In the first, and one of only a very few lucid dreams I've experienced, I tried to control my surroundings. I succeeded, but the dream consequences scared and surprised me- I had noticed a highway on which all the cars were traveling backwards. I commanded them to stop and go forward, (I don't know why... I'm not usually such a control freak). Anyway, they did. They stopped suddenly and randomly, crashing terribly and noisily into each other. I was surprised by what I had done, horrified, and decided I needed to get out of there...

So I'm not certain about trying to take control in my lucid dreams... I've been a bit more passive and observant since that time. I hope no one was injured!

(I subsequently bounded by great leaps to an apple tree, under which five beautiful dark-skinned shirtless men were eating apples and chose the one I liked best to come with me. That's not usually the type I go for, but I thought it was funny!)