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Terr_01/22/20252 repliesview on HN

I'd say steering wheels are "normally capped at 1"... although I recall one distinct occasion where I expected two steering wheels, in a training car for new drivers. Alas, it seemed the local school-district could only afford a car with a second brake-pedal for the instructor, which did very little to help my anxieties.

So my first time behind the (singular) wheel and they told me to pull onto a major street next to the school, without even doing circles in a parking lot or anything. I guess they just expected most students had already done some illicit/private driving? Anywho, it was more stressful than any rollercoaster and I had shaky legs when my turn was finally over.

(Then I put an onion on my belt, as was the style of the time...)


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oneeyedpigeon01/22/2025

The exceptions are always fun: https://imgs.classicfm.com/images/41395?crop=16_9&width=660&...

Phlogistique01/22/2025

In France, training cars have only one steering wheel, and the instructor is perfectly able to drive the vehicle by steering with his extended left arm.

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