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Old 06-09-2023, 02:23 AM   #1349 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
As regards
Where do the controls go with a wheel?
I maintain controls should be on the steering wheel because hands and fingers are more precise than legs and feet.

Throttle and brake controls could be on a steering wheel just as easily as motorcycle handlebars.

Throttle on my high school electric car was a shaped wooden dowel held between the index and middle fingers on the side to side steering mechanism. That dowel was attached to a string that connected to a spring-loaded potentiometer. Finger control of throttle was precise, meanwhile feet bounced around as the car encountered the "features" of the track.
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