This is the code that appears in a script whose creator shows Cory Ondrejka, used in the Ben Linden intertube.
You sink like a rock in prim water when the physics kick in upon sitting.
// by Ben
// Some help from Casval and Dave
rotation rot;
key owner;
reset(){
vector pos = llGetPos();
pos.z = pos.z + 2.0;
llMoveToTarget(pos, 0.3);
llRotLookAt(rot, 0.1, 1.0);
llSleep(1.0);
llStopLookAt();
llStopMoveToTarget();
}
default{
state_entry(){
llSetSoundQueueing(FALSE);
llPassCollisions(TRUE);
llSetSitText("Ride"

;
llSitTarget(<-0.0, 0.0, 0.2>, <0.00000, -0.25882, 0.00000, 0.96593>

;
llSetCameraEyeOffset(<-4.0, 0.0, 3.00>

;
llSetCameraAtOffset(<0.0, 0.0, 2.0>

;
llSetVehicleType(VEHICLE_TYPE_CAR);
llRemoveVehicleFlags(-1);
llSetVehicleFlags(VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_WATER_ONLY | VEHICLE_FLAG_HOVER_UP_ONLY | VEHICLE_FLAG_NO_DEFLECTION_UP);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 0.2);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_EFFICIENCY, 0.15);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_ANGULAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 1.0);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_DEFLECTION_TIMESCALE, 1000.0);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 1.0);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 0.1);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_TIMESCALE, 0.1);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DECAY_TIMESCALE, 0.1);
llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <10, 10, 10.0>

;
llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_ANGULAR_FRICTION_TIMESCALE, <10.0, 10.0, 10>

;
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_EFFICIENCY, 0.2);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_VERTICAL_ATTRACTION_TIMESCALE, 0.5);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_BUOYANCY, 0);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_HOVER_HEIGHT, 0.01);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_HOVER_EFFICIENCY, 0.5);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_HOVER_TIMESCALE, 0.1);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_BANKING_EFFICIENCY, 0.1);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_BANKING_TIMESCALE, 0.01);
llSetVehicleFloatParam(VEHICLE_BANKING_MIX, 1.0);
llCollisionSound("", 0.0);
}
on_rez(integer param){
if(owner != llGetOwner()){
owner = llGetOwner();
llGiveInventory(owner, "Innertube Instructions"

;
}
}
changed(integer change){
if (change & CHANGED_LINK){
key agent = llAvatarOnSitTarget();
if (agent){
if (agent != llGetOwner()){
llSay(0, "You aren't the owner"

;
llUnSit(agent);
llPushObject(agent, <0,0,100>, ZERO_VECTOR, FALSE);
}
else{
llSetStatus(STATUS_PHYSICS, TRUE);
llRequestPermissions(agent, PERMISSION_TRIGGER_ANIMATION | PERMISSION_TAKE_CONTROLS);
llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, 0, "on", ""

;
llSetTimerEvent(1.0);
}
}
else {
llSetStatus(STATUS_PHYSICS, FALSE);
llReleaseControls();
llMessageLinked(LINK_SET, 0, "off", ""

;
llSetTimerEvent(0.0);
llStopSound();
}
}
}
run_time_permissions(integer perm){
if (perm)
{
llTakeControls(CONTROL_FWD | CONTROL_BACK | CONTROL_RIGHT | CONTROL_LEFT | CONTROL_ROT_RIGHT | CONTROL_ROT_LEFT | CONTROL_UP | CONTROL_DOWN, TRUE, FALSE);
}
}
control(key id, integer level, integer edge)
{
vector angular_motor;
if(level & CONTROL_FWD)
{
llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <4, 0, 0>

;
llStartAnimation("falldown"

;
}
if(level & CONTROL_BACK)
{
llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_LINEAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, <-4,0,0>

;
llStartAnimation("falldown"

;
}
if(level & (CONTROL_RIGHT|CONTROL_ROT_RIGHT))
{
angular_motor.z = -PI * 0.25;
llStartAnimation("falldown"

;
}
if(level & (CONTROL_LEFT|CONTROL_ROT_LEFT))
{
angular_motor.z = PI * 0.25;
llStartAnimation("falldown"

;
}
if(level & (CONTROL_DOWN))
{
//reset();
}
else if(level == FALSE)
{
llStopAnimation("falldown"

;
}
llSetVehicleVectorParam(VEHICLE_ANGULAR_MOTOR_DIRECTION, angular_motor);
}
timer()
{
vector pos = llGetPos();
if(( pos.z - llGround(ZERO_VECTOR) ) < 0.

{
rot = llGetRot();
}
}
}