diff --git a/rwengine/src/ai/CharacterController.cpp b/rwengine/src/ai/CharacterController.cpp
index 99780adc4..608e32a3a 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/ai/CharacterController.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/ai/CharacterController.cpp
@@ -505,6 +505,9 @@ bool Activities::EnterVehicle::update(CharacterObject *character,
 
 bool Activities::ExitVehicle::update(CharacterObject *character,
                                      CharacterController *controller) {
+    /// @todo Acitivty must be cancelled if the player lets go of the
+    /// the enter/exit vehicle key and the exit animation has not yet
+    /// started.
     RW_UNUSED(controller);
 
     if (jacked) {
diff --git a/rwengine/src/objects/VehicleObject.cpp b/rwengine/src/objects/VehicleObject.cpp
index a43748094..d036bbb55 100644
--- a/rwengine/src/objects/VehicleObject.cpp
+++ b/rwengine/src/objects/VehicleObject.cpp
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ void VehicleObject::setOccupant(size_t seat, GameObject* occupant) {
 }
 
 bool VehicleObject::canOccupantExit() const {
-    return getVelocity() <= kVehicleMaxExitVelocity;
+    return abs(getVelocity()) <= kVehicleMaxExitVelocity;
 }
 
 bool VehicleObject::isOccupantDriver(size_t seat) const {
diff --git a/rwgame/states/IngameState.cpp b/rwgame/states/IngameState.cpp
index ed2b92846..a351918ac 100644
--- a/rwgame/states/IngameState.cpp
+++ b/rwgame/states/IngameState.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ void IngameState::tick(float dt) {
         } else if (glm::length2(movement) > 0.001f) {
             if (player->isCurrentActivity(
                     ai::Activities::EnterVehicle::ActivityName)) {
-                // Give up entering a vehicle if we're alreadying doing so
+                // Give up entering a vehicle if we're already doing so
                 player->skipActivity();
             }
         }
@@ -267,6 +267,16 @@ void IngameState::tick(float dt) {
         if (player->getCharacter()->getCurrentVehicle()) {
             auto vehicle = player->getCharacter()->getCurrentVehicle();
             vehicle->setHandbraking(held(GameInputState::Handbrake));
+            if (player->isCurrentActivity(
+                    ai::Activities::ExitVehicle::ActivityName)) {
+                // The player cannot accelerate while exiting.
+                // He can, however, brake in the opposite direction of movement.
+                int velocitySign = vehicle->getVelocity() >= 0 ? 1 : -1;
+                int movementSign = movement.x >= 0 ? 1 : -1;
+                if (velocitySign == movementSign) {
+                    movement.x = 0;
+                }
+            }
             player->setMoveDirection(movement);
         } else {
             if (pressed(GameInputState::Jump)) {