FOR EASY STEERING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 192, 15 August 1931, Page 10

FOR EASY STEERING

More effort is required to control and steer a car when travelling at lonspeeds in city traffic than when a moderate or fast pace is maintained on the open road, which sometimes accounts for undue fatigue of which novices sometimes complain, while getting accustomed to driving. But a more common cause for fatigue is occasioned by the habit of gripping the steering-wheel tightly at all times, so that the muscles of the hands and arms are continually under stress. This, of course, prevents the wheel from being moved freely and hinders the sensitive control necessary for accurate steering, besides interfering with the natural tendency of the front wheels to return to normal straight position on their own accountafter taking a curve. The facility for the front wheels to castor freely and with accuracy is essentia] both for the safety and comfort of the driver, and therefore this action should not be hindered by undue interference by the driver, as happens when the wheel is gripped too tightly.