diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c7b1c1..bdd4e7e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ position (so a moving trap's sensors follow it):
 | `{ dir: left\|right\|above\|below }` | player is on that side |
 | `{ dir: …, range: N }` | …and within N tiles that way |
 | `{ dir: …, aligned: true }` | …and overlapping on the perpendicular axis (i.e. *directly* left / *directly* above) |
+| `{ dir: …, inclusive: true }` | …also count the trap's own tile as being on that side (default `false`: the player must be strictly past the near edge) |
 | `{ timer: { interval: A, up_time: B } }` | cyclic: off A seconds, on B seconds |
 | `{ all: [ … ] }` | every listed condition (AND) |
 | `{ any: [ … ] }` | any listed condition (OR) |
@@ -186,8 +187,11 @@ countdown. Handy for "linger and it strikes" spikes.
 
 You also die if a moving (non-deadly) `block` **pinches** you: presses you
 against a solid surface — squished into the ground from above, carried up into a
-ceiling, or ridden sideways into a wall. During the death pause the whole scene
-freezes, so the offending block stops on the spot until you respawn.
+ceiling, or driven sideways into a wall by a block hitting you from the side.
+Riding a platform horizontally into a wall is *not* a crush, though: you simply
+stop at the wall while the platform slides on under your feet. During the death
+pause the whole scene freezes, so the offending block stops on the spot until
+you respawn.
 
 ### Mounting traps on other traps
 
diff --git a/SPEC.md b/SPEC.md
index b3fcd09..af5310f 100644
--- a/SPEC.md
+++ b/SPEC.md
@@ -152,9 +152,13 @@ resolution), and whether a moving carrier is closing in on the appropriate side:
 - Moving down onto a floored player (backed below + pinned) → crush.
 - Moving up into a player under a ceiling (backed above + pinned) → crush.
 - Moving horizontally into a player backed by a wall → crush.
-- Being carried sideways into a wall (via the `carry` direction) → crush.
+- Being carried *up* into a ceiling while riding a platform → crush (the rising
+  carrier under the feet is caught by the "moving up" case above).
 A block that stops with the player fitting underneath does **not** crush
-(no residual overlap → not pinned).
+(no residual overlap → not pinned). Riding a platform *horizontally* into a wall
+is **not** a crush: the carrier is under the feet, perpendicular to the wall, so
+it can't pin the player against it — the X pass just stops them at the wall edge
+while the platform slides on underneath.
 
 ### 5.7 Death conditions (in `playing`)
 - Battery ≤ 0.
@@ -326,6 +330,7 @@ evaluated against the player each frame relative to the trap's `sensor_rect()`.
 | `{ dir: left\|right\|above\|below }` | player is on that side |
 | `{ dir: …, range: N }` | …and within N tiles in that direction |
 | `{ dir: …, aligned: true }` | …and overlapping on the perpendicular axis (directly left / directly above, etc.) |
+| `{ dir: …, inclusive: true }` | …count the trap's own tile as being on that side (default false: the player must be strictly past the near edge) |
 | `{ timer: { interval: A, up_time: B } }` | cyclic: off for A s, then on for B s, repeating |
 | `{ all: [ … ] }` | AND of sub-conditions |
 | `{ any: [ … ] }` | OR of sub-conditions |
diff --git a/game/player.py b/game/player.py
index 6a9e748..114a0fc 100644
--- a/game/player.py
+++ b/game/player.py
@@ -127,14 +127,12 @@ class Player:
             if dx < 0 and bl and r.colliderect(right):  # pushed left into a wall
                 return True
 
-        # Riding a platform that carries us *sideways* into a wall: the pushing
-        # block is under our feet, so the side-probes above miss it — use the
-        # carry direction instead. (Vertical carry crushes are caught above.)
-        cdx, _ = self.carry
-        if cdx > 0 and br:
-            return True
-        if cdx < 0 and bl:
-            return True
+        # A platform that carries us *sideways* into a wall is NOT a crush: the
+        # carrier is under our feet, perpendicular to the wall, so it can't pinch
+        # us against it. The X pass simply stops us at the wall edge while the
+        # platform keeps sliding underneath. (A genuine horizontal crush — a
+        # mover closing on our side against a backing wall — is the dx cases
+        # above. Vertical carry crushes are the dy cases above.)
         return False
 
     def _ride_platforms(self):
diff --git a/game/traps.py b/game/traps.py
index 55fdcba..088746d 100644
--- a/game/traps.py
+++ b/game/traps.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class _Directional:
             if self.aligned and not (p.bottom > r.top and p.top < r.bottom):
                 return False
             if d == "left":
-                ref = r.right if self.inclusive else r.right
+                ref = r.right if self.inclusive else r.left
                 if p.centerx >= ref:
                     return False
                 dist = ref - p.centerx
diff --git a/tests/test_crush.py b/tests/test_crush.py
index 6e11d99..e948b8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_crush.py
+++ b/tests/test_crush.py
@@ -113,6 +113,46 @@ traps:
     assert g.player.rect.x < start_x          # got shoved along
 
 
+def test_ride_into_wall_stops_no_crush(make_game):
+    # Riding a horizontally-moving platform into a stationary wall must NOT
+    # crush the player: they stop at the wall while the block slides underneath.
+    # The wall sits one row *above* the platform's track (col 8, row 2), so it
+    # catches the player's body while the platform passes below it.
+    g = make_game("""
+name: t
+tile_size: 32
+map: |
+  ###########
+  #.........#
+  #.......#.#
+  #.........#
+  #........G#
+  ###########
+traps:
+  - type: block
+    at: [1, 3]
+    move: [8, 0]
+    speed: 200
+    trigger: always
+""")
+    # stand the player on top of the platform at its left end (body in row 2)
+    place(g, 1, 2)
+    g.player.fy = float(3 * 32 - g.player.h)   # feet on the block's top
+    g.player._sync_rect()
+    wall_left = 8 * 32
+    hit_wall = False
+    for _ in range(180):
+        step(g)
+        if g.state != "playing":
+            break
+        assert not g.player.crushed                    # never crushed
+        assert g.player.rect.right <= wall_left + 1     # stopped at the wall
+        if g.player.rect.right >= wall_left - 1:
+            hit_wall = True
+    assert g.state == "playing"                        # survived the whole time
+    assert hit_wall                                    # actually reached the wall
+
+
 def test_corner_clip_does_not_warp(make_game):
     # Walking into a moving block near its corner must not fling the player
     # across it (the old velocity-sign resolver bug).
diff --git a/tests/test_triggers.py b/tests/test_triggers.py
index c1868e9..8634bcb 100644
--- a/tests/test_triggers.py
+++ b/tests/test_triggers.py
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ def test_dir_aligned():
     assert ev({"dir": "above"}, 400, 60) is True
 
 
+def test_dir_inclusive():
+    # trap column spans x 100..132 (centre 116). A player standing *inside* the
+    # column (centre 116) is neither strictly left nor strictly right of it.
+    assert ev({"dir": "left"}, 106, 105) is False    # centre 116, inside -> not left
+    assert ev({"dir": "right"}, 106, 105) is False   # inside -> not right
+    # inclusive counts the trap's own tile as being on that side
+    assert ev({"dir": "left", "inclusive": True}, 106, 105) is True
+    assert ev({"dir": "right", "inclusive": True}, 106, 105) is True
+    # and vertically, too (column spans y 100..132)
+    assert ev({"dir": "above"}, 108, 106) is False
+    assert ev({"dir": "above", "inclusive": True}, 108, 106) is True
+    assert ev({"dir": "below"}, 108, 106) is False
+    assert ev({"dir": "below", "inclusive": True}, 108, 106) is True
+
+
 def test_all_and_any():
     c = {"all": [{"within": 3}, {"dir": "above", "aligned": True}]}
     assert ev(c, 108, 80) is True