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  2. Left- and right-hand traffic - Wikipedia

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    The terms right- and left-hand drive refer to the position of the driver and the steering wheel in the vehicle and are, in automobiles, the reverse of the terms right- and left-hand traffic. The rule also includes where on the road a vehicle is to be driven, if there is room for more than one vehicle in one direction, and the side on which the ...

  3. Electric vehicle warning sounds - Wikipedia

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    If the car is moving forward, the sounds are only projected in the forward direction; and if the car is turning left or right, the sound changes on the left or right appropriately. [39] The company argues that "chirps, beeps and alarms are more distracting than useful", and that the best sounds for alerting pedestrians are car-like, such as ...

  4. Torque steer - Wikipedia

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    Torque steer is directly related to differences in the forces in the contact patches of the left and right drive wheels. The effect becomes more evident when high torques are applied to the drive wheels because of a high overall reduction ratio between the engine and wheels, [ 1 ] high engine torque, or some combination of the two.

  5. Steering kickback - Wikipedia

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    Common ways to reduce kickback as an aftermarket solution can be by installing a steering damper or a one way valve on the pressure port of the steering gear, but installing this solution may have bad impact on returnability to center, and may cause substantial wear on the tie rods and steering gear in the case of installing an aftermarket one ...

  6. Rumble strip - Wikipedia

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    The 'classic' one-car crash results when a vehicle slowly drifts to the right, hits dirt or rumble strips on the right shoulder of the road, and the driver becomes alert and overreacts, jerking the wheel left to bring the vehicle back onto the road. This motion causes the left front tire to strike the raised edge of the pavement at a sharp ...

  7. Dynamic steering response - Wikipedia

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    At lower speeds, the DSR system will increase the steering ratio by having the electric motor provide more assistance to the hydraulic steering system. [2] Thus, less torque is needed to be applied to the steering wheel when making sharp turns. This makes the action of steering feel lighter and more controlled. [5]

  8. Differential (mechanical device) - Wikipedia

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    The left sun gear (red) provides more resistance than the right sun gear (yellow), which causes the planet gear (green) to rotate anti-clockwise. This produces slower rotation in the left sun gear and faster rotation in the right sun gear, resulting in the car's right wheel turning faster (and thus travelling farther) than the left wheel.

  9. Scrub radius - Wikipedia

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    The point where the steering axis line contacts the road is the fulcrum pivot point on which the tire is turned. Scrub radius is changed whenever there is a change in wheel offset. For example, when the wheels are pushed out from the body of the car the scrub radius becomes more positive.