why does the steering wheel have to be turned so much

Cenarious SG

like 2 rounds just to drive the bus 90 degrees?

sgboy2004 SG

cos it is not a F1 race

Volvo Olympian SG

Rolling Eyes Laughing

troublemaker2005 SG

its not safe to have a small steering wheel for bigger vehicles. there is a standard for different sizes of steering wheels to be used on different sizes of vehicle hull. to have a wider steering arc for bigger vehicles means the driver can better manupulate the turning and the effects will not be great per quarter turn. it also gives the driver room to correct the steer. Imagine at high speed and moving along the road you have the keep the steering wheel readl ststic to keep the vehicle moving in a true 180 degrees straight line.

but now buses not bad oredi...got power steering and auto gear...u ask those now ah peks last time our bus no power steering their underwear all wet when making a 90 degrees turn

105090 SG

u played too much arcade games? yeah, actually, its more than 2 rounds.

and the wheel doesnt turns 90 degree.

if lets say half a round is all it takes to turn the vehicle wheels full lock..

if travelling at fast speed, a very slight turn of the wheel may make the vehicle skid or even flip, in the case of small vehicles.

and to turn so many rounds, lets say u are turning at tight angles.. a small change in the sterring wheel translate to a small change in the wheel turning.. more practical isnt it?

FYI, cars is 2.67 turns

sinicker SG

true.

at high speeds, u only need to turn the steering wheel abt 1/10 of a turn... to change lane. Laughing

MS SG

Because of the gear designs, size of the steering box.

autumncs SG

Haha.... Underwear wet.... Reminds me of my army days when I drove the 3-Tonner... (Now the new tonners have power-steering, auto-gear, air-con, etc etc. So good.)

alvin-ncs SG

Wink Rolling Eyes

buses_galore SG

now drive bus easy lah last time must double clutch somemore