diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
index 3056f67093..1b477543c9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
@@ -2600,6 +2600,7 @@ Console.WriteLine(" JointCreateFixed");
             {
                 Vector3 pv = Vector3.Zero;
                 bool lastZeroFlag = _zeroFlag;
+                float m_minvelocity = 0;
                 if (Body != (IntPtr)0) // FIXME -> or if it is a joint
                 {
                     d.Vector3 vec = d.BodyGetPosition(Body);
@@ -2752,8 +2753,21 @@ Console.WriteLine(" JointCreateFixed");
                         _acceleration = ((_velocity - m_lastVelocity) / 0.1f);
                         _acceleration = new Vector3(_velocity.X - m_lastVelocity.X / 0.1f, _velocity.Y - m_lastVelocity.Y / 0.1f, _velocity.Z - m_lastVelocity.Z / 0.1f);
                         //m_log.Info("[PHYSICS]: V1: " + _velocity + " V2: " + m_lastVelocity + " Acceleration: " + _acceleration.ToString());
+                       
+                        // Note here that linearvelocity is affecting angular velocity...  so I'm guessing this is a vehicle specific thing... 
+                        // it does make sense to do this for tiny little instabilities with physical prim, however 0.5m/frame is fairly large. 
+                        // reducing this to 0.02m/frame seems to help the angular rubberbanding quite a bit, however, to make sure it doesn't affect elevators and vehicles
+                        // adding these logical exclusion situations to maintain this where I think it was intended to be.
+                        if (m_throttleUpdates || m_usePID || (m_vehicle != null && m_vehicle.Type != Vehicle.TYPE_NONE) || (Amotor != IntPtr.Zero)) 
+                        {
+                            m_minvelocity = 0.5f;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            m_minvelocity = 0.02f;
+                        }
 
-                        if (_velocity.ApproxEquals(pv, 0.5f))
+                        if (_velocity.ApproxEquals(pv, m_minvelocity))
                         {
                             m_rotationalVelocity = pv;
                         }