Steering wheel and seat positions, why aren't they lined up? |
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Steering wheel and seat positions, why aren't they lined up? |
mobymutt |
Jul 26 2014, 08:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 16-December 13 From: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 16,770 Region Association: Canada |
Why is the steering wheel not centered left-to-right on the driver's seat? Is this normal? I find it a little strange, and a couple other people have commented on it.
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Rob-O |
Aug 20 2014, 04:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,252 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I think it is a safety issue. If the seat belts failed (or if they weren't being used, and almost nobody did in the 70's) and you had an accident, your forward momentum would be deflected somewhat to minimize the force of the impact.
I'm not sure if the stories are accurate, but I heard that James Dean's accident had him impact the steering wheel and partially impale himself on the steering column when the steering wheel rim broke. Nowadays (and even back in the 70's) steering wheels rims were made of strands of wire. Anybody who's been in an accident in the last few decades will probably tell you that, if they didn't let go of the steering wheel at impact, that they bent the steering wheel. Which is completely normal and is a designed safety system. Later P cars have a steering wheel which has a steel mesh section just behind the wheel that is designed to crush during impact. |
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