doVehicleTilting(player_struct* const p, const bool canTilt)
 {
-	constexpr auto amt = DAngle::fromBuild(1);
 	p->oTiltStatus = p->TiltStatus;
-	p->TiltStatus = clamp(p->TiltStatus + (turndir && canTilt ? amt : -amt * p->TiltStatus.Sgn()), -amt, amt);
+	p->TiltStatus += DAngle::fromDeg(p->sync.avel * 0.375 * canTilt);
+	scaletozero(p->TiltStatus, 10.);
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static void onMotorcycle(int snum, ESyncBits &actions)
 	auto pact = p->GetActor();
 
 	unsigned flags = outVehicleFlags(p, actions);
-	doVehicleTilting(p, Sgn(p->sync.avel) * Sgn(p->MotoSpeed), !p->on_ground || p->sync.avel);
+	doVehicleTilting(p, !p->on_ground || p->sync.avel);
 
 	if (p->MotoSpeed < 0 || p->moto_underwater)
 		p->MotoSpeed = 0;
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ static void onBoat(int snum, ESyncBits &actions)
 		p->MotoSpeed = 0;
 
 	unsigned flags = outVehicleFlags(p, actions);
-	doVehicleTilting(p, Sgn(p->sync.avel), (p->MotoSpeed != 0 && (p->sync.avel || p->moto_drink)) || !p->NotOnWater); 
+	doVehicleTilting(p, (p->MotoSpeed != 0 && (p->sync.avel || p->moto_drink)) || !p->NotOnWater); 
 	doVehicleSounds(p, pact, flags, 87, 88, 89, 90);
 
 	if (!p->NotOnWater)