Don't grip too tight! ~ Four-wheeled vehicles version ~
Hello everyone!
Are you driving safely? Or are you driving like a maniac?
Whichever you do, it doesn't matter.
Let's drive in a way that doesn't bother others!
In this article I will talk about the method that I was taught to use to control the steering wheel during cornering and how to apply pressure.
This is not a technique or knowledge to turn a corner quickly, but a trick for stable cornering.
I was taught this when I was 22 or 23 years old....
A few years ago, there was a story about a test driver of a car manufacturer in Japan in NHK's program "Professional".
This test driver was talking about 'holding the steering wheel with three fingers'*.
The reason he said was "to feel the behavior of the car"
*Usually it's thumb, index finger and middle finger.
What I was told at that time was, "Don't gouge the steering wheel."
"If you turn the steering wheel while braking, there are places where it gets heavy.
When you turn the wheel while accelerating, there are places where the steering wheel gets heavier."
The tyres exert their force in the direction of rotation, but applying it laterally with the steering wheel increases the burden on the tyres.
"If the road surface is good, the tyre will do its best, but it will lose quickly, it will sag quickly.
In bad conditions, you lose grip.
If you let the tyres do their simple job, they will last longer and not slip."
If you drive with this in mind, you should not squeeze.
If you tighten your grip, you won't be able to feel the kickback from the steering wheel.
You can feel the behaviour that the cars dislike.
If this behaviour and load transfer can be done smoothly, the passenger will not get motion sickness.
If you can do this, your safety margin will expand.
~AdPower engineer staff~
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